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Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

New law on the Foundation for Displacement Expulsion Reconciliation putting Germany first

On 16 October, the Bundestag held the first reading of the government’s draft law on the Foundation for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation (Stiftung Flucht, Vertreibung, Versöhnung, SFVV). Established in 2008, the foundation is tasked…
Analyses | | Krzysztof Dębiec

Czech municipal and Senate elections a warning for the governing coalition

A week-long series of elections to the Czech Senate (the upper house) and local councils concluded on 17 October. One-third of the Senate is elected every two years for a term of six years. Of the 27 seats contested, the liberal Mayors and…
Analyses | | Iwona Wiśniewska

Data centres in Russia the consequences of Ukrainian drone strikes

Between 7 and 11 October, Ukrainian drones struck three data centres belonging to the Russian technology company Yandex. On 14 October, another data centre in Balakovo (Saratov Oblast), owned by Sberbank – Russia’s largest commercial bank…
Analyses | | Kacper Sienicki, Ilona Gizińska, Marcin Jędrysiak

A thaw in relations Hungary unblocks the opening of two clusters in Ukraines EU accession negotiations

On 13 October, at the EU–Ukraine Intergovernmental Conference in Luxembourg, all EU member states agreed to open the second (Internal Market) and third (Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth) negotiating clusters with Ukraine, comprising a…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

Saxony-Anhalt AfD and BSW demand an end to aid for Ukraine

At a special session on 14 October, the parliament of Saxony-Anhalt adopted a joint resolution submitted by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), entitled ‘Peace talks instead of expanding the war in…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk

Ukraines problems with US intelligence data and the Starshield system

President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine’s partners (implicitly the US) had failed to notify Ukraine of Russian ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv on the evenings of 12 and 13 October. Referring to the second attack, he stressed…
Analyses | | Kacper Sienicki

War of nerves Ukraine needs funding EU demands reforms

For several weeks, the Ukrainian authorities have been highlighting acute liquidity problems. President Volodymyr Zelensky estimated that an additional $27 billion would be needed for defence by the end of this year, while Prime Minister…
Analyses | | Maciej Kalwasiński

European Commission and China agree to curb hybrid car imports into the EU

On 9 October, the European Commission (EC) and the Chinese authorities reached an agreement to restrict imports of hybrid cars from China into the European Union. The agreement was reached during the second meeting of the trade and…
OSW Report | | OSW team

Designed out. Inside China’s campaign to replace Western technology in its critical energy infrastructure

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Analyses | | Krzysztof Nieczypor, Mateusz Goliszewski, Jacek Tarociński

A unilateral energy truce Day 1693 of the war