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OSW Commentary |
| Michał Kędzierski
The steel industry in Germany holds significant economic importance for the development of key sectors, such as automotive manufacturing and machinery production. Its strategic role is further increasing in the context of rising defence…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
Analyses |
| Michał Kędzierski
On 8 September, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy announced a further — sixth — extension of trusteeship over Rosneft Deutschland and RN Refining & Marketing. The measure will remain in force until 10 March 2026.
Analyses |
| Jacek Tarociński, Andrzej Kohut, Piotr Szymański
On 5 September, citing an anonymous White House source, the Financial Times reported that the Trump administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 (1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026) does not envisage continued funding for the…
Analyses |
| Anna Kwiatkowska
On 8 September, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) opened the annual ambassadors’ conference in Berlin identifying security and the competitiveness of the Federal Republic of Germany as priorities amid the systemic conflict between liberal…
Analyses |
| Lidia Gibadło, Kamil Frymark
Following a meeting of European leaders with Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump in Washington (see ‘Washington summit: a tactical success for Ukraine’), Friedrich Merz declared Germany’s readiness to participate in providing…
Analyses |
| Lidia Gibadło, Jacek Tarociński
On 14 July, during a visit to Washington, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) confirmed that Germany was prepared to acquire two Patriot air defence systems. These would most likely replace the two batteries that Germany plans to…
Analyses |
| Kamil Frymark
During the Bundestag’s final session before the summer recess, MPs failed to elect three justices to the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG). The vote was postponed until autumn after the SPD’s candidate, Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, did not…
Analyses |
| Piotr Szymański
On July 10, another meeting of the over 30-member Coalition of the Willing was held in virtual format to discuss post-war security guarantees for Ukraine, including the potential deployment of support forces. This coalition operates under…
OSW Commentary |
| Michał Kędzierski
Under the new government, Germany’s energy and climate policy is likely to undergo only limited adjustments rather than any fundamental shifts. Both the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and the SPD and the early weeks of Friedrich…