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Lower taxes and subsidies against the energy crisis in Poland

Olivier Bault December 15, 2022

Poland – The surge in energy prices began before the war in Ukraine, and this cannot be stressed enough. A little over a year ago, in early December 2021, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki justified the “anti-inflation shield” implemented by his government by…

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Offshore wind and nuclear power to become the two pillars of Poland’s “decarbonised” energy independence

Olivier Bault December 17, 2022

Poland – As a member of the EU, Poland has committed itself to closing its last mine by 2049, the year it intends to stop allowing the use of coal for heating, while the date set for the closure of the last…

Society

Poland accelerates its transition to Russia-free energy

Olivier Bault December 10, 2022

Poland – Like the other countries of the former Eastern bloc, Poland long remained highly dependent on Russian hydrocarbons after the fall of communism (in 1989–90) and the departure of the last Russian troops (in September 1993), which ended five decades of…

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“Hungary in state of near-crisis” according to central bank governor

The Editorial Board December 8, 2022

Hungary – On Monday, 5 December, MP Bence Tordai from the green party Párbeszéd posted on his Facebook account some quotes taken from what the Hungarian National Bank’s governor had told MPs sitting on the parliament’s economic committee. The least we can…

Politics

Weaponising of energy by Russia started long before war in Ukraine

Olivier Bault December 2, 2022

To what extent is the drastic increase in energy prices directly due to Russia’s war, to what extent is it the result of European sanctions, and to what extent is it due to Russia’s actions aimed at weakening public support for Ukraine…

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Ukrainian crisis causing friction between Germany and Poland

Olivier Bault January 31, 2022

Poland/Germany – In the face of growing tension between Russia and Ukraine, most Central European countries – Hungary being the exception – have closed ranks and stand in solidarity with Ukraine, whose sovereignty they consider threatened by repeated Russian army drills on…

Politics

EU and energy: should we laugh or cry?

Yann Caspar November 8, 2021

European Union – Launched by the European Commission in 2019 and tied to a “climate package” of 12 targets in July 2021, the European Green Deal has again been much discussed in recent weeks, with the energy choices it entails being blamed…

Politics

Crisis in relations between Poland and Czech Republic after ECJ decision on Turów mine

Olivier Bault September 25, 2021

Poland/Czechia – Rather than fostering an agreement between Poland and the Czech Republic, the decision by the ECJ’s Spanish vice-president to impose a daily penalty payment of €500,000 on Warsaw until it closes its lignite mine in Turów, near the Czech border,…

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Duda in Budapest: Minsk agreements, V4 and migration crisis

The Editorial Board March 20, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - President Duda went to Hungary for a three day-long visit. He talked mainly with his Hungarian counterpart, the President Áder, about the Minsk agreement, the Visegrád group, the migrant crisis, and other topics such as business relations, transport and…

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Emilewicz calls for pressure to be maintained on Russia

The Editorial Board November 30, 2023

Poland - “This is not the time for a ceasefire,” Jadwiga Emilewicz told Visegrad 24, re-iterating the support that the PiS administration showed to the Ukraine during her years as Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister. Emilewicz emphasised that “Ukraine want to be back…

Society

The emergence of Chaebols in Central Eastern Europe

Adam Starzyński August 31, 2023

Poland - Ever since the financial crisis of 2007-2008, world leaders have started to look more favourably at Industrial Policy (IP), juxtaposing it with economies that are entirely dependent on expansion in the service sector and financial speculation. IP instead focuses on…

Politics

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “State of the Nation” address, February 2023

The Editorial Board February 19, 2023

Hungary - Each year, mid-February, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán holds a speech on the "state of the Nation" in which he addresses the main topics of the past and current year to come. We received a translation of the speech by…