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Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło, Justyna Gotkowska

First projects to be financed from the Bundeswehrs modernisation fund

On 14 December, the Budget Committee of the Bundestag approved first six armaments projects to be financed from the Bundeswehr’s off-budget €100 billion fund. The fund was established by the Bundestag in June 2022 to strengthen German and…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

Ukrainian refugees will stay in Germany for longer

More than a third (37%) of Ukrainian refugees intend to stay in Germany permanently, while 34% intend to stay until the end of the war, 27% of respondents have not yet decided how long they will stay in Germany and 2% intend to leave the…
Analyses | | Michał Kędzierski

Qatar is to start natural gas supplies to Germany

On 29 November, representatives of QatarEnergy (Qatar) and ConocoPhillips (USA) signed a contract in Doha concerning supplies of liquefied natural gas to Germany. The natural gas will originate from North Field East and North Field South,…
Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło, Michał Kędzierski

Germany arrests on suspicion of mounting a coup

On 7 December, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Germany issued an arrest warrant for 22 alleged members and three supporters of a terrorist organisation, and searched buildings in eleven states. The organisation was founded in November…
Analyses | | Sebastian Płóciennik

The German dilemma Berlins response to the trade conflict with the USA

In August, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), one of the largest initiatives of this kind in recent years. Its name emphasises the importance of fighting inflation. The financing of investments in low-emission…