Prospects 2021

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Europe

European Council President Charles Michel (top) arrives for video conference of EU leaders seeking solutions to Polish-Hungarian veto on budget and pandemic recovery package, Brussels, November 19 (Olivier Matthys/AP/Shutterstock)

Nov 23, 2020
8 min read

Eastern EU

Heightened tensions between Brussels and some CEE governments over rule of law and human rights will continue in 2021

A collection of one and two Euro coins, ten and fifty Euro banknotes and ten cents (Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/Shutterstock)

Nov 26, 2020
7 min read

Euro-area

The disruption of COVID-19 and the weakness of some key economies will ensure there will be no V-shaped recovery

Nov 30, 2020
7 min read

Western EU

Next year German Chancellor Angela Merkel will step down and the United Kingdom will stop abiding by EU rules

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Action Press/Shutterstock)