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Analyses | | Marta Szpala

Bosnia and Herzegovina an elite in conflict with itself under pressure of the crisis

On 10 February, almost a year and a half after the parliamentary election, a new central government was formed in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The Council of Ministers of BiH, consisting of ten members, will be led by a Bosnian Croat,…
Analyses | | Marta Szpala

The Serb community in Kosovo North is demonstrating its independence

On 14–15 February, the local government in the four communes located in northern Kosovo next to the border with Serbia held a referendum. These communes are densely populated by ethnic Serbs. More than 35,000 people authorised to vote…
Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska, Konrad Popławski

The fiscal pact is just a stage on the way to amending the treaty

On 8 February at the session of the Commission for European Union, Michael Link (FDP), secretary of state at the Foreign Ministry, acting on behalf of the German government ensured that the fiscal pact agreed on 30 January was still only…
Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska, Konrad Mazur

Work on the bill regulating shale gas extraction in Germany

The bill is now being consulted at the ministerial level. After that it will be subject to public consultation and a vote at parliament in the first half of 2012. The aim of the bill is to impose stricter regulations concerning the…
Analyses | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

Raw material partnership between Germany and Kazakhstan

Germany and Kazakhstan entered into a partnership agreement “in the area of raw materials, industry and technology” on 8 February in Berlin. The agreement will enable German firms to explore and produce inter alia rare earth metals in…
Analyses | | Katarzyna Chawryło, Jadwiga Rogoża

Russia government and opposition mobilise their supporters

On 4 February, demonstrations by both opponents and supporters of Vladimir Putin were held in Moscow and many Russian cities. The Interior Ministry reported that 91 rallies (both opposition and pro-government) were held on that day in 63…
Analyses | | Ewa Paszyc

Gazprom has reduced its gas supplies to Europe

In the period between 30 January and 6 February, Gazprom reduced its supplies to the European market via the Ukrainian gas pipeline network. Reductions in supplies on specific days ranging from 6% to over 30% (in relation to the maximum of…
Analyses | | Tomasz Dąborowski

Romania the government is being reshuffled in an attempt to avoid electoral defeat

Emil Boc stepped down as prime minister of Romania on 6 February. The official reason for his decision was the desire to reduce social tension resulting from budget cuts and the significant impoverishment of society.
Analyses | | Justyna Gotkowska

Germany in NATOs missile defence system

The defence ministers of NATO member states decided on 2 February in Brussels that the command centre of the missile defence system would be located at the Headquarters Allied Air Command Ramstein, Germany. The German defence minister,…
Analyses | | Konrad Popławski

German-French consultations signify more reforms of the eurozone

The cyclic German-French intergovernmental consultations took place in Paris on 6 February. Among the issues Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy and ministers from both cabinets were discussing were: the situation in Syria and Iran, the…