Katinka Barysch
Katinka Barysch
access countries given major nasty standards
By the standards of oil-producing countries, Russia's not a particularly nasty place, given that access in other major countries is even more restricted.
cause deadline head lift ships turkey worried
I'm worried about Turkey because there's a deadline for them to lift restrictions on Cypriot ships going into their ports. This will come to a head and cause an incident.
foreign german lesser mark policy presume standing
I presume it will be someone of a lesser standing (than Schroeder), so the SPD mark on German foreign policy will be weaker.
fighting possible progress reason
It's possible Bulgarian and Romanian accession will be put off. The reason would be not enough progress in fighting corruption.
angle commission dimension energy european member proposing secondary states time
The commission is right to be proposing a new European dimension of energy policy. The European angle is secondary for member states like France, which is sad. It will take time to make progress.
cannot clear deal eu europe exclude germany member needs poles polish reach saying seems several states view
The Polish view seems to be a contingency view. If the EU cannot reach a deal with Russia, then the Poles seems to be saying Europe needs alternative plans. But it is clear several member states will not want to exclude Russia. Germany has already made that clear to Poland.
cannot energy exclude russia shows supplies
All you have to look at is how much energy Russia supplies to Europe. This shows you cannot exclude Russia.
country defend national pressure
I don't think so. Every country is under pressure to defend their national interest.
against embarrass french
Merkel is against French protectionism, but she will not do anything to embarrass the French.