Europe
Turkish foreign policy will seek a power balance
Ankara is aiming to normalise and stabilise its key regional and international relationships
TurkeyManaging AI risks is a core priority for China
China is developing a framework that enables artificial intelligence (AI) innovation but regulates its applications
ChinaFarmer protests will disrupt EU trade relations
European farmers are demanding that Brussels goes further in protecting their interests in free trade negotiations
EUDecarbonising steel will be a long-term challenge
Steel output accounts for 7% of global carbon emissions and decarbonised steel production capacity remains minimal
InternationalBosnia’s unresolved divisions will impede joining EU
This background brief explains how mutual animosities from the 1992-95 war still frustrate any sense of common purpose
Bosnia-HercegovinaEU supply chain law faces major obstacles in Germany
An EU law that would mandate businesses to mitigate supply chain abuses is at serious risk of dilution or abandonment
GermanySpanish compromise over amnesty is likely
Catalonia’s pro-independence party is threatening to withdraw support for government over amnesty legislation
SpainEU threatens Slovakia with rule-of-law sanctions
Slovakia may become Brussels’ latest rule-of-law headache, taking the place of Poland and even Hungary
Eastern Europe
