Poland
East European growth in 2023 will be modest at best
The slowdown of activity in the second half of 2022 will shape prospects for 2023
Eastern EuropeThe EU’s 2035 auto policy is at risk of collapse
There is growing pushback against EU proposals to ban the sale of new internal-combustion engine vehicles after 2035
EUUkraine war will erode its Visegrad neighbours’ unity
Central Europe has emerged politically divided but economically resilient, one year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Eastern EuropePoland could take total ban on Russian pipeline crude
Russian crude has stopped flowing to Poland via the Druzhba pipeline but Czech supplies are continuing thus far
PolandUnited States will back NATO’s Eastern Europe members
President Biden has held a summit in Warsaw with leaders of the nine frontline NATO members in Eastern Europe
United StatesCentral Europe may cut rates despite high inflation
Expectations of rate cuts in Central Europe, almost entirely due to the fall in gas prices, ignore persistent inflation
Eastern EuropeSpending more on East European defence will be tough
Some of the Visegrad Four states may not be able to meet their stepped-up NATO defence spending pledges
Eastern EuropeCentral Europe’s slowdowns may prove short-lived
The Czech and Hungarian economies are in recession, Slovak growth is slow but steady, but Polish GDP has shrunk by 2.4%
Eastern Europe
