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Analyses | | Michał Kędzierski

Qatar is to start natural gas supplies to Germany

On 29 November, representatives of QatarEnergy (Qatar) and ConocoPhillips (USA) signed a contract in Doha concerning supplies of liquefied natural gas to Germany. The natural gas will originate from North Field East and North Field South,…
Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło, Michał Kędzierski

Germany arrests on suspicion of mounting a coup

On 7 December, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Germany issued an arrest warrant for 22 alleged members and three supporters of a terrorist organisation, and searched buildings in eleven states. The organisation was founded in November…
Analyses | | Sebastian Płóciennik

The German dilemma Berlins response to the trade conflict with the USA

In August, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), one of the largest initiatives of this kind in recent years. Its name emphasises the importance of fighting inflation. The financing of investments in low-emission…
Analyses | | Michał Kędzierski

Germany nationalisation of Gazproms gas assets

On 14 November the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) issued an order concerning the nationalisation of Securing Energy for Europe GmbH (SEFE), a company which concentrates Gazprom’s gas assets in Germany, and…
Analyses | | Michał Kędzierski

Germany Nuclear phase-out postponed for three and a half months

On 11 November the Bundestag adopted a draft amendment to the nuclear law (Atomgesetz) which allows the three nuclear power plants still in operation in Germany (Emsland, Neckarwestheim 2 and Isar 2) to continue operating until 15 April…
Analyses | | Sebastian Płóciennik

Germany dispute over benefits rules for the long-term unemployed

The German government has proposed reforming the support for the long-term unemployed – currently known as “unemployment benefit II” (Arbeitslosengeld II) or Hartz IV. The new system, which is scheduled to take effect in early 2023, will…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

Partial rerun of the Bundestag elections

On 10 November, the Bundestag passed a resolution ordering a partial rerun of the 26 September, 2021 parliamentary elections. It was limited to 431 (of about 2,100) polling stations in Berlin, where significant irregularities occurred…
OSW Commentary | | Michał Bogusz

China after the 20th CCP Congress a new stage in Xi Jinpings revolution

The 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ended with the complete triumph of Xi Jinping and marks the culmination of a process of radical overhaul of the political system created in the 1980s and 1990s. It marks not only the…
Analyses | | Michał Bogusz, Lidia Gibadło

Cooperation in spite of everything Scholzs visit to China

On 4 November, Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Beijing, where he met with Chairman of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang. Scholz was accompanied by representatives of German companies, including…
Analyses | | Sebastian Płóciennik

Selling shares in the Hamburg terminal Scholz does not want a clash with China

The ruling coalition in Germany, which has been struggling in recent months with the dilemma of how to combat the energy crisis while supporting Ukraine, now finds itself in another dispute. It concerns plans by the Chinese shipping…