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The images from Berlin went around the internet within hours: Polish activists in handcuffs, a few dozen metres from the stone that the Germans themselves had erected in memory of the Poles…
The entry into force of the EU Migration Pact opens a new chapter in Poland's relations with European institutions and its neighbours. Although Warsaw currently benefits from a temporary…
An analysis of the mood among diplomats points to a growing fatigue with the patronising style of German foreign policy. This “didactic” tone is leading even…
The initiative of the right-wing SVP party, which sought to legally ban population growth above 10 million, openly challenged the country's current economic model. Supporters of a top-down cap…
The approaching 35th anniversary of the establishment of modern diplomatic relations between Poland and Germany, symbolised by the Treaty on Good Neighbourliness, is becoming the starting point for a critical…
An analysis of the latest trends on the financial markets points to a significant inflow of capital into Poland, which is concentrating in specialised investment segments. Particularly visible…
As of yesterday the Migration Pact is in force across the entire Union, and the continent greeted the date in two poses at once — Belfast in flames and Dublin marching against the Pact. Some…
On 9 June 2026, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil received the first report of the independent German Investment and Innovation Council. The government is touting its “investment pace” thanks to…
Priced at a hundred billion euros, spread over more than a decade – and buried before a single prototype ever existed. That, in early June, on the sidelines of the Berlin Air Show (ILA), is…
You don't have to like Leszek Kraskowski. You can disbelieve every one of his investigations, you can think him a troublemaker and a lone wolf who got himself into this mess. You're free to…
I don't hold a doctorate in Ukrainian studies. What I do have is ten years worked in Africa and the Middle East – and it was those years, not any university lecture, that taught me to look at…
Donald Trump summed it up with disarming candor. The Jews and the Persians have been fighting – as he put it – either for forty-seven years, or for three thousand, however you care to count.…
In London the trio met again. Poland was not at the table. On June 7 Starmer, Macron, and Merz met with Zelensky to set the terms of a “just peace” for Ukraine – a state whose fate hangs in…
The trusteeship serves as a formal screen, blocking the transfer of profits to Moscow by freezing accounts; operationally, however, the Rosnieft Deutschland subsidiaries continue their…
These events, gathering thousands of participants in enormous tents, are built around the communal consumption of local food, singing, and feasting “live,” which constitutes a stark…
June 2026 marks the 35th anniversary of the signing of the 1991 Polish-German Treaty on Good Neighborliness and Friendship. On this occasion, Warsaw and Berlin were originally to sign a new…
The German retail chain Lidl, part of the Schwarz Group, has entered a new phase in building its global might, basing its strategy on the pursuit of complete operational autonomy. The…
In every drone that falls over the Ukrainian front today – no matter whose it is – there is a piece of China. Rare-earth metals, without which no rotor will turn and no sensor will lock on…
During the intergovernmental consultations in December of last year, the Polish delegation in Berlin presented plans to create a new defence framework based on a binding international treaty.…
The nation has a right to anger. Those in power – do not. This is a distinction we have completely forgotten in recent days, and yet everything begins with it. We, the citizens, may and do…
The main source of reservations is the participation in the club of large, international corporations and entities of German origin that have only branches in Poland. An example is the German…
At first the German government, like many industry players, feared that the expansion of the airport in Poland could weaken the position of the Berlin aviation hub. However, with the passage…
An analysis published by the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" under the title "Angst vor Deutschland" focuses on how Europe's largest states — Italy, France, Great Britain…
The cause of this stagnation is an extremely conservative approach to managing money: Germans avoid stock-market risk, preferring traditional bank accounts and, above all, real-estate…
The presence of police and private security agencies, as well as the installation of gates and identification systems at recreational facilities, has become the new normal.
A key indicator of these transformations is the record number of grants of citizenship, which in 2025 covered 309,000 people, a population comparable to that of a large Polish provincial…
This initiative, managed by Marcin Król, is intended to serve as a platform of support for around 200–250 selected Polish companies operating on the demanding German market. The new advisory…
The economic forum in St Petersburg has for years been one of the most important meeting places between the Russian authorities and foreign investors. Although interest in the event clearly…
The visit, seen in Berlin as a routine element of deepening defence cooperation, became a source of diplomatic discomfort after the head of the Pentagon declined to receive the German envoy in…
The era of easy Arab money and of oil that has only just started getting cheaper is ending, and the Persian Gulf already knows it and is switching to an entirely new game. In Poland this is…
According to the latest data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in 2025 Germany's net migration amounted to only 235,000 people. That is a decline of around 45% compared with…
On the night of 28 to 29 May a Russian drone came down on a residential block in the Romanian city of Galați. A few days later Romania signed an arms contract worth billions of euros that…
There is, in a decent state, a line that must never be crossed: the machinery of justice – the courts, the police, the prosecution service, the lifting of immunities – must never become a tool…
This project, launched in the 1980s as part of the socialist aid provided by the German Democratic Republic (GDR), remains to this day one of the most recognizable industrial successes of this…
Contemporary German political culture is characterized by a deep discrepancy between the official narrative and actual actions. This mechanism allows Berlin to retain a broad room for…
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has once again caused a stir in Europe's diplomatic salons. The politician was caught at Moscow's Hotel Kempinski, which coincided with a Russian…
In public debate the Central Communication Port (CPK) gets endlessly framed as an airport, while its single most important element is talked about as if it were a toy for railway enthusiasts…
The inauguration of the Polish Business Club (PKB) on 28 May 2026 by Minister Andrzej Domański at the premises of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland on Unter den Linden in Berlin was meant…
In the first quarter of 2026, the European Union recorded a surplus in goods trade with countries outside the bloc of 12.7 billion euro. Although the balance remained positive, this result…
Actions are the best political statement.
