Europe
Euro-area deep industrial downturn is lowering CPI
Euro-area consumer price inflation slowed to 2.6% in February while the manufacturing PMI remains deep in contraction
EUSurvey reveals key hurdles to democratic performance
A large Pew survey has found that people favour democracy but are critical of how it is working
InternationalWTO meeting is reaching more stalemates than outcomes
The WTO Ministerial meeting has been extended by a day into March 1 as negotiators are struggling to reach agreement
InternationalSpanish compromise over amnesty is likely
Catalonia’s pro-independence party is threatening to withdraw support for government over amnesty legislation
SpainMercosur-EU trade deal will not be reached this year
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena, currently head of the Mercosur bloc, yesterday dismissed hopes of a rapid deal
MercosurEU 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 EuropeTrump AI policy would prioritise US-China competition
The Trump campaign has made no clear statements on his approach to the increasingly significant issue of AI policy
United StatesEU will struggle to reverse migration trends
The number of asylum applicants to the EU+ last year was the highest since the 2015-16 migrant crisis
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