Eastern members risk falling behind rest of EU

Central-Eastern Europe’s economic trajectory since joining the EU holds lessons for the region and potential new members

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Iraqi Kurds’ economic trap will drive instability

Rising financial and legal pressure from Baghdad is further undermining the Kurdistan region’s autonomy

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The government recorded a small surplus in the first quarter, but austerity is further dampening recovery prospects

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Annual ‘shunto’ negotiations have yielded a record wage increase

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Job security concerns are encouraging university and college employees to unionise

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Kosovo's ban on using the dinar risks driving more Serbs to leave while straining relations with Brussels and Washington

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Unemployment fell to an nine-year low at the end of 2023, but informality remains high and growth is cooling

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Disruptive industrial action by trainee doctors has escalated into a standoff with the government

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Migrants are a potential, if partial, solution to labour shortages in urban areas when given the right to work

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Consumption rebounded in 2023, with services in particular surging, but the property hangover will still exert an impact

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