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WEBThe crisis at Volkswagen presents a significant political challenge for the German government. On 10 September, Volkswagen’s executive body terminated the collective labour agreements previously signed with the IG Metall trade union, affecting employees at VW car manufacturing facilities in Germany. This decision enables the company….
The breadbasket of the world? | OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
WEBDec 9, 2021 · Maize is the most important, grown on 5 million ha, with 35.9 million tonnes produced in 2019. Wheat was second (6.8 million ha, 28.3 million tonnes) and barley third (2.6 million ha, 8.9 million tonnes). Only 1.1 million tonnes of the remaining cereals – oats, rye, millet and sorghum – were produced in 2019.
The Zapad-2021 exercises. Russian strategy in practice
WEBSep 3, 2021 · The Zapad-2021 strategic exercises, scheduled for 10–16 September, are the most important training programme yet undertaken held by the Russian Armed Forces and the Belarusian army which cooperates with them. As they involve as many as 200,000 soldiers, they will also be the largest military exercises conducted in …
The devil is in the details. Information warfare in the light of Russia ...
WEBMay 19, 2015 · ul. Koszykowa 6a, 00-564 Warszawa, tel.: (+48) 22 525 80 00, fax: (+48) 22 525 80 40 email: [email protected]
Moldova: record-breaking support for reunification with Romania
WEBApr 19, 2021 · The percentage of Moldovans in favour of their country's reunification with Romania reached a record 43.9% in the second half of March this year. The data comes from a poll published on April 6 by Moldova's iData company. The same survey also shows a clear drop in support for Moldova's integration into the Eurasian Union promoted by Russia (from 48.1% in January to 40% at present).
US Army in Lithuania: a new outpost on the eastern flank
WEBJan 14, 2021 · In mid-December, the US Army deployed a contingent of approximately 500 soldiers in Pabradė, located to the north-east of Vilnius. The troops will remain in Lithuania for eight months – until mid-2021. This is the third rotation of a US armoured battalion in the country. Previous contingents were stationed there from October 2019 to June 2020 and from September to November 2020.
Soft Belarusianisation. The ideology of Belarus in the era of the ...
WEBNov 3, 2017 · Over the past three years, a distinct change has become visible in the ideological discourse of the government of Belarus. To an increasing degree, the state ideology is focusing on strengthening national identity, emphasising the divergence of Belarus’s interests from those of Russia, and re-examining the historical narration in a direction which emphasises the distinctiveness of the ...
Putin’s article: ‘On the historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians ...
WEB12 July 2021 saw the publication of an article by President Vladimir Putin, entitled ‘On the historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians’, which had been announced on 30 June 2021 during the President’s Direct Line public conference with citizens. The text was published on the President’s official website kremlin.ru (in two languages: Russian and Ukrainian).
Justyna Gotkowska - OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
WEBDeputy Director at the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) and head of the Security and Defence Department. Formerly Coordinator of the Regional Security Programme and analyst in the Department for Germany and Northern Europe. A graduate of the Institute of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warsaw, and …