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Serbia will look to open Europe’s largest lithium mine
President Aleksandar Vucic breathes new life into a moribund lithium mine project
SerbiaEU labour costs will reduce scope for more rate cuts
Growth in total labour costs accelerated in the early months of 2024, keeping wage-price spiral fears alive
EUApplication of nature law will vary across EU
One of the EU’s most ambitious climate policies, the Nature Restoration Law (NRL), has received final approval
EUKosovo will struggle to mend ties with the West
Kosovo’s bid to join the Council of Europe is on hold as relations with the West show no sign of improvement
KosovoAustrian economic links to Russia will persist
Austria’s ties with Russia have remained strong despite Western pressure to break them over the war in Ukraine
AustriaHungary’s Orban may escalate stand-off with EU
The EU’s top court has imposed a hefty penalty on Budapest
HungaryNext UK government will have limited fiscal space
Low growth and high debt leave the next government with little capacity to invest in the economy
United KingdomThere is space to resolve Swiss-ECHR conflict
Both of Switzerland’s houses of parliaments have rejected a climate change ruling by the European Court of Human Rights
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