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Analyses |
| Artur Ciechanowicz
On 10 June the German parliament adopted a resolution to mark the occasion of the approaching (17 June) 20th anniversary of the Treaty on Good Neighbourhood and Friendly Co-operation signed between Poland and Germany. The work on the text…
Analyses |
On 9 June the Council of the European Union postponed at until least September 2011 the decision to include Bulgaria and Romania in the Schengen zone, despite the fact that both countries fulfil the technical membership requirements. This…
Analyses |
On 7 June the Federal Ministry of Defence signed an agreement with the German state-owned development agency GIZ relating to co-operation in the country and abroad.
Analyses |
On 10 June the European Commission issued a recommendation for the Council of the European Union relating to the completion of accession negotiations with Croatia. At the same time it was announced that the European Commission would…
Analyses |
On 8 June the Bundesbank published data for the first quarter of 2011 regarding the involvement of German banks in Greek public sector bonds. The data reveals that at the beginning of 2011 German banks started selling off Greek bonds and…
OSW Commentary |
| Sławomir Matuszak
The difficulties with fulfilling the obligations made to the IMF reflect the wider problem with implementing reforms in Ukraine, as the Party of Regions promised after taking power. Changes which do not affect the interests of influential…
OSW Report |
| Iwona Wiśniewska, Agata Łoskot-Strachota, Aleksandra Jarosiewicz, Zuzanna Brunarska
EU needs to develop a fully-fledged external energy policy; i.e. a common, coherent, strategic approach that build bridges between the interests and needs of the EU integrated energy market on the one hand and supplier countries on…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński, Wojciech Konończuk
The loan is to be made in several tranches over the next three years. As Belarus’s sole possible creditor at this time, Moscow has presented its action as economic support for the crisis-ridden Belarusian economy. However, in return for…
Analyses |
In early June, the Statistical Office of Georgia stated that prices for basic foodstuffs in the country had risen by 30.7% compared to May 2010. The biggest increases were seen in the prices of fruit and vegetables (93.7% and 41.3%…
Analyses |
On 1 June, the Russian government approved the draft tax policy for the period 2012-2014, which includes provisions for tax increases for Gazprom. The government has also decided to lift the tax on extraction for Novatek’s Yamal-LNG…