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  • Jun 18
  • 7 min read

Eastern members face EU fiscal deficit procedure

Visegrad Four's budget deficits come under scrutiny as the European Commission renews the excessive deficit procedure

Czech Republic
  • Jun 17
  • 7 min read

Ukraine peace summit reveals global differences

The summit was a significant initiative, but was hampered by the absence of many countries, most notably Russia

Switzerland
  • Jun 17
  • 7 min read

Election pressures will undermine German government

Defeat for Germany’s three coalition parties in the EU election will make policymaking more arduous

Germany
  • Jun 14
  • 7 min read

Kosovo will struggle to mend ties with the West

Kosovo’s bid to join the Council of Europe is on hold as relations with the West show no sign of improvement

Kosovo
  • Jun 14
  • 7 min read

Austrian economic links to Russia will persist

Austria’s ties with Russia have remained strong despite Western pressure to break them over the war in Ukraine

Austria
  • Jun 10
  • 7 min read

Pace of monetary easing will slow in Eastern Europe

With risks of reflation running high, central banks in Central-Eastern Europe weigh their options

Czech Republic
  • Jun 6
  • 7 min read

Greek ruling party could suffer losses in EU elections

European elections come as a test for the government a year after securing re-election

Greece
  • Jun 6
  • 7 min read

Norway outage exposes Europe’s gas vulnerability

An outage in a Norwegian gas pipeline saw Europe’s gas prices rebound to the highest levels since December

Norway
  • Jun 4
  • 6 min read

A tame private sector helps Algeria’s president

Tebboune is leaning on the business class to implement his economic strategy and boost his electoral prospects

Algeria