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Analyses |
| Joanna Hyndle-Hussein
The centre-right government is beginning the process of separating of the sale and transmission of gas, in accordance with the guidelines of the EU's Third Energy Package; this requires the entities involved in the production,…
Analyses |
| Konrad Mazur
On 9 January, Germany’s Federal Association of Solar Energy Industry estimated that state budget subsidies for energy production from photovoltaic panels will be reduced by about 30% in 2012. German producers estimate that the smaller…
Analyses |
| Katarzyna Chawryło
Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, referred to the post-election protests in his call on the Russian government to listen to the voice of society and to modify its political course. The Patriarch warned that the country cannot…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
On 15 January, early elections to the lower house of parliament in Kazakhstan were held. According to preliminary results (the final results will be announced by 22 January), on a turnout of around 75%, the ruling Nur Otan party won (with…
OSW Commentary |
| Marta Zawilska-Florczuk
Germany had a positive approach to the strategy right from planning stage. This project contributed to the continuation of Germany’s co-operation with the countries in this region, which has been conducted since the mid 1980s mainly by…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Sadecki
Fidesz led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban in its coalition with the Christian Democrats has a constitutional majority in Hungarian parliament. Since it took over power in spring 2010, it has been implementing a programme aimed at the…
Analyses |
| Marta Szpala
Vjekoslav Bevanda, a representative of the Croatian HDZ BiH party, was named prime minister. The cabinet will consist of ten ministers, four of whom will represent Bosniaks, while Serbs and Croats will be represented by three ministers…
Analyses |
| Jadwiga Rogoża
Further demonstrations against voting fraud during the recent parliamentary elections took place in Russia on 24 December; the largest rally was in Moscow, where tens of thousands people gathered. Faced with increasing social…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Konończuk, Sławomir Matuszak, Ewa Paszyc
On 28 December in Moscow, the energy minister of Turkey, Taner Yildiz, sent Prime Minister Vladimir Putin a note giving Russia permission to build the South Stream gas pipeline through Turkey’s exclusive economic zone. The note’s content…
OSW Commentary |
| Tadeusz Iwański
The decision passed by the International Court of Justice in The Hague in February 2009, which finally determined the status of the Snake Island and the delimitation of the borders of Ukraine’s and Romania’s exclusive economic zones on the…