In May 2026, Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) published data on construction activity in 2025. The number of dwellings completed fell by 18.0% compared with the previous year…
Contemporary Europe is grappling with new forms of economic crime that strike directly at the foundations of the agricultural sector, something seen most fully in the current situation in…
The German media market, particularly its conservative and alternative segment, is grappling with deep structural and financial problems.
For the entire past week we lived inside a great information storm surrounding American troops. Anyone who wants to see a mess in it — let them see one. I propose we arrange the facts in…
In May 2026, a group of influential German experts, among them René Obermann, Moritz Schularick, Thomas Enders and Jeannette zu Fürstenberg, published a report that aptly captures Berlin's…
This perspective reveals the growing frustration of Berlin, which for decades played the role of the United States' main partner in Europe and must now contend with a new, competitive model of…
Today's German federal administration is contending with mounting internal tensions that centre on the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, headed by Reem…
The political situation in Denmark, a country hitherto regarded as a bastion of democratic stability and predictability, has in recent months become the subject of intense analysis across…
The German arms sector, represented by the Rheinmetall group, has found itself at a paradoxical turning point: a record order book has generated an urgent, critical demand for cash. The…
After a brief pause, Germany has decided to continue German arms deliveries to Israel in 2026. Despite declarations of a "partial suspension" of exports in 2025 and appeals to respect human…
This is a worrying signal for the German economy but also for the Polish one, which is strongly tied to its western trading partner. According to preliminary estimates by the Federal…
The events in the Dutch town of Loosdrecht have become a catalyst for a deeper analysis of the failures of a migration policy that, in the view of commentators, has reached a critical point…
The German frigate "Sachsen", serving as the flagship of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1), together with Bundespolizei units and allied forces, approached the Russian vessel.…
The system for distributing European budget funds in Germany is marked by a clear geographic asymmetry that for decades has favored the eastern states. This phenomenon persists despite the fact…
The coverage broadcast by ZDF — Germany's second public television channel — and the way it reports events of international significance have come under sharp criticism. Particular controversy…
The European Commission's introduction of new regulations on online trade represents an attempt to provide systemic protection of the domestic retail market against the expansion of Asian and…
Austria, traditionally regarded as one of the wealthiest and most stable countries of Western Europe, is now facing a significant deterioration in public mood driven by the rising cost of…
An analysis of the activities of German economic actors in Poland points to a steadily advancing and increasingly complex engagement in the defence sector. According to data from the German…
Germany's contemporary defence policy is undergoing a significant and controversial transformation in 2026, focusing on building personnel capacity from the earliest stages of education. A central element of these…
According to the latest survey by the Ifo Institute, as many as 8.1 percent of all enterprises in Germany perceive their economic existence as under threat. Every twelfth enterprise stands on the brink of collapse…
The German political scene is going through a phase of deep destabilisation, whose symbolic turning point was Chancellor Friedrich Merz's recent appearance at a trade-union congress. This incident, characterised by…
In May 2026, a group of German experts including Jeannette zu Fürstenberg, Moritz Schularick, Nico Lange, René Obermann and Thomas Enders published a strategic manifesto that…
The PCK refinery in Schwedt, one of the largest refineries in Germany, has once again found itself at the center of a political and economic game between Berlin, Moscow and Warsaw. The background of the matter was discussed by…
In German political practice, an evolution of operational methods can be seen, consisting in shifting the focus of activities from establishing favorable law to seeking ways to circumvent it in order to…
The phenomenon of a sharp rise in the yields of debt securities, of which the situation in the United Kingdom crossing the five-percentage-point barrier is a glaring example, constitutes a warning signal…
The proposal of Vladimir Putin, pointing to the former Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schröder as a potential mediator in relations between the European Union and Russia, constitutes a starting point for an analysis…
An analysis of the financial and strategic condition of the DHL concern, a global logistics leader descended from Deutsche Post, reveals significant tensions between the image of success and the real challenges…
The armaments sector in Germany, in Berlin's political assumptions the new "locomotive" of the country's industry, is currently passing through a phase of painful verification. The Rheinmetall concern, regarded as…
Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany's public international broadcaster, has announced a decision to close roughly half of its accounts on the X platform (formerly Twitter) by the end of the year. The…
According to research by the ifo Institute, the share of companies reporting shortages of raw materials, intermediate goods and components has surged in Germany from 5.8 percent in January to 13.8 percent in April.…
The government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz is trying to rescue the country's financial situation through drastic cuts. Unfortunately, they are striking where citizens feel them most. As Aleksandra Fedorska observes,…
A significant shift of emphasis is taking place in European public debate in the perception of the situation in Ukraine, manifesting itself in growing acceptance of critical analysis of the attitudes of that country's elites…
The German industrial model, based on the innovativeness and solidity of medium-sized enterprises such as the Dräger group from Lübeck, is now confronting barriers that do not stem from a lack…
The introduction of the mandatory National e-Invoice System from February 2026 represents one of the most controversial reforms in the history of the Polish tax system. The Ministry of Finance…
The contemporary picture of the German economy, traditionally seen as the foundation of European stability, is undergoing a violent and disturbing deconstruction. Although calendar spring usually…
In the shadow of a deep leadership crisis in German social democracy and growing criticism directed at Friedrich Merz, a figure has appeared on the political scene of the FRG who is attracting particular…
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) consistently holds one of the most unequivocal and radically pro-nuclear positions. The fullest expression of this stance remains the motion submitted to the Bundestag…
The announcement of staff reductions at the Aldi Süd chain, covering the elimination of more than 1,200 positions by the end of next year, constitutes for German society a shock reaching far beyond the purely…
This is not a mass flight from the country, but a clear migratory trend. A representative survey commissioned for the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) shows that nearly one in five resident of Germany may…
Despite the official position of the Ministry of Climate and Environment, which presents the deposit return scheme as a great success of the circular economy, in practice thousands of Poles encounter every day…
The latest data published by Eurostat on 28 April 2026 sheds new light on the scale of the impact that exports of pharmaceutical products have on the labour market of the Old Continent. In…
On the night of 25 to 26 April, a car bomb exploded outside the police station in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. Although no one was killed, investigators point to possible links with the New…
The educational opportunities monitor published by the IfO Institute shows that school success in Germany is increasingly becoming a function of parents' material status and education, rather than…
This document (the defense pact) can also be described as a contemporary "pact with the devil," because its content and procedural mode raise the most serious objections. The Ministry of National Defense confirmed…
You don't need fake news to change the way people think. New research shows that the mere sense of an "us vs. them" conflict is enough to make them perceive facts and reality differently.
