1 - 10 z 39
Analyses |
| Lidia Gibadło, Justyna Gotkowska
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
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
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
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
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…
Analyses |
| Michał Kędzierski
On 14 November the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) issued an order concerning the nationalisation of Securing Energy for Europe GmbH (SEFE), a company which concentrates Gazprom’s gas assets in Germany, and…
Analyses |
| Michał Kędzierski
On 11 November the Bundestag adopted a draft amendment to the nuclear law (Atomgesetz) which allows the three nuclear power plants still in operation in Germany (Emsland, Neckarwestheim 2 and Isar 2) to continue operating until 15 April…
Analyses |
| Sebastian Płóciennik
The German government has proposed reforming the support for the long-term unemployed – currently known as “unemployment benefit II” (Arbeitslosengeld II) or Hartz IV. The new system, which is scheduled to take effect in early 2023, will…
Analyses |
| Kamil Frymark
On 10 November, the Bundestag passed a resolution ordering a partial rerun of the 26 September, 2021 parliamentary elections. It was limited to 431 (of about 2,100) polling stations in Berlin, where significant irregularities occurred…
OSW Commentary |
| Michał Bogusz
The 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ended with the complete triumph of Xi Jinping and marks the culmination of a process of radical overhaul of the political system created in the 1980s and 1990s. It marks not only the…