"The Community also expects Ukraine to meet its further requirements. The payment of 9 billion euros, part of a total 90 billion euro EU loan for Ukraine, is to be made conditional on its tax reform. This is to consist of improving tax collection and introducing mechanisms for more efficient spending of money. "

"The estimated costs of implementing the SAFE defense program have increased. The loan offered by the European Union was originally supposed to be at an interest rate of 3.17%, but according to new calculations, it will be at least 3.32%. "

"Because the main reason for this visit and the main goal of this visit was to sign an agreement on the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline. This agreement was not signed, and this can be treated as a failure of Vladimir Putin and the Russian delegation. "

"In January 2020, the ICT sector contributed 7.3% of GDP, but by January 2024 this had decreased to 3.7%. "

"“Poultry exports from China to Europe increased from about 20,000 tons in 2020 to over 100,000 tons annually.” and “In 2025, ... Growth has been redirected towards ... the EU (10%).” "

"The United States, for the third time since the beginning of the war with Iran, has suspended sanctions on Russian oil exports. The decision was justified by the needs of countries vulnerable to the energy crisis. "

"The first thing that costs, uh, Germany, uh, an enormous amount of money, and it has been calculated that it might even cost over 2 trillion euros by the end of this process, is the energy transformation. "

"The Council of Ministers' legislative work register indicates that the government plans to adopt a draft bill on the introduction of a 3% digital tax in Q3 2026. [...] Minister of Finance and Economy, Andrzej Domański [...] said: 'Poland determines what taxes are in Poland.' 'This project is included in the government's list of works, it was submitted by the Ministry of Digitalization. The Ministry of Finance will also work on it. It is Poland that determines what taxes are in Poland. New technology sector companies must pay taxes in Poland, like everyone else,' said Andrzej Domański at a meeting with journalists. "

"Regarding the development of RES in Texas, we see from the data that it accelerated after 2021, i.e., after the blackout in that state, which, taking advantage of the specifics of Texas as an electricity system that was disconnected from other American operators, and ERCOT was simply a bit of a lonely island there. "

"All of this forced Russia, for example, to introduce restrictions on fuel exports, as well as drastic budget adjustments regarding the 2026 budget law, which at the beginning of this current year seemed impossible to meet, because expected profits from oil or gas sales were much, much lower. "

"The difference between the market price of individual raw materials or fuels and the price at which the Russians sold them began to decrease, while at the same time the global, official price was going higher. Because until now, the Russians were de facto forced to sell their oil or gas at very low prices. This was due to few countries wanting to buy them, and on the other hand, the Russians had to maintain exports all the time so as not to be flooded with their own energy resources. "

"The Ukrainian route, meaning brotherhood. It also does not pump gas to the West, as the Ukrainian-Russian agreement, which allowed deliveries via this route, e.g., to Slovakia or Hungary, expired at the beginning of 2025. The Ukrainian route is a true transmission giant. It could deliver over 100 billion cubic meters, well over 100 billion cubic meters of Russian gas to Europe annually. "

"before 2030 it will probably be possible to pay with a digital euro in the European Union, meaning that just like today we pay with a card, there will be a digital euro issued by the European Central Bank, work on this is ongoing. "

"Therefore, US allies in the region, such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and other Persian Gulf countries, were hit. And they were hit in a very specific way. Namely, infrastructure related to oil extraction, gas extraction, and processing these raw materials into fuels was attacked, which brought the world another energy crisis in just four years. "

"China buys Russian gas, but the volume sent to the Middle Kingdom is much, much smaller than its potential for delivery to Europe, and by the way, China is not at all a submissive partner to Russia and plays with the Russians, when it comes to gas, like the Russians have probably never played with anyone. For example, they impose their price on the Russians for blue fuel supplies, and also force Russia to bear the cost of implementing infrastructural connections such as the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline. So the Russians are now paying to build a pipeline running to China, through which they will sell gas to the Chinese at a very low price set by Beijing. Well, that's not a comfortable situation for Gazprom. "

"And all this forced Russia, for example, to introduce restrictions on fuel exports, as well as to make drastic budget adjustments. "

"The Yamal pipeline running, among others, through Poland. It also does not work, does not pump gas, and Poles have taken control over the Polish section, because until recently it was managed by a joint Polish-Russian board, but since 2022, and fully since 2023, Poles have taken over the management of the Polish part of Yamal. This pipeline no longer pumps gas from Russia to the West, but is used by Poland to receive raw material from Germany. "

"And Europe, which imports 75% of the coal it consumes, 90% of gas, and 97% of oil and fuels, cannot be competitive. "

"Recently, the head of the National Bank of Poland spoke about these funds waiting, and attention, how much money is waiting? Also around 190 billion zlotys. So these 190 billion zlotys, which we would borrow from the European Commission, we would borrow from European funds on preferential terms, we could have from the National Bank of Poland. "

"We have an agreement signed between the Polish government and the European Commission, which allows these funds to go into our budget. They are to go into our budget on very preferential terms. "

"Poland signed the SAFE agreement, becoming the largest beneficiary of the European security support instrument. Approximately 43.7 billion euros, or almost 190 billion PLN, is to go to the country. "

"Poland has a very specific, soft underbelly precisely in this matter. It is energy, and above all, the electricity sector. "

"As Wysokie Napięcie notes, the average cost of coal production in Poland already reaches 1,000 PLN per ton, making it... the most expensive in the world. "

"this entire sector in the last two years generated 20 billion Polish zlotys in losses, losses covered by taxpayer money. "

"For the overwhelming part of this loss, essentially two companies, PG and JTSW, are responsible. "

"Technical limitations caused crude oil not to flow through the Druzhba pipeline to the German Schwedt refinery from May 1. "

"Viktor Orban's government presented its plan to the European Commission in December last year. It assumes the expenditure of 16 billion 200 million euros on defense projects and dual-use technology. "

"The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday extended its pause on sanctions on Russian oil shipments to ease shortages from the Iran war, days after Secretary Scott Bessent ruled out such a move. The so-called general license means U.S. sanctions will not apply for 30 days on deliveries of Russian oil that has been loaded on tankers as of Friday. "