Międzynarodowe bezpieczeństwo energetyczne Niemiec u progu XXI wieku

The paper presents the German position on the main challenges and problems of energy security, and focuses successively on general determinants related to raw materials for energy production, the shaping of energy supply strategy for Germany, with special emphasis on natural gas, and the implementation of the said strategy within European Union, and Germany’s strategie partnership with Russia. With a view to the vast economic potential and dependence on the imports of raw materials for energy production, and especially of natural gas, Germany is interested in the building appropriate conditions and transparent framework of European Union’s energy security policy. At the same time, the Federal Republic has no intention to surrender the strategie partnership with Russia in its capacity of the main gas supplier for Germany and numerous EU states. Germany continues to seek for opportunities to galvanize the dialogue on energy with Poland, and does not rule out appeasement of Poland’s negative approach to the Nord Stream gas pipeline.