Event 04. May 2023

Nuclear Safety in Times of War

While the Western countries have intro­duced unprece­dented sanctions against Russia’s energy sector, its nuclear industry, repre­sented by the state-owned nuclear energy monop­o­list Rosatom, remains an exception in the sanction policy of the EU and G7. Despite its role in seizing the occupied Zapor­izhzhia nuclear power plant and virtually black­mailing Europe, Rosatom seems to be protected from the sanctions, as many countries are still dependent on the Russian nuclear industry.

Policy Paper  03. May 2023

Ukraine’s Role in the EU’s and Germany’s Energy Transition

This policy brief gives an overview of the current state of the Ukrainian energy system and the chal­lenges that emerged because of the war, but also the chances for the sustain­able recon­struc­tion of the energy sector. In order to modernise the economy on a sustain­able basis Ukraine needs signif­i­cant private invest­ments. At the same time, the large-scale recon­struc­tion of the energy sector offers oppor­tu­ni­ties for German and EU companies to partic­i­pate in the “green” devel­op­ment of the Ukrainian economy.