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Ukrainian leader aims to shore up UK and EU support
President Zelensky is in London to reinforce ties and secure a lasting moral and military commitment
UkraineCost-of-living strains curb Europe’s near-term outlook
Cost-of-living pressures will constrain economic activity in Western Europe in 2023/24 but will ease in the medium term
EUEarthquake may lead to EU-Turkey thaw
Erdogan will use the disaster to galvanise political support at home and score points abroad
TurkeyUkraine’s EU membership is a long way ahead
EU leaders have promised additional support for Kyiv rather than fast-track accession
UkraineBoE/ECB hope for monetary policy stability ahead
The ECB and the BoE both raised interest rates by 50bp, as widely expected
InternationalLondon may seek to slow UK-EU regulatory divergence
Rishi Sunak wants to reduce regulatory divergence from the EU but faces the risk of a strong backlash from Brexiteers
United KingdomEU industrial subsidy plan will likely disappoint
The European Commission has unveiled plans to bolster the global competitiveness of the EU’s green industries
EUEuro-area prices are moving in right direction for ECB
Annual consumer price inflation eased to 8.5% in January, and while food prices remain high, services prices fell
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