During a meeting of the interior ministers of German-speaking countries in Luxembourg, Federal Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) and his Luxembourg counterpart Léon Gloden (CSV) agreed…
The German government has published a new military strategy, which envisages the development, modernization, and increase of the Bundeswehr's potential through 2039. The document was commented on Radio Wnet…
In 2024, Brazil marked the 200th anniversary of German immigration. This process has shaped not only the cultural landscape of South America's largest country…
The spring atmosphere on the Polish-German borderland brought not only a change of climate, but above all a violent escalation of tensions related to the management of migration traffic, which heralds…
The European Union is investing hundreds of millions of euros to gain control over its citizens' data. The new "sovereign cloud" plan is intended to free Europe from dependence on the American…
With PCK's processing capacity reduced to 60 percent, the German refinery is unable to fully meet regional demand. Orlen could fill that gap by drawing on its own…
The Bundeswehr is sending to our country a group of around seventy sappers from the Deutsche Heer along with support units, who are to build border fortifications facing Russia and Belarus.…
The employment rate among European Union residents aged twenty to sixty-four reached 76.1 percent. This means that as many as…
Starting 1 May 2026, the PCK Schwedt refinery enters its most serious supply crisis since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Moscow's decision to halt all oil transit through the northern branch…
In the first quarter of 2026, a drastic decline in exports of more than 4 percent compared to the already weak previous period was recorded, which strikes at the very foundations of Helvetic prosperity:…
Schwarz-Gruppe, owner of the German retail chains Lidl and Kaufland, is one of the largest players in the European retail market. In 2024, the group achieved revenues of 175 billion euros.
On April 20, the European Commission presented a so-called fuel solidarity mechanism, which in essence assumes the redistribution of aviation fuel resources from states possessing surpluses to…
The incident was filmed and the recording reached the media. The footage shows German police officers escorting a family straight to the Polish side of the border.
The German economy, once a model of solidity and ordoliberal principles, is changing before our eyes into a patient connected to a gigantic state IV drip. According to the Walter Eucken Institute report,…
In Germany, parliamentary reckoning with the period of the COVID-19 pandemic is underway. This concerns the work of the Bundestag's Enquete-Kommission, which is to assess the course of the pandemic and prepare recommendations for the future.…
Germany increased imports of key technological raw materials by 4.9 percent, but dependence on China remains high. A similar situation applies to the entire European Union.
Viktor Orbán is leaving after sixteen years, ending an era that lasted longer than the rule of Angela Merkel, but Berlin's hopes for a sudden plot twist may turn out to be premature naivety.
The German federal government recently presented its official response to a parliamentary inquiry from the AfD faction concerning the financial aspects of the fight against organized crime. The document shows both...
The German work ethic and multigenerational tradition, once foundations of the European economy, are crumbling before our eyes today, giving way to brutal market reality and erroneous strategic decisions...
According to the latest data from the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), published in April 2026, the median gross annual salary of full-time employees in Germany in 2025 was exactly 54,066 euros...
The upcoming elections in Hungary have become a testing ground for Brussels and Berlin's new, ruthless policy of 'conditionality.' EU elites have stopped even pretending impartiality, and published reports sound like a ready-made plan for pacifying a defiant member state...
Germany decided on so-called 'Notbetrieb' (emergency maintenance of minimal operations) for a chemical plant in the Leuna industrial park. Eighty million euros were allocated. The state energy and climate minister justified the public support...
A controversial legal change in Germany has triggered a debate about the limits of the state's militarization. Is this merely a bureaucratic error, or already a test run before the return of conscription? Aleksandra Fedorska asks.
The situation on the 983 line between Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice is today a prism that focuses the cynicism and helplessness of our neighbours.
DeepL, one of the hopes of European artificial intelligence, has for years won admiration around the world. Formally a German company from Cologne, specializing in translations based on neural networks...
German campgrounds are booming. According to the latest data from the Federal Statistical Office, in 2025 campsites across the country recorded a staggering 44.7 million overnight stays — an all-time record...
A March 2026 report from the German think tank Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) by Susan Stewart shows unequivocally that corruption in Ukraine is only a symptom of a deeper problem, an oligarchic...
German analysts stress that during the reporting period no direct attacks on civilian vessels were recorded in the maritime area, yet the threat remains at a high level...
After several months of stabilization, inflation in Germany surged sharply to 2.7% year-on-year — the highest since early 2024. The main cause is the oil shock triggered by the war in Iran.
The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) is one of six German political foundations that for decades have played a key role not only in Germany's domestic policy but also in international affairs...
