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Analyses |
| Michał Kędzierski
On 26 September, the office for spatial planning in Schleswig-Holstein issued a land development decision to the German LNG Terminal GmbH (GLT), specifying the conditions for the construction of the planned gas port in Brunsbüttel. Earlier…
Analyses |
| Michał Kędzierski
On 22 October, Germany’s regulatory authority, the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur, BNetzA), granted final approval for the draft of the proposed hydrogen core network (Wasserstoff-Kernnetz). This network will establish the…
Analyses |
| Michał Kędzierski, Aleksandra Kozaczyńska
On 10 September, Volkswagen’s executive body terminated the collective labour agreements previously signed with the IG Metall trade union, affecting employees at VW car manufacturing facilities in Germany. This decision enables the company…
Analyses |
| Michał Kędzierski
On 24 July, the German government adopted a strategy regarding the import of hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives (German: Importstrategie für Wasserstoff und Wasserstoffderivate). The document estimates that the German economy’s demand for…
OSW Commentary |
| Michał Kędzierski
Germany’s seaports are facing a crisis. Their freight traffic volumes have been decreasing for years, and last year they dropped to levels not seen in two decades.
Analyses |
| Michał Kędzierski
On 26 April, the Bundestag passed an amendment to the Climate Change Act (German: Klimaschutzgesetz), which sets out the objectives and mechanisms of Germany’s climate policy; the ruling SPD-Green-FDP coalition voted in favour of it.…
Analyses |
| Michał Kędzierski
On 26 April, the Bundesrat approved the amendment to the Energy Industry Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz), which the Bundestag had adopted two weeks earlier. The main part of this amendment was the regulation for financing the establishment…
OSW Commentary |
| Michał Kędzierski
Germany has launched the implementation of a new, innovative programme to support the decarbonisation of its energy-intensive industries. The use of the so-called carbon contracts for difference will, for the first time, make it possible…
OSW Commentary |
| Michał Kędzierski
The German electric car market has seen a rapid growth over the past few years, with the country becoming the undisputed electromobility leader in Europe. This success has largely been possible thanks to generous subsidies for electric…
Analyses |
| Michał Kędzierski
On 7 March, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) announced a third extension of the trusteeship over Rosneft Deutschland (RND) and RN Refining & Marketing (RNRM), this time until 10 September.