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Analyses | | Sebastian Płóciennik

The consequences of the Constitutional Courts ruling Ways out of the German fiscal crisis

In its ruling on 15 November 2023, Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has challenged the methods of funding the federal government’s expenditure, thus forcing the coalition parties to seek ways out of this difficult situation.…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

Germany a major drop in the number of illegal migrants crossing the Polish border

Since 16 October, regular random checks have been carried out at Germany’s borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. Controls on the border with Austria, which were temporarily introduced in 2015, have also been extended.…
Analyses | | Jakub Ber, Piotr Żochowski

Winter attacks the frontline Day 642 of the war

The weather conditions have significantly curbed the activity of the warring parties. On Friday 24 November, a thaw occurred in eastern and southern Ukraine (with temperatures exceeding 10 degrees in places), turning fields and unpaved…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

An air defence coalition for Ukraine Day 638 of the war

Deteriorating weather conditions on the front have limited both sides’ offensive operations, but at the local level they are nevertheless still making attempts to break through their opponents’ defences. Russian forces have made further…
Analyses | | Michał Kędzierski

Germany the next steps in designing the hydrogen network

On 10 November the Bundestag adopted an amendment to the Energy Industry Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz, EnWG), a crucial part of which were regulations regarding the planning and approval of the so-called core hydrogen network (Wasserstoff…
Analyses | | Marcin Popławski

Turkmenistan is looking for new export destinations as its contract with Russia ends

On 8 November the head of the state-owned Turkmengaz Maksat Babayev and Iraq’s energy minister Ziad Ali Fadel signed a protocol on the basic commercial terms for a bilateral sale & purchase agreement concerning natural gas. According…
Analyses | | Krzysztof Dębiec

Slovakia the Fico government has presented its platform and won a vote of confidence

On 21 November 2023, the National Council of the Slovak Republic voted to adopt a vote of confidence in Robert Fico’s government which was formed on 25 October. The new ruling coalition, which is made up of the left-nationalist Smer party…
Analyses | | Jakub Ber, Piotr Żochowski, Jacek Tarociński

The third winter at the front Day 635 of the war

The heaviest recent fighting was seen around the Avdiivka area, where the Russians consistently sought to advance to the rear of the defending Ukrainian force. The Russian attacks concentrated on the Ukrainians’ northern wing, along the…
Analyses | | Michał Kędzierski, Sebastian Płóciennik

Germany the Constitutional Court deprives the government of €60 billion earmarked for transformation

On 15 November the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) in Karlsruhe ruled that the reallocation of the unused debt from the pandemic support measures to the Energy and Climate Fund (currently known as the Climate and Transformation Fund;…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

Problems with Western support for Ukraine Day 631 of the war

Russian forces are continuing to advance on the northern flank of Avdiivka; among other things, they have succeeded in driving the defenders out of the village of Stepove, although they have not taken control of it (it remains in no-man’s-…