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Analyses |
| Sławomir Matuszak, Tadeusz A Olszański
On 11 October, the former Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, was convicted and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. In addition, the court ruled that she was forbidden from holding public office for three years, and was…
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
On 7 October, the Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili issued a statement in which he announced the creation of a new political party. Its goal is to win next year's parliamentary elections and remove the current ruling camp from power.
OSW Commentary |
| Marcin Kaczmarski, Agata Wierzbowska-Miazga
In recent months work on the establishment of the Russian development assistance system has been accelerated. This move proves that the Kremlin attaches weight to activity in this area which is an element of soft power politics, the…
The present report is the result of an initiative put forward in 2010 by the Soros Foundation Moldova with the aim of attracting new foreign expertise to provide a fresh look at the ‘frozen conflict’ in the Republic of Moldova.
Analyses |
| Konrad Mazur
On 30 September, the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) presented its data on German power plants and the progress in the construction of new blocks by 2014. According to these data, 676 blocks with a total output of 112 GW are…
OSW Commentary |
| Tomasz Dąborowski
Bulgaria and Russia are entering the final phase of setting the conditions of their co-operation in the energy sector. A new gas contract is being negotiated because the currently applicable agreements will have expired by the end of 2012…
Analyses |
| Ewa Paszyc
Gazprom's reaction was non-confrontational. The company declared its readiness to cooperate with the European Commission, and expressed the hope that its interests would not be jeopardised. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin expressed similar…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
Only the Belarusian opposition was present at the summit. The EU member states unanimously adopted a declaration in which they reiterated their conditions for returning to dialogue with Minsk. Meanwhile a draft EU aid package for Belarus…
OSW Studies |
| Marek Menkiszak
Russia is facing a difficult choice regarding its further policy towards the Afghan problem. It seems that Moscow has no coherent or consistent strategy. It is likely that the Russian ruling elite, like expert circles, is divided on this…
Analyses |
| Jakub Groszkowski
The main reason for the government's downfall was the dispute within the coalition about the shape of the pension scheme reform and personal infighting. Slovenia is facing early elections on 4 December. Despite the breakdown of the…