In early September 2026, the European natural gas market entered the final phase of the storage injection season with inventories significantly below the levels recorded in previous years. On 1 September, natural gas storage facilities in the European Union were at 65.4% of capacity, compared with 77.7% the previous year and 92.4% two years earlier. This means that Europe is...
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Agata Domachowska, PhD, an IEŚ expert, commented for Radio Wnet and “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna” on the funeral ceremonies of Ratko Mladić, the former commander of the Army of Republika Srpska who was convicted of war crimes, including the Srebrenica genocide. The expert noted that the manner in which Mladić was commemorated demonstrates that Serbia has yet to fully reckon...
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Nine months after the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria, inflation continues to follow an upward trend. The legal and institutional measures proposed by the government have so far failed to produce results. The sources of rising prices should be sought both in the unstable international situation and in the ineffective actions of Bulgarian institutions during the introduction...
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Romania’s Petrotel refinery, owned by the Russian energy company Lukoil, entered into insolvency proceedings at the end of August 2026. The decision of the Ploiești Tribunal, which has jurisdiction over Prahova County, followed nearly a year of inactivity at the facility after Lukoil was placed under U.S. sanctions in the autumn of 2025. State supervision over the assets as...
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Dr Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik, an expert at the Institute of Central Europe, spoke to Interia News about strengthening societal resilience in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia in the face of pressure from Russia. As the expert points out, regular incidents and provocations by Russia have exposed deficiencies in the Baltic states’ security systems and crisis communication....
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On Friday, 28 August, Anton Saifullayeu, Deputy Director for Research and Analysis at the Institute of Central Europe in Lublin, met with Niels Geuking, a Member of the European Parliament. Mr Geuking led a joint delegation from the European Heritage Label Bureau and the European Parliament on a visit to Ukraine. During the meeting, the Institute’s history, activities, and...
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Dr Damian Szacawa, Head of the Nordic-Baltic Team at the Institute of Central Europe, provided media commentary on Iceland’s referendum concerning the resumption of accession negotiations with the European Union. He appeared on TOK FM in the programmes “European Magazine” and “Let Me Ask Differently”, as well as on RMF FM and Polish Radio. He analysed the reasons...
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After 2022, political momentum behind the development of the Middle Corridor gained pace. While it is a project with considerable potential in transport, economic and energy terms, its actual expansion and competitiveness are dependent on a multitude of challenges and risks. In the energy sphere, the corridor’s importance lies primarily in diversifying supply routes for...
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On 29 August, Icelanders will decided in a referendum whether accession negotiations with the European Union, which were suspended in 2013, should be resumed. Dr Damian Szacawa, Head of the Nordic-Baltic Team at the Institute of Central Europe, spoke on Radio ZET about the significance of the referendum and the role of security in the debate over Iceland’s future. The IEŚ...
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The monograph by Professor Jan Pomorski “The Historian of Tomorrow: An Intellectual Portrait of Timothy Snyder” is now available in PDF format on our website. The publication examines the work and intellectual journey of Timothy Snyder, one of the most important contemporary historians specialising in Central and Eastern Europe. Professor Jan Pomorski explores Snyder’s...
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