Prospects 2019
Europe
Euro-area
Declining growth rates will provoke rising tensions and the risk of recession across Europe
Central Europe
Rising tensions with the EU over rule-of-law concerns may undermine growth and business confidence
EU
National politics will overshadow plans for deeper EU integration
Western Europe
Early elections loom in Germany, Italy and Spain, while social unrest is set to persist in France
United Kingdom
Party leadership contests loom, while Brexit uncertainty will ensure economic growth is slow
North Africa
Amid socioeconomic and political unrest, three North African countries await elections in 2019
European migration
EU's external migration policy will not prepare the bloc for a future migrant crisis