The German chemical industry, once a pillar of the German economy, is going through its most serious crisis in decades. In the document "Kernergebnisse Chemieagenda" of March 2026, prepared by the Ministry of Economy...
The yield on German ten-year government bonds has crossed the 3 percent threshold — the highest level since 2011. This represents a real increase in public debt servicing costs, which could soon reach 120-150 billion euros annually.
In recent weeks, drivers in Poland and Germany have been staring in disbelief at the numbers on fuel pump displays. The sharp rise in fuel prices is not a local phenomenon — it is the result of shared geopolitical and structural factors.
In March 2026, the Federation of German Industries (BDI) published a report on cooperation between the civilian economy and the security and defense industry (Sicherheits- und Verteidigungsindustrie)...
At a time when the boundary between state espionage, organized crime, and hybrid operations is becoming increasingly blurred, Berlin is opting for a model of integrated security based on close cooperation among the state, businesses, academia, and intelligence services...
According to data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), Germany recorded 24,064 business insolvencies — a 10.3% increase compared to 2024 and the highest level since 2014.
At the end of the third quarter of 2025, public debt across the European Union reached 82.1% of GDP. In the eurozone, the figure was even higher — 88.5% of GDP.
The initiative, signed by leaders of Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Sweden, warns of the risks of organized crime, extremism, and hybrid operations from these individuals...
A debate is underway in Germany over reforming the private pension system to strengthen its funded pillar. A Deutsche Bank Research report underscores that the current pay-as-you-go system is reaching the limits of its sustainability.
In Germany, problems with carrying out deportations are mounting — the result of years of neglect in migration policy. According to a federal government report in response to an AfD parliamentary inquiry, in mid-2025 some 226,506 individuals were subject to departure orders...
Marcin Gołek, a graduate in political science and journalism, began working with Mayor Jacek Jaśkowiak as an assistant. At just 27, he became an adviser to the Mayor of Poznań. A year later, in 2019, he was promoted...
The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline project, revived after decades of feasibility studies and empty political declarations, enters a new phase as Algeria announces the start of construction in early 2026. Originally published as a featured expert commentary on CIRE.pl.
This is the steepest monthly drop in two years, far exceeding the forecasts of all analysts, who had anticipated only about 4.5%. Industrial production fell by 0.5% month-on-month, underscoring the instability of business conditions and a deep crisis in Germany...
In 2024, roughly 121,000 foreign-born physicians were practicing in Germany, accounting for 24% of the entire medical workforce. The trend underscores the growing importance of migration in sustaining the healthcare system's effectiveness.
As a report by Amrei Meier of the German think tank Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) from February 2026 shows, states, international organizations, and private providers are using digital platforms, biometric systems, and algorithms for more precise migration management...
Andrej Babiš, billionaire and founder of the ANO party, returned to the post of Czech Prime Minister in December 2025 after winning parliamentary elections. The new governing coalition, formed by ANO, SPD, and the Motorists' Party, promises a departure from Václav Havel's 'politics of truth and love'...
Germany is increasingly speaking of technological sovereignty as an element of national security. Chancellor Friedrich Merz announces a reduction of the technological dependencies accumulated over recent decades.
The average annual number of employed persons in Germany stood at approximately 46 million — a minimal decline of 5,000 compared with the record year of 2024.
The E6 Group — an informal club of the European Union's six largest economies: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Poland. E6 can be seen as a mechanism that, through financial reforms and digital technologies, consolidates the power of the strong over weaker members of the Union...
Underground gas storage levels have fallen to a historic low of roughly 23.5% — well below the legally mandated minimum of 30%.
Volkswagen has announced ambitious plans to cut costs by 20% by the end of 2028, equivalent to roughly 60 billion euros in savings.
Supporters speak of the need to adapt to the new security reality and effectiveness in the face of the war in Ukraine and hybrid threats from Russia and China. Critics, meanwhile, warn of the creation of a 'super-agency' with a license for mass surveillance and sabotage...
Amid growing anxiety over the safety of nuclear power, Germans are demanding ever more loudly the shutdown of the Swiss nuclear power plants (AKW) located close to the border. Studies and…
African countries rich in copper, cobalt, and graphite are gaining strategic confidence, linking raw-materials policy with industrial ambitions. The EU is still searching for a coherent response to Africa's challenges.
The European Union is intensifying its efforts to control the internet. Regulations such as the Digital Services Act (DSA), Digital Markets Act (DMA), and European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) impose strict obligations on platforms like Meta, TikTok, and X (formerly Twitter)...
A year ago, J.D. Vance declared that the greatest threat to Europe comes not from outside (Russia, China, or other powers), but from within the continent — the result of an erosion of fundamental democratic values.
In 2025, Germany recorded its largest-ever trade deficit with China, amounting to approximately 90 billion euros — a one-third increase.
In 2024, a full 24% of employed persons aged 15–64 were between 55 and 64 years old — the highest share in the EU, where the average stands at just 20.1%.
Beer sales fell by 6.0% in 2025, hitting their lowest level since the 1990s. A disaster for hundreds of local and regional breweries.
High energy prices, falling investment and rising labour costs are hitting the German economy ever harder. The latest Bundestag analysis shows that in key sectors Germany is losing…
Meloni and Merz met on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. The outcome was primarily declarations — three non-binding intent documents were signed, with no breakthrough agreements.
The visit of German Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil to Warsaw has raised questions about Poland joining the E6 format. Aleksandra Fedorska asks whether this signals consent to an anti-American project for EU centralization.
The German economy, long considered Europe's locomotive, faces serious problems. U.S. tariffs are only adding to the pressure on the export sector.
