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Analyses | | Iwona Wiśniewska

Russia is a WTO member

On 21 July, President Vladimir Putin ratified the protocol on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Formally, the process of the Russian Federation's accession to the organisation will end with it being entered on the…
Analyses | | Marek Matusiak

Tajikistan In Badakhshan the government fights with former field commanders

  On 24 July, Tajik power structures began special operations in the Gorno – Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) directed against local criminal groups linked to former field commanders from the civil war period (1992-1997), some of which…
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Kłysiński, Marek Menkiszak

Will the construction of a nuclear power plant in Belarus exacerbate the countrys energy dependence on Russia

During Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev’s working visit to Minsk on 18 July, Russia and Belarus signed a general contract for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Belarus. The signature brought to an end the complex negotiations which…
OSW Commentary | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

Southern Gas Corridor managed by Azerbaijan and Turkey

The Southern Gas Corridor is a European Commission initiative with the aim of facilitating the diversification of the routes and sources of gas imported into Europe in the hope of reducing the EU’s dependence on Russia. Although the…
Point of View | | Marek Matusiak

Georgian dilemmas Between a strong state and democracy

Since its 'Rose Revolution' of 2003, Georgia has become the most spectacular example in the CIS of the export of a Western economic policy model: an example of success in building up efficient state structures, a state which was not broken…
Analyses | | Tomasz Dąborowski

The breakdown of political order in Romania

Last week saw an escalation in the conflict between President Traian Basescu and the Victor Ponta government which has been in power since May this year. On 6 July, the parliamentary majority led to the president being suspended from duty…
Analyses | | Konrad Mazur

Shale gas reserves in Germany are estimated at up to 22 trillion cubic meters

The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources has presented a survey concerning potential deposits of shale gas in Germany, which had been ordered by the federal government. According to the survey, entitled ‘Shale gas…
Analyses | | Konrad Mazur

Negotiations between Germanys EON and Gazprom result in lower gas prices

E.ON, Germany’s largest energy company, announced on 3 July that a compromise had been reached with Gazprom concerning a reduction in price in the long-term contracts for the supply of Russian gas. This agreement was signed by Alexander…
Analyses | | Jakub Groszkowski

Problems with banks are putting Slovenian finances at risk

Over the past few weeks, Slovenia has been mentioned increasingly frequently as a potential applicant for aid from the eurozone rescue funds. The key problem of the Slovenian economy now is the critical condition of its banks.
Analyses | | Marta Zawilska-Florczuk

The head of Germanys counterintelligence has resigned

On 2 July, Heinz Fromm handed in his resignation from the post of the head of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV). Two days later, the head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Thuringia was…