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Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska

Chancellor Merkel is urging the federal states to be co-operative in the German energy transformation

The implementation of the key guidelines of the new energy strategy, such as the development of the transmission networks, the construction of small and efficient conventional power plants, and the reduction of subsidies for the solar…
Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska, Marta Zawilska-Florczuk

The dismissal of the German minister for the natural environment – Chancellor Angela Merkel goes on the offensive

On 16 May, the German president, Joachim Gauck, acting upon a motion by Chancellor Angela Merkel, dismissed Norbert Roettgen (CDU) from the post of minister for the natural environment of Germany. The justification for the dismissal of…
Analyses | | Konrad Popławski

Germany Merkels growing problems with pushing through the fiscal compact

The political events of recent weeks have brought about new threats to the ratification of the fiscal compact in Germany and other EU countries.
Analyses | | Rafał Sadowski

France and Germany want changes in the Schengen Agreement

On 17 April, the interior ministers of France and Germany, addressed a letter to the minister of justice of Denmark, which is currently holding the EU presidency, with a proposal of amending the Schengen Agreement. They want the member…
Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska

German companies are withdrawing from nuclear projects in the UK

On 29 March the heads of the two largest German energy companies - E.ON and RWE announced that the companies were withdrawing from plans to construct nuclear power plants in the UK. The managements of the two companies have justified…
Analyses | | Artur Ciechanowicz

Germany Westerwelle initiates a meeting of the group for the future of the European Union

Nine European ministers of foreign affairs met on 20 March in Berlin upon invitation from their German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle. The  aim of the meeting was to discuss ‘the future of the European Union’, a more efficient operation…
Analyses | | Konrad Popławski

The German Ministry of Finance presents spending plan for the next few years

The German government adopted a draft amendment of this year’s budget and updated its spending plan for 2012–2016. Germany intends to observe the ‘budget brake’ rule, which imposes the obligation to keep the structural deficit at a level…
Analyses | | Konrad Mazur, Konrad Popławski

Large financial losses incurred by German energy companies

Vattenfall (accounting for 89% of electricity produced in Germany) published their financial results for 2011. Vattenfall incurred losses of 2.6 billion euros, for E.ON the losses amounted to 2.2 billion euros. RWE and EnBW also ended…
Analyses | | Artur Ciechanowicz, Konrad Popławski

The German concept for increasing the economic benefits of globalisation

The German political elite not only continue to support specific actions taken by representatives of business circles but are also adding strategic political concepts to their activity. On the one hand, these concepts are aimed at…
Analyses | | Marta Zawilska-Florczuk

Parliamentary supervision of the German governments European policy strengthens

On 27 February, the Bundestag voted for the second aid package for Greece worth 130 billion euros. 496 of the 591 MPs voted in favour of Germany’s participation in the aid package, 90 voted against and 5 abstained from voting. Angela…