1 - 3 z 3
OSW Commentary | | Michał Kędzierski

An abundance of gas ports The emergency diversification of gas supplies in Germany

The LNG terminal projects planned so far in Germany could not be implemented due to unfavourable regulatory and market conditions. The ability to opt for cheaper Russian gas, imported via pipelines, was one of the main obstacles since the…
Analyses | | Michał Kędzierski

Germany legal grounds for taking control of the Schwedt refinery

On 12 May, the Bundestag voted through an amendment to the Act on ensuring the energy supply (Energiesicherungsgesetz). This significantly increases the scope for state interference in the activities of companies managing Germany's…
OSW Commentary | | Sebastian Płóciennik

Germany and the crisis of globalisation adjustment strategies

Germany is among the biggest beneficiaries of the global economic system based on free trade and on cross-border organisation of production. However, the functioning of this system has been recently disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic,…