EU
Prospects for the euro-area in 2024
Sticky inflation and restrictive monetary and fiscal policy will ensure growth remains below 1% next year
EUBolivia will join amid doubts over the Mercosur bloc
Brazil has become the final member to ratify Bolivia's full membership in the Mercosur bloc
MercosurWinter may reduce migrant inflow into EU via Balkans
Ministers prefer more coordination to checks on Central Europe’s internal borders against illegal immigration
Eastern EuropeEuro-area seems set for a long but shallow downturn
Bank lending to corporates in the euro-area fell for the first time since early 2015 while household lending also slowed
InternationalObtaining EU cohesion on Ukraine will become tougher
Challenges to Western support for Ukraine are growing in both the United States and EU
NATOTechnical standards firm up China's AI priorities
China's cybersecurity standards setter has proposed technical rules for generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)
ChinaDutch parties will find it hard to reject Wilders
After years in opposition, far-right leader Geert Wilders is in a strong position to lead the next government
NetherlandsPoland’s expected new government faces range of risks
The pro-EU opposition’s election win has cheered markets but policy risks will moderate their expectations eventually
Poland