The German government has launched a massive investment fund called "Deutschlandfonds," aimed at mobilizing private investment in key economic sectors. Approximately 30 billion euros, primarily in the form of guarantees.
German experts and politicians are warning of the geopolitical risks of leaving Germany's gold reserves on U.S. soil. German gold worth over 160 billion euros remains stored at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York.
A report by DIW Berlin shows that 7% of seniors in Germany continue to work past retirement age, translating to approximately 1.2 million people in the labor market.
Alcohol is exceptionally cheap in Germany — prices for alcoholic beverages are 14% below the EU average. Only Italy is cheaper, at 19% below.
The trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur is raising serious concerns among experts and civil society organizations in South America.
The Baltic is becoming one of the most exposed bodies of water in Europe. Dense ship traffic, critical infrastructure and the activity of the Russian "shadow fleet" are increasing the risk of…
The number of employed persons fell by 5,000 to approximately 46 million. This marks the first decline in nearly 20 years, excluding the pandemic year of 2020.
Experts warn that if Europe fails to sign the Mercosur agreement, China will fill the void and consolidate its dominance in Latin America.
The European Commission, under the leadership of Ursula von der Leyen, is proposing to double Europol's staff and expand its mandate to cover sabotage, disinformation, and hybrid threats.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine shook European energy policy. For the Western Balkans, it represents a formidable challenge and a strategic gambit of sorts.
A report by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) from December 2025, titled 'Anatomie der Anti-Zeitenwende: Konturen einer AfD-Außenpolitik,' by Jacob Ross, sheds new light on the foreign policy of the Alternative for Germany (AfD)...
Rheinmetall's contract with the Polish-Finnish company ICEYE for satellite reconnaissance services for the Bundeswehr is worth 1.7 billion euros. SAR satellites will deliver images with a resolution of up to 16 centimeters.
A report by the Eastern Committee of the German Economy summarizes key developments in Ukraine linked to a major corruption scandal in the energy sector.
The EU is entering a new era of "digital money." European banks are far from enthusiastic about the digital euro project.
In November 2025, the number of insolvency filings rose by 5.7% compared to November of the previous year. The troubling trend continues.
Aleksandra Fedorska, an expert on Germany, analyses the latest report by the German think tank Institut für Europäische Politik, which sets out three key conditions for Berlin's assumption of…
Berlin must assume leadership to initiate fundamental systemic changes — this is the central message of an analysis by the Institut für Europäische Politik. Three key steps are intended to strengthen European defense under German leadership.
The SPD is actively blocking nuclear power plant projects in Africa. Meanwhile, Africa faces a massive energy deficit — approximately 650 million people lack access to electricity.
Switzerland, traditionally seen as an expensive haven, is becoming a model of efficiency. Longer working hours, lower absenteeism, cheaper energy, and a business-friendly administration are luring German companies.
In the dispute over long-term funding for Ukraine, pressure is mounting on Belgium from both Brussels and Moscow. The EU's plan to use frozen Russian assets is sparking controversy.
Schleswig-Holstein is the first German state to break with Microsoft. The ambitious plan to free public administration from American IT corporations was meant to be a symbol of digital sovereignty.
The Franco-German TV channel ARTE covered the Independence March. Aleksandra Fedorska comments that German media expressed "alarm" at Poland's young, educated right wing.
Two Italian companies — state-owned Trenitalia and private Italo — are planning to enter the high-speed rail market in Germany.
The global automotive sector is undergoing a revolution driven by electrification, autonomy, and competition from Asia. An IEP@BU report compares the strategies of Germany and Italy.
Meanwhile, Germany is speaking ever more loudly about the need to 'liberate itself from the dogma of postwar humility.' Berlin views this as a step toward the normalization of relations, but in Warsaw it raises fears of an erosion of historical memory...
Germany's economy minister has announced the introduction of subsidized electricity rates for energy-intensive industries starting January 1, 2026.
Austrian construction giant Strabag SE has found itself at the center of an international legal dispute with Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska. The case has reached the Court of Justice of the EU.
The Dutch government has taken control of Nexperia — the world's second-largest producer of discrete chips, owned by China's Wingtech.
The Bundeswehr currently has approximately 180,000 soldiers, and the deficit reaches as many as 80,000. NATO's new target of 5% of GDP for defense requires change. Demographic decline and the suspension of conscription in 2011 deepen the problem...
Italy's draft budget for 2026 targets a deficit below the 3% of GDP threshold — a success against the backdrop of France, where the deficit stands at 5.8%.
The autumn forecast by leading German economic institutes projects GDP growth of just 0.2% for 2025, and 1.3% for 2026.
In October 2025, more than three years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the destruction of three of the four Nord Stream pipeline strings in 2022, the German environmental organization Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) published an internal draft government report...
In the shadow of sanctions on Russia, Swiss banks are tightening their practices toward clients from that country. Russians living in Switzerland are losing their bank accounts.
Karlsruhe, September 6, 2025 — a date that changed the life of 31-year-old Krzysztof, a Polish truck driver. During a break at a parking lot in the Durlach district, near the German city of Karlsruhe, an assault occurred that shook the Polish trucking community and Polish public opinion...
Germany faces a dramatic situation regarding the availability of germanium, a key element in electronics and defense technology. China controls nearly the entire global market.
Despite sanctions and the war in Ukraine, UniCredit, Raiffeisen, and ING have remained in the Russian market, citing the complexity of withdrawal decisions.
Lufthansa has announced a plan to cut approximately 4,000 administrative jobs by 2030. At the same time, pilots are threatening to strike.
In Austria, street protests are beginning to attract public attention. Romanians are demanding justice. In the heart of Europe, the anger of Romanian guest workers is mounting.
After nearly a decade of negotiations, the EU stands on the brink of a historic breakthrough in its relations with Indonesia — the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
Austria is grappling with the longest recession in its postwar history. Inflation is accelerating to 4.1%, while GDP grows by just 0.3%.
The ten largest trading partners of the EU accounted for nearly two-thirds of the bloc's total international trade. The United States leads with a 20.6% share of EU exports.
In the Paraguayan landscape of savannas and rainforests, the German diaspora stands out — from Mennonites in the arid Chaco to descendants of emigrants from Brazil in the fertile eastern provinces. Their contribution to agricultural modernization forms a unique bridge between Paraguay and Germany...
The year 2025 will be a transitional period with low growth, but from 2026 the economy may accelerate.
Poland is leveraging its geographic location and attracting international capital. The government has announced a tripling of port capacity.
On 27 August the German government presented the Military Service Modernisation Act (WDModG), which is to come into force on 1 January 2026. The aim of this law is to strengthen the Bundeswehr…
Paris, with a deficit exceeding 6% of GDP and public debt at 112%, is raising alarm in Germany over the destabilization of the entire eurozone.
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) does not keep detailed records of how many Germans live abroad, nor does it specify the reasons for their decision to leave. It is known, however, that among emigrants, working-age individuals predominate...
The initiative aims to strengthen energy infrastructure, support the transition to renewable energy, and ensure security of supply in the region.
In the wind turbine sector, European manufacturers still dominate the market, but Chinese firms are increasingly aggressively entering European markets.
In 2024, only 48% of migrants were employed, compared with 79% among native Germans. Bureaucracy and systemic barriers hinder labor market integration.
The 18-kilometer immersed tunnel project is set to cut travel time from Copenhagen to Hamburg from five hours to two and a half.
In the sparsely populated areas of the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, residents are grappling with unusual power outages that for months have caused bewilderment and frustration...
The Federal Foreign Office has released visa statistics for Russian citizens. In 2024, a total of 27,300 Schengen visas were issued — an increase of approximately 31 percent compared with the previous year...
Despite the existence of government foreigner offices, private legalization agencies operate in Poland offering intermediary services, employment, and even deportation reversals. A report from visits to government offices and agencies.
Germany conducted a readiness test of its Bundeswehr brigade in Lithuania. The method has its roots in the Prussian war game of the 19th century, which used topographic maps and game elements to practice military strategy...
Germany has banned GMO cultivation since 2009, but genetically modified crops are imported in significant quantities, primarily as animal feed.
Crude steel production fell by nearly 12% in the first half of the year to 17.1 million tons. This marks the third consecutive sharp decline in the sector.
In 2024, 677,117 children were born in Germany — 15,872 fewer, or a 2% decline compared with the previous year. According to the federal statistical office, the fertility rate in Germany stood at 1.35 per woman...
France's 2025 defense strategy sets strategic objectives through 2030, drawing attention to threats from Russia.
Germany's economics ministry has acknowledged that growth momentum has weakened. Industrial production and incoming orders remain unstable.
Since spring 2024, the author has focused on gathering information about immigrants deported from Germany to Poland, analyzing documents and maintaining contacts with institutions on both sides of the border.
On July 10, the deputy mayor of Slubice removed banners belonging to the Border Defense Movement from the bridge. Aleksandra Fedorska established that the entire bridge structure belongs to Germany and is administered by the Federal Republic.
Gas storage operators are warning of potential difficulties in natural gas supply during the winter months, which could lead to rising energy prices.
Eighteen EU agriculture ministers, including Poland's, have called for the softening and delay of the EU deforestation regulation.
The Border Guard announced the suspension of joint Polish-German border patrols. However, the official statement of the German police states that 'the Polish Border Guard and the Federal Police conduct border controls in a coordinated manner'...
A power grid failure paralyzed metro service on a section of the U6 line in Vienna, causing transportation chaos during the morning rush hour.
German federal police reported intercepting a drone flying from Polish territory on July 5, 2025. Aleksandra Fedorska published an email from the German police regarding the incident.
Aleksandra Fedorska warns that Germany may try to discredit the Border Defense Movement through provocations involving Nazi-fascist symbolism to delegitimize the entire movement.
Concerns have appeared in German media that Germany's gold reserves, stored in the vaults of the American Federal Reserve Bank (FED) in New York, could be confiscated by Donald Trump...
As a matter of principle, German law also applies to military bases in Germany used by the US — including Ramstein Air Base. However, US Armed Forces enjoy certain special rights under the NATO Status of Forces Agreement (NATO-SOFA) and supplementary agreements...
The defense of NGO funding by the government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and State Premier Manuela Schwesig has an ambiguous ring in this particular case, because it was precisely in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania that organizations of this type were used in the most cynical manner imaginable to advance Russian-German political goals...
Journalist Aleksandra Fedorska published a German police log from Pasewalk documenting the mass detention of illegal immigrants, including citizens of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Poland is the country where the number of people learning German has dropped particularly sharply in recent years — by as much as 15% since 2015. In France, by contrast, increases of +16% are noticeable, as in Russia. In Czechia, the share of students learning German also fell...
The Ministry of Interior and Administration has no data demonstrating that binational patrols are more effective than single-nation patrols. In the first quarter of 2025, 98 joint patrols were conducted.
The Ministry of National Defense confirmed that a designated group of German Armed Forces representatives is conducting planned reconnaissance at several locations on Polish territory. The Ministry of Interior and Administration did not respond to the questions.
In this context, one should not again speak of educated urban elites who prefer to vote progressively, but instead soberly analyze the system and hierarchy of power in large Polish cities. Particular attention should be paid to neighborhood councils, which for more than a decade have been gaining political and financial influence...
In response to a query by Aleksandra Fedorska, the Polish Interior Ministry revealed shocking information about the presence of German police on Polish territory, citing a 2014 Polish-German agreement.
Aleksandra Fedorska -- a contributor to Tysol.pl and editor-in-chief of Radio Debata -- directed an inquiry to the German police in Ludwigsdorf regarding a German patrol car observed on the Polish side of the bridge in Zgorzelec.
On March 8, a demonstration was held in Slubice against Germany's practice of dumping immigrants in Poland. Fedorska's questions forced the German police to admit crossing the Polish border.
The head of the German deportation center in Eisenhuttenstadt, Olaf Jensen, praises Poland as one of the most concrete, most correct, and most efficient states when it comes to accepting deportees.
According to findings by Aleksandra Fedorska, Germany has recently been using Poland's Border Guard to transport immigrants onto Polish territory — a new method of offloading migrants.
The journalist asked German police whether their officers were on duty in Slubice on March 8 during a protest. Brandenburg police responded that they had no information to confirm this.
The German Konrad Adenauer Foundation, affiliated with the CDU, conducts extensive operations in Poland. Journalist Aleksandra Fedorska asked about the scale of project funding in our country.
Brandenburg is opening a new deportation center in the border town of Eisenhuettenstadt for the efficient deportation of asylum seekers arriving from other EU countries.
Chancellor Scholz assured on Deutschlandfunk radio that Prime Minister Tusk will implement the migration pact, contrary to Tusk's repeated public declarations. A German affairs expert comments on the situation.
Germany lacks an effective deportation mechanism to countries of origin — from a legal and practical standpoint, deportations to Afghanistan or Syria are rarely carried out.
Brandenburg is establishing a deportation center in Eisenhuettenstadt. The center's head praises Poland as one of the most practical and efficient countries in Europe when it comes to accepting expelled individuals.
The German Interior Ministry spokesperson announced that at an EU ministerial meeting in Warsaw there was agreement on the earlier implementation of the migration pact. Fedorska and Krysztopa ask whether the Tusk government agreed to this.
The launch of a second such gas pipeline — Nord Stream 2 — was difficult to achieve from the very beginning. Poland stood in the way. It was in 2016 that the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection ruled that the second pipeline could not be operated as an international consortium...
In official documents of the German Federal Police concerning the expulsion of migrants from Germany to Poland, the translator's signature is as necessary as the signature of the German official and the migrant themselves...
At the heart of this controversial agreement is the elimination of trade tariffs. Import duties will be abolished on 91 percent of exports to Mercosur countries. For German manufacturers of machinery and automobiles, this means their goods will be cheaper in Mercosur countries...
One cannot engage in any reflection on the crisis of the Catholic Church without understanding the broader context of the crisis of the West as such. The shape of the world we know is passing away before our eyes.
In the first nine months of 2024, Germany deported over 9,000 people to Switzerland, 7,862 to Poland, and 2,350 to France. Other countries resist the practice; Poland does not.
German police discovered an 18-year-old Somali man with Polish refugee status on a train. Fedorska described this as a very dangerous new development, suggesting Germany may be conducting operations on Polish territory.
The German migration office estimates that 4.6 million resettlers (designated Aussiedler until 1992 and Spätaussiedler from 1993 onward) and members of their families came to Germany...
German authorities reported that from December 2023 to September 2024, approximately 8,450 people were deported to Poland. Fedorska, editor-in-chief of Radio Debata, comments: nearly 10,000 expulsions from Germany to Poland.
Schmidt regularly visits Kazakhstan in particular, where he has contacts with local businessmen and politicians. Schmidt is not, however, an ordinary right-wing parliamentarian but a man born in the Soviet Union with excellent contacts in Russia and the post-Soviet republics...
Munich-based FlixTrain plans to launch Warsaw-Berlin services with a stop in Poznan. Aleksandra Fedorska comments: They will hand Germany one of Poland's most profitable rail connections.
In defense of her strategy before the German Bundestag on October 17, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said...
Chancellor Scholz proposes splitting trade agreements into a portion exclusively for the EU and a portion requiring ratification by national parliaments. Aleksandra Fedorska comments that Germany is seriously dismantling the EU.
The World Nomad Games is an event that cultivates the cultural heritage and traditions of nomadic peoples. The event, which aims to popularize sports disciplines traditional to nomads, has for ten years been attracting not only the region's inhabitants but also athletes, journalists, and spectators from around the world.
In the first half of 2024, the Polish market became more valuable for German exports than the Chinese market. Poland now ranks fourth among Germany's export destinations.
According to the German federal police spokesperson, approximately 3,140 people were returned to Poland from the Brandenburg-Polish border in the first half of the year.
Aleksandra Fedorska asked the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin about the Campus Polska event in Olsztyn. The foundation's spokesperson refused to comment.
Neither Bundesrat President Manuela Schwesig nor Chancellor Olaf Scholz will attend the anniversary commemorations of the outbreak of World War II in Poland. The inside story of diplomatic turmoil following a journalist's phone call.
According to German officials, the question of reparations with Poland is closed — the Polish side is not making any demands against Germany regarding war reparations.
At the moment of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the German army possessed 495,000 soldiers, plus up to 900,000 reservists. At the end of May 2024, 169,974 professional (57,352) and…
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser is visiting the federal police at the Polish-German border in Goerlitz. Since October 2023, Germany has been conducting unilateral border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic.
The company is headquartered in Ludwigshafen, with its mighty industrial district and a Rhine river port.
Aleksandra Fedorska comments on the German Interior Ministry's ban of the Compact magazine. She argues that banning the press will not make the ideas disappear and predicts the decision will have the opposite of its intended effect.
The term racial profiling describes behaviors and practices that are based on prejudices and generalizations. In the case of Dutch administration, prejudice against foreigners meant that their applications for family benefits were by default subjected to critical and often exaggerated scrutiny...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration gave BiznesAlert.pl numbers that do not match the data released by the German Federal Police on 24 June. The figure provided by the Polish Ministry
A legal analysis of Germany's procedure for deporting immigrants to Poland. The Polish-German border runs mainly along the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers, and the problem has intensified with the arrival of hundreds of thousands of migrants from the Global South.
Aleksandra Fedorska highlights discrepancies between German Federal Police data and Polish Interior Ministry data concerning deportations from Germany to Poland in the first months of 2024.
Journalist Aleksandra Fedorska submitted inquiries to Poland's Interior Ministry regarding the nationality of immigrants deported from Germany to Poland.
Fedorska asked the German Interior Ministry about the alleged apology from Minister Nancy Faeser for the Osinow Dolny incident. Neither Minister Faeser nor the German Interior Ministry published any statement on the matter.
Addiction experts warn of a possible rise in fentanyl consumption in Europe. Estonia has experienced a crisis linked to nitazenes, and in Germany fentanyl is increasingly appearing in heroin.
A German official contacted Aleksandra Fedorska in an attempt to dissuade the editorial team from publishing the recording of a conversation with the German government press office regarding the alleged Tusk-Scholz phone call.
The German government press office, in a conversation with journalist Aleksandra Fedorska, revealed that the conversation with Chancellor Scholz announced by Prime Minister Tusk regarding migration incidents at the border had not taken place and was not being planned.
An investigative report uncovering the mechanics of immigrant deportation from Germany to Poland, based on accounts from shelters in the Lubusz Voivodeship and data from institutions on both sides of the border.
According to the German Interior Ministry, as of April 30, 2024, approximately 1.1 million Ukrainian war refugees were registered, of whom around 350,000 are children and young people under 18.
A report from the shelter in Zielona Gora, to which, since January 2024, an increasing number of people of Arab, Asian, and African origin deported from Germany have been arriving.
Journalist Aleksandra Fedorska published German Interior Ministry data on immigrants pushed back from Germany to Poland. Poland quietly accepted German pushbacks at the western border.
The German Federal Police, which performs border guard duties in that country, reported that the number of people expelled by Germany to Poland from January 1 to April 30 was 3,578...
Journalist Aleksandra Fedorska established that between January 1 and April 30, 2024, the German Federal Police registered a total of 5,621 persons who illegally crossed the Polish-German border, of whom 3,578 were sent back to Poland.
German opponents of the construction of a container port in Poland’s Świnoujście yet again disseminate inaccurate and erroneous information to the press about their actions and the new terminal. This
I understand you a little — you were lied to and you believed it. I understand, because I was lied to as well, and like you, I believed. In that story about self-fulfillment, freedom of choice, and freedom from consequences.
The adjective "liberal" distances it from democracy in the strict sense roughly as far as its "people's" strain — unfortunately still alive in us — was once distant from democracy itself.
Kosiniak today is like Bosak in 2020.
The oil supplies to Germany from Kazakhstan may replace the imports via the Naftoport in Gdańsk. This may indicate that Germany will yet again become dependant on the East, which, due to pipeline infr
The Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority has reported that the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection in Szczecin issued an environmental decision on the container port in Świnoujści
German companies are the second largest foreign taxpayer in Russia.
What Russia is like and the mentality of the so-called Russian man, world leaders have known for years — they could draw on intelligence reports as well as scholarly works on the subject.
Rokai, which was founded to complete Nord Stream 2 in defiance of U.S. sanctions, leased and used Rostock’s land on a much larger scale than previously thought.
Although the Schwedt refinery has not yet been derusified, the German government is drawing up plans to produce hydrogen there. This may be the key to the success of Poland’s PKN Orlen, if it actually
For years, the word has been subjected to unrelenting violation. We change its meaning, hollowing it out — we bleach it of content or assign it new meanings, often vague and deceitful.
It would be an exaggeration to say that the protest before the HQ of the energy provider in Frankfurt an der Oder was massive. On September 18, maybe 50 people gathered there, the rest were ordinary b
China’s COSCO has expressed interest in acquiring a 35 percent stake in the port of Hamburg. Due to national security issues six ministries vetoed this option. Germany’s intelligence services shared t
The Naftoport in Gdańsk is capable of increasing its capacity to carry additional oil via the „Friendship” oil pipeline to Schwedt. For many months, Germany did not want to talk about such a possibili
The beneficiary of the Gasumlage will be gas importers, such as Uniper, which quite consciously decided to cooperate with Russia’s Gazprom and even took an active part in financing the Nord Stream 2 g
The wartime unity is clearly behind us. It lasted a whopping two weeks. If there is anything good in that, it is a sign that those better informed — meaning the politicians — know the threat to Poland has passed.
Banality and grotesquerie are the words that describe our times. The worshippers of reason have, over the centuries, betrayed their idol and lost touch with reality on more than one occasion — but now, that betrayal has become permanent.
My whole adult life I thought I had some problem with fairy tales. I do not like watching them, and when they are on "in the background" I fall asleep. Myths are a different matter.
I am a homophobe. Why? An inner voice screams — after all, you respect those who are different, and more than that, you like some of them, just as you like some heterosexuals, and it has nothing to do with sexual orientation.
