Łukasz Dąbrowiecki: German politicians have not grown up to be real leaders of Europe

Łukasz Dąbrowiecki, Polish journalist specializing in German politics, 2022 Polish-German Tadeusz Mazowiecki Journalist Prize nominee, joins Cross-Border Talks to discuss the future of German energy politics and German economy. We have a look at Angela Merkel's legacy, which used to be hailed and appreciated in Berlin and abroad, and now looks more like a collection of unsolved problems and solutions that worked well only for a while. Łukasz traces back the origins of Energiewende politics and the wrong assumption that Russia might actually democratize, if it has strong business ties to Germany. We also have a look at the future of German industry, now deprived of Russian cheap gas, and Łukasz argues why all the forecasts of 'deindustrialization' or 'demise of German economical power' might be exaggerated and wrong. Our guest shares also his opinion on Olaf Scholz and his capacities to adapt policies to the most unpredictable crisis situations he had to face as the Chancellor.