Europe
Chances of Bulgaria forming a government may increase
Snap parliamentary elections delivered no major changes, potentially prompting a rethink among parties
Prospects for the global economy in 2025
Soft but solid trade, cautious monetary easing, gradually slowing services and fading fiscal power underpin the outlook
Hungary’s Orban bets big on Trump
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban endorsed Donald Trump ahead of US presidential elections
HungaryRuling hurts European efforts to externalise migration
The Italy-Albania migration pact is in jeopardy after a court ruling ordered the return of migrants to Italy
AlbaniaSpanish floods unlikely to shift political attention
Spain has experienced the deadliest flooding seen in a Western European country since 1973
SpainGeorgia’s EU integration process will stall
The European Commission announced yesterday that it will not recommend opening EU membership talks with Georgia
GeorgiaTripoli's ties with Italy will deepen
The Italian prime minister’s drive to stem migration underpins close engagement with the authorities in western Libya
LibyaUnited States will keep leading the data centre market
Advanced economies dominate the global data centre industry but face increasing competition from emerging markets
InternationalBalkan states’ EU membership hopes remain distant
Reviving EU enlargement was discussed during a summit in Berlin and a regional tour by the European Commission president
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