Europe
Eastern EU could seize digital economy opportunities
Eastern EU member states have the automotive and ICT platform to join the next generation of tech-enabled supply chains
EUClash between markets and Fed increases risks in 2023
Divergence between Fed plans and bond investors’ scepticism about the scope for more tightening is fuelling volatility
InternationalThere is scope to limit EU-US tension over IRA
The Inflation Reduction Act is provoking tension in the EU-US trade relationship
United StatesPandemic will test parliamentary scrutiny in Europe
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed strengths and weaknesses in parliamentary oversight of the executive across Europe
EuropeThe G20 will struggle to advance its policy agenda
Development issues took priority at last month's G20 summit and the bloc will be under Global South leadership to 2025
InternationalLatvia’s new three-party coalition will probably last
The October elections upset some established parