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Fuel Price Explosion in Poland and Germany — Geopolitics and Market Structure Hit Drivers in Both Countries Germany & EU Analysis

Fuel Price Explosion in Poland and Germany — Geopolitics and Market Structure Hit Drivers in Both Countries

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.

March 25, 2026
Record Number of Business Bankruptcies in Germany in 2025 Germany & EU Analysis

Record Number of Business Bankruptcies in Germany in 2025

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.

March 22, 2026
How Many More Special Funds Can Debt-Laden Europe Sustain? Germany & EU Analysis

How Many More Special Funds Can Debt-Laden Europe Sustain?

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.

March 21, 2026
Capitalizing German Pensions: A Retreat from the Pay-As-You-Go System Germany & EU Analysis

Capitalizing German Pensions: A Retreat from the Pay-As-You-Go System

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.

March 14, 2026
Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP): From Decades of Dreams to Reality Middle East & Africa Analysis

Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP): From Decades of Dreams to Reality

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.

March 10, 2026
Foreign Doctors Are Increasingly Filling Germany's Ranks Germany & EU Analysis

Foreign Doctors Are Increasingly Filling Germany's Ranks

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.

March 6, 2026
Unemployment Rising in Germany: Manufacturing Loses, Services Gain Germany & EU Analysis

Unemployment Rising in Germany: Manufacturing Loses, Services Gain

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.

February 24, 2026
Germany's Gas Crisis: A Lifeline from China? China & Pacific Analysis

Germany's Gas Crisis: A Lifeline from China?

Underground gas storage levels have fallen to a historic low of roughly 23.5% — well below the legally mandated minimum of 30%.

February 22, 2026
Crisis at Volkswagen: The German Giant in Trouble — and What About Its Polish Plants? Germany & EU Analysis

Crisis at Volkswagen: The German Giant in Trouble — and What About Its Polish Plants?

Volkswagen has announced ambitious plans to cut costs by 20% by the end of 2028, equivalent to roughly 60 billion euros in savings.

February 20, 2026
What Can Europe Gain in Africa? Middle East & Africa Analysis

What Can Europe Gain in Africa?

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.

February 14, 2026
Under the Banner of Anti-Trumpism? The 2026 Munich Security Conference China & Pacific Analysis

Under the Banner of Anti-Trumpism? The 2026 Munich Security Conference

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.

February 13, 2026
Germany's Record Trade Deficit with China China & Pacific Analysis

Germany's Record Trade Deficit with China

In 2025, Germany recorded its largest-ever trade deficit with China, amounting to approximately 90 billion euros — a one-third increase.

February 12, 2026
German Workers Are the Oldest in the Entire European Union Germany & EU Analysis

German Workers Are the Oldest in the Entire European Union

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%.

February 9, 2026
Germany's Brewery Crisis: Breweries on the Brink of Survival Germany & EU Analysis

Germany's Brewery Crisis: Breweries on the Brink of Survival

Beer sales fell by 6.0% in 2025, hitting their lowest level since the 1990s. A disaster for hundreds of local and regional breweries.

February 8, 2026
Has the Tusk Government Already Agreed to Germany's E6 EU Centralization Project? Germany & EU Analysis

Has the Tusk Government Already Agreed to Germany's E6 EU Centralization Project?

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.

February 2, 2026
Germany Under Pressure from Trade Conflicts Germany & EU Analysis

Germany Under Pressure from Trade Conflicts

The German economy, long considered Europe's locomotive, faces serious problems. U.S. tariffs are only adding to the pressure on the export sector.

January 27, 2026
Germany courts private investors Germany & EU Analysis

Germany courts private investors

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.

January 22, 2026
Is it time to repatriate Germany's gold reserves from the United States? Germany & EU Analysis

Is it time to repatriate Germany's gold reserves from the United States?

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.

January 22, 2026
German retirees in search of work Germany & EU Analysis

German retirees in search of work

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.

January 21, 2026
Cheap alcohol in Germany — because Germans are drinking less? Germany & EU Analysis

Cheap alcohol in Germany — because Germans are drinking less?

Alcohol is exceptionally cheap in Germany — prices for alcoholic beverages are 14% below the EU average. Only Italy is cheaper, at 19% below.

January 12, 2026
EU deal also unfavorable for Mercosur countries Germany & EU Analysis

EU deal also unfavorable for Mercosur countries

The trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur is raising serious concerns among experts and civil society organizations in South America.

January 9, 2026
Germany's weakening labor market Germany & EU Analysis

Germany's weakening labor market

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.

January 5, 2026
Germany on Mercosur: Rejection means a win for China China & Pacific Analysis

Germany on Mercosur: Rejection means a win for China

Experts warn that if Europe fails to sign the Mercosur agreement, China will fill the void and consolidate its dominance in Latin America.

December 31, 2025
Will the European Union transform Europol into a "European FBI"? Germany & EU Analysis

Will the European Union transform Europol into a "European FBI"?

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.

December 29, 2025
The Balkan energy gambit: Between Russia, the EU, and the green transition China & Pacific Analysis

The Balkan energy gambit: Between Russia, the EU, and the green transition

Russia's invasion of Ukraine shook European energy policy. For the Western Balkans, it represents a formidable challenge and a strategic gambit of sorts.

December 28, 2025
Germany invests in Ukraine — in energy and defense Germany & EU Analysis

Germany invests in Ukraine — in energy and defense

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.

December 25, 2025
Digital euro faces skepticism from banks Germany & EU Analysis

Digital euro faces skepticism from banks

The EU is entering a new era of "digital money." European banks are far from enthusiastic about the digital euro project.

December 20, 2025
A record wave of insolvencies among German companies Germany & EU Analysis

A record wave of insolvencies among German companies

In November 2025, the number of insolvency filings rose by 5.7% compared to November of the previous year. The troubling trend continues.

December 18, 2025
Germany blocks energy progress in Africa Middle East & Africa Analysis

Germany blocks energy progress in Africa

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.

November 29, 2025
Germany is losing competitiveness: Even Switzerland is now a better deal Germany & EU Analysis

Germany is losing competitiveness: Even Switzerland is now a better deal

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.

November 22, 2025
The battle over Russia's billions: Moscow threatens, Brussels pushes Germany & EU Analysis

The battle over Russia's billions: Moscow threatens, Brussels pushes

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.

November 18, 2025
Germany wanted "digital sovereignty." It is sinking deeper into chaos Germany & EU Analysis

Germany wanted "digital sovereignty." It is sinking deeper into chaos

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.

November 15, 2025
"Alarm, because Poland's right wing is young, beautiful, and educated." How did Germany cover the Independence March? Germany & EU Analysis

"Alarm, because Poland's right wing is young, beautiful, and educated." How did Germany cover the Independence March?

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.

November 13, 2025
Italian rail operators aim to conquer Germany. Competition for Deutsche Bahn Germany & EU Analysis

Italian rail operators aim to conquer Germany. Competition for Deutsche Bahn

Two Italian companies — state-owned Trenitalia and private Italo — are planning to enter the high-speed rail market in Germany.

November 12, 2025
The automotive transformation: Germany vs. Italy — who will survive? China & Pacific Analysis

The automotive transformation: Germany vs. Italy — who will survive?

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.

November 8, 2025
5 cents per kilowatt-hour. Germany prepares an energy shield for industry Germany & EU Analysis

5 cents per kilowatt-hour. Germany prepares an energy shield for industry

Germany's economy minister has announced the introduction of subsidized electricity rates for energy-intensive industries starting January 1, 2026.

November 5, 2025
Austria's Strabag vs. a Russian oligarch Germany & EU Analysis

Austria's Strabag vs. a Russian oligarch

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.

October 27, 2025
German media blame the Netherlands for the chip crisis Germany & EU Analysis

German media blame the Netherlands for the chip crisis

The Dutch government has taken control of Nexperia — the world's second-largest producer of discrete chips, owned by China's Wingtech.

October 25, 2025
Meloni reaches for the money of banks and insurers Germany & EU Analysis

Meloni reaches for the money of banks and insurers

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%.

October 24, 2025
Germany's illusion of a miracle cure for stagnation Germany & EU Analysis

Germany's illusion of a miracle cure for stagnation

The autumn forecast by leading German economic institutes projects GDP growth of just 0.2% for 2025, and 1.3% for 2026.

October 18, 2025
Swiss banks no longer want Russian clients Germany & EU Analysis

Swiss banks no longer want Russian clients

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.

October 15, 2025
The world scrambles for germanium. China blocks access to the element China & Pacific Analysis

The world scrambles for germanium. China blocks access to the element

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.

October 10, 2025
European banks are not pulling out of Russia Germany & EU Analysis

European banks are not pulling out of Russia

Despite sanctions and the war in Ukraine, UniCredit, Raiffeisen, and ING have remained in the Russian market, citing the complexity of withdrawal decisions.

October 8, 2025
Lufthansa — the German crane falls from the sky Germany & EU Analysis

Lufthansa — the German crane falls from the sky

Lufthansa has announced a plan to cut approximately 4,000 administrative jobs by 2030. At the same time, pilots are threatening to strike.

September 29, 2025
"We are not slaves." The end of the guest worker era in Western Europe? Germany & EU Analysis

"We are not slaves." The end of the guest worker era in Western Europe?

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.

September 25, 2025
Indonesia has suddenly become the star of European trade policy Germany & EU Analysis

Indonesia has suddenly become the star of European trade policy

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).

September 23, 2025
Vienna trapped in stagnation. The longest recession in history Germany & EU Analysis

Vienna trapped in stagnation. The longest recession in history

Austria is grappling with the longest recession in its postwar history. Inflation is accelerating to 4.1%, while GDP grows by just 0.3%.

September 20, 2025
Prospects for Polish trade? Moving beyond dependence on Germany Germany & EU Analysis

Prospects for Polish trade? Moving beyond dependence on Germany

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.

September 18, 2025
When will the German economy start growing again? Germany & EU Analysis

When will the German economy start growing again?

The year 2025 will be a transitional period with low growth, but from 2026 the economy may accelerate.

September 11, 2025
German anxiety and Polish ports Germany & EU Analysis

German anxiety and Polish ports

Poland is leveraging its geographic location and attracting international capital. The government has announced a tripling of port capacity.

September 8, 2025
French public debt. Germany fears a "second Greece" Germany & EU Analysis

French public debt. Germany fears a "second Greece"

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.

September 5, 2025
EU Bets on Expanding Energy Interconnections in Central and Eastern Europe Germany & EU Analysis

EU Bets on Expanding Energy Interconnections in Central and Eastern Europe

The initiative aims to strengthen energy infrastructure, support the transition to renewable energy, and ensure security of supply in the region.

August 10, 2025
Is Europe's Wind Energy Sector Dependent on China? China & Pacific Analysis

Is Europe's Wind Energy Sector Dependent on China?

In the wind turbine sector, European manufacturers still dominate the market, but Chinese firms are increasingly aggressively entering European markets.

August 8, 2025
Fewer Than Half of Migrants in Germany Have Found Employment Germany & EU Analysis

Fewer Than Half of Migrants in Germany Have Found Employment

In 2024, only 48% of migrants were employed, compared with 79% among native Germans. Bureaucracy and systemic barriers hinder labor market integration.

August 6, 2025
Germany Is Holding Up Denmark's Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Construction Germany & EU Analysis

Germany Is Holding Up Denmark's Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Construction

The 18-kilometer immersed tunnel project is set to cut travel time from Copenhagen to Hamburg from five hours to two and a half.

August 4, 2025
Are Genetically Modified Agricultural Products Reaching Poland via Germany? Germany & EU Analysis

Are Genetically Modified Agricultural Products Reaching Poland via Germany?

Germany has banned GMO cultivation since 2009, but genetically modified crops are imported in significant quantities, primarily as animal feed.

July 20, 2025
Steel Production in Germany Falls Once Again Germany & EU Analysis

Steel Production in Germany Falls Once Again

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.

July 18, 2025
France Updates Its Defense Strategy. How Does It View Poland and Germany? Germany & EU Analysis

France Updates Its Defense Strategy. How Does It View Poland and Germany?

France's 2025 defense strategy sets strategic objectives through 2030, drawing attention to threats from Russia.

July 17, 2025
German Economy in Trouble: Growth Has Stalled Germany & EU Analysis

German Economy in Trouble: Growth Has Stalled

Germany's economics ministry has acknowledged that growth momentum has weakened. Industrial production and incoming orders remain unstable.

July 15, 2025
Aleksandra Fedorska: Border Checks Reinstated Germany & EU Analysis

Aleksandra Fedorska: Border Checks Reinstated

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.

July 15, 2025
Strange Situation on the Border Bridge: Who Owns the Bridge Linking Germany's Frankfurt (Oder) and Poland's Slubice? Germany & EU Analysis

Strange Situation on the Border Bridge: Who Owns the Bridge Linking Germany's Frankfurt (Oder) and Poland's Slubice?

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.

July 14, 2025
Gas Alarm in Germany Germany & EU Analysis

Gas Alarm in Germany

Gas storage operators are warning of potential difficulties in natural gas supply during the winter months, which could lead to rising energy prices.

July 11, 2025
Strong Opposition to Controversial EU Proposal Germany & EU Analysis

Strong Opposition to Controversial EU Proposal

Eighteen EU agriculture ministers, including Poland's, have called for the softening and delay of the EU deforestation regulation.

July 9, 2025
Blackout in Another Capital: Vienna Paralyzed Germany & EU Analysis

Blackout in Another Capital: Vienna Paralyzed

A power grid failure paralyzed metro service on a section of the U6 line in Vienna, causing transportation chaos during the morning rush hour.

July 7, 2025
Germany: "We Repelled an Attack by a Polish Drone" Germany & EU Analysis

Germany: "We Repelled an Attack by a Polish Drone"

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.

July 6, 2025
A Possible Provocation: How Germany May Be Seeking to Discredit the Border Defense Movement Germany & EU Analysis

A Possible Provocation: How Germany May Be Seeking to Discredit the Border Defense Movement

Aleksandra Fedorska warns that Germany may try to discredit the Border Defense Movement through provocations involving Nazi-fascist symbolism to delegitimize the entire movement.

July 2, 2025
"Mass Expulsions from Germany to Poland": Journalist Publishes German Police Log Germany & EU Analysis

"Mass Expulsions from Germany to Poland": Journalist Publishes German Police Log

Journalist Aleksandra Fedorska published a German police log from Pasewalk documenting the mass detention of illegal immigrants, including citizens of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

April 29, 2025
German Police Operations in Poland: Shocking Information from the Polish Interior Ministry Germany & EU Analysis

German Police Operations in Poland: Shocking Information from the Polish Interior Ministry

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.

April 3, 2025
German Police Operations in Poland: Our Journalist Questions the Interior Ministry Germany & EU Analysis

German Police Operations in Poland: Our Journalist Questions the Interior Ministry

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.

March 26, 2025
How Aleksandra Fedorska Forced the German Police to Admit Crossing the Polish Border Germany & EU Analysis

How Aleksandra Fedorska Forced the German Police to Admit Crossing the Polish Border

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.

March 24, 2025
Germany: Head of Deportation Center Near the Border Praises "Cooperation" with Poland. His Words May Be Cause for Concern Germany & EU Analysis

Germany: Head of Deportation Center Near the Border Praises "Cooperation" with Poland. His Words May Be Cause for Concern

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.

March 16, 2025
Germany Has a New Method of Dumping Immigrants on Poland Germany & EU Analysis

Germany Has a New Method of Dumping Immigrants on Poland

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.

March 12, 2025
Our Journalist Asked German Police About Their Patrol Car on the Polish Side. A Shocking Response Germany & EU Analysis

Our Journalist Asked German Police About Their Patrol Car on the Polish Side. A Shocking Response

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.

March 10, 2025
Aleksandra Fedorska Asked the Adenauer Foundation About Projects Funded in Poland Germany & EU Analysis

Aleksandra Fedorska Asked the Adenauer Foundation About Projects Funded in Poland

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.

February 24, 2025
Germany Opens Deportation Center Near the Polish Border. Szlapka: "They Won't Send Us Any Migrants" Germany & EU Analysis

Germany Opens Deportation Center Near the Polish Border. Szlapka: "They Won't Send Us Any Migrants"

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.

February 19, 2025
Scholz: Tusk Will Implement the Migration Pact Germany & EU Analysis

Scholz: Tusk Will Implement the Migration Pact

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.

February 17, 2025
Why Germany Sends Immigrants to Poland Instead of Their Countries of Origin Germany & EU Analysis

Why Germany Sends Immigrants to Poland Instead of Their Countries of Origin

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.

February 17, 2025
Germany Praises Poland: "They Accept Every Immigrant Expelled from Germany" Germany & EU Analysis

Germany Praises Poland: "They Accept Every Immigrant Expelled from Germany"

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.

February 16, 2025
We Asked the German Interior Ministry Whether the Tusk Government Agreed to Accelerate the Migration Pact Germany & EU Analysis

We Asked the German Interior Ministry Whether the Tusk Government Agreed to Accelerate the Migration Pact

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.

February 1, 2025
There Will Be No End of Christianity Germany & EU Analysis

There Will Be No End of Christianity

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.

December 10, 2024
Germany Dumps Immigrants Not Only on Poland, With the Difference That Other Countries Fight Back Germany & EU Analysis

Germany Dumps Immigrants Not Only on Poland, With the Difference That Other Countries Fight Back

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.

December 9, 2024
"It Cannot Be Ruled Out That Germany Has Begun Conducting Checks on Polish Trains and on Our Territory" Germany & EU Analysis

"It Cannot Be Ruled Out That Germany Has Begun Conducting Checks on Polish Trains and on Our Territory"

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.

December 7, 2024
German Authorities Release New Figures on Immigrants Expelled to Poland Germany & EU Analysis

German Authorities Release New Figures on Immigrants Expelled to Poland

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.

November 18, 2024
"Will They Hand Germany One of Poland's Most Profitable Rail Connections"? Germany & EU Analysis

"Will They Hand Germany One of Poland's Most Profitable Rail Connections"?

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.

November 11, 2024
"Germany Begins to Dismantle the EU." Scholz Proposes Curbing Brussels' Powers in International Trade Germany & EU Analysis

"Germany Begins to Dismantle the EU." Scholz Proposes Curbing Brussels' Powers in International Trade

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.

October 4, 2024
Where Sport Meets Tradition: The World Nomad Games China & Pacific Analysis

Where Sport Meets Tradition: The World Nomad Games

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.

September 3, 2024
Aleksandra Fedorska: It Is Our Polish Decision Whether Germany Is a Power or Not Germany & EU Analysis

Aleksandra Fedorska: It Is Our Polish Decision Whether Germany Is a Power or Not

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.

August 29, 2024
Shocking Reports from the Polish-German Border. New Data Released Germany & EU Analysis

Shocking Reports from the Polish-German Border. New Data Released

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.

August 28, 2024
Scandal at Campus Polska. Journalist's Surprising Words Germany & EU Analysis

Scandal at Campus Polska. Journalist's Surprising Words

Aleksandra Fedorska asked the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin about the Campus Polska event in Olsztyn. The foundation's spokesperson refused to comment.

August 27, 2024
Aleksandra Fedorska Reveals New Information About Reparations from Germany Germany & EU Analysis

Aleksandra Fedorska Reveals New Information About Reparations from Germany

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.

August 26, 2024
German Pushbacks to Poland. What Will German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser Say Germany & EU Analysis

German Pushbacks to Poland. What Will German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser Say

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.

August 12, 2024
German Authorities Ban Right-Wing Magazine "Compact." Expert: This Will Backfire Germany & EU Analysis

German Authorities Ban Right-Wing Magazine "Compact." Expert: This Will Backfire

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.

July 16, 2024
Fedorska: Poland and Germany must have a serious talk about illegal migration Germany & EU Analysis

Fedorska: Poland and Germany must have a serious talk about illegal migration

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

July 4, 2024
Aleksandra Fedorska: By Deporting Immigrants to Poland, Germany Is Breaking European Law — and Poland Is Allowing It Germany & EU Analysis

Aleksandra Fedorska: By Deporting Immigrants to Poland, Germany Is Breaking European Law — and Poland Is Allowing It

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.

July 1, 2024
Fedorska Asks About the Nationality of Immigrants Deported from Germany to Poland Germany & EU Analysis

Fedorska Asks About the Nationality of Immigrants Deported from Germany to Poland

Journalist Aleksandra Fedorska submitted inquiries to Poland's Interior Ministry regarding the nationality of immigrants deported from Germany to Poland.

June 26, 2024
The Polish-German Border: Polish Data Differs from German Data by More Than a Thousand People Germany & EU Analysis

The Polish-German Border: Polish Data Differs from German Data by More Than a Thousand People

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.

June 26, 2024
Siemoniak Claims German Interior Minister "Apologized for the Osinow Dolny Incident." Fedorska Asked the German Interior Ministry Germany & EU Analysis

Siemoniak Claims German Interior Minister "Apologized for the Osinow Dolny Incident." Fedorska Asked the German Interior Ministry

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.

June 24, 2024
How a German Official Tried to Dissuade Us from Publishing the Recording of Fedorska's Conversation with the German Government Press Office Germany & EU Analysis

How a German Official Tried to Dissuade Us from Publishing the Recording of Fedorska's Conversation with the German Government Press Office

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.

June 20, 2024
Aleksandra Fedorska Reveals the Inner Workings of Immigrant Deportations from Germany to Poland Germany & EU Analysis

Aleksandra Fedorska Reveals the Inner Workings of Immigrant Deportations from Germany to Poland

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.

June 18, 2024
We Publish the Recording of Aleksandra Fedorska's Conversation with the German Government Press Office. It Leaves No Doubt Germany & EU Analysis

We Publish the Recording of Aleksandra Fedorska's Conversation with the German Government Press Office. It Leaves No Doubt

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.

June 18, 2024
Aleksandra Fedorska: Germany Considers Cutting Social Benefits for Ukrainians Germany & EU Analysis

Aleksandra Fedorska: Germany Considers Cutting Social Benefits for Ukrainians

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.

June 17, 2024
Aleksandra Fedorska from the Polish-German Border: Immigrants Accepted by Poland from Germany End Up at This Shelter Middle East & Africa Analysis

Aleksandra Fedorska from the Polish-German Border: Immigrants Accepted by Poland from Germany End Up at This Shelter

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.

June 11, 2024
"Poland Quietly Accepted German Pushbacks at Its Western Border" Germany & EU Analysis

"Poland Quietly Accepted German Pushbacks at Its Western Border"

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.

June 7, 2024
Journalist Uncovers Hard Data: Thousands of Illegal Immigrants Pushed Back from Germany to Poland Germany & EU Analysis

Journalist Uncovers Hard Data: Thousands of Illegal Immigrants Pushed Back from Germany to Poland

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.

June 3, 2024
Germans fight against Polish port and resort to disinformation Germany & EU Analysis

Germans fight against Polish port and resort to disinformation

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

December 20, 2023
A Few Words to My Single Female Friends Germany & EU Opinion

A Few Words to My Single Female Friends

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.

November 26, 2023
Liberal Democracy Germany & EU Opinion

Liberal Democracy

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.

November 21, 2023
It Was Confederation That Was Supposed to Be in Holownia and Kosiniak's Place. What Went Wrong? Germany & EU Analysis

It Was Confederation That Was Supposed to Be in Holownia and Kosiniak's Place. What Went Wrong?

Kosiniak today is like Bosak in 2020.

October 25, 2023
Tainted oil imported by Germany from Kazakhstan hits Poland's Naftoport Germany & EU Analysis

Tainted oil imported by Germany from Kazakhstan hits Poland's Naftoport

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

October 16, 2023
Container Port in Swinoujscie gets green light after consultations with Germany Germany & EU Analysis

Container Port in Swinoujscie gets green light after consultations with Germany

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

October 13, 2023
German companies eager to swell Russia's coffers Germany & EU Analysis

German companies eager to swell Russia's coffers

German companies are the second largest foreign taxpayer in Russia.

July 6, 2023
On Russia and Europe Germany & EU Opinion

On Russia and Europe

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.

June 13, 2023
City of Rostock and political star Claus Ruhe Madsen involvement with Nord Stream 2 Germany & EU Analysis

City of Rostock and political star Claus Ruhe Madsen involvement with Nord Stream 2

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.

May 29, 2023
To steal German hearts Orlen should shell out for green hydrogen Germany & EU Analysis

To steal German hearts Orlen should shell out for green hydrogen

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

May 10, 2023
The Word Germany & EU Opinion

The Word

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.

December 22, 2022
Frankfurt an der Oder - where energy and heat are worth their weight in gold Germany & EU Analysis

Frankfurt an der Oder - where energy and heat are worth their weight in gold

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

November 14, 2022
The plastic chancellor wants the Chinese in the Hamburg port China & Pacific Analysis

The plastic chancellor wants the Chinese in the Hamburg port

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

November 2, 2022
Will Orlen take over the Schwedt refinery in Germany? Germany & EU Analysis

Will Orlen take over the Schwedt refinery in Germany?

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

September 30, 2022
Gasumlage, or how German customers will pay for Nord Stream 2 Germany & EU Analysis

Gasumlage, or how German customers will pay for Nord Stream 2

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

September 2, 2022
Unity in Times of War Germany & EU Opinion

Unity in Times of War

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.

March 12, 2022
What's New? Nothing Much — Just Sex and Vodka Germany & EU Opinion

What's New? Nothing Much — Just Sex and Vodka

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.

December 17, 2020
Myths and Other Fairy Tales Germany & EU Opinion

Myths and Other Fairy Tales

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.

September 10, 2020
I Am a Homophobe Germany & EU Opinion

I Am a Homophobe

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.

June 16, 2020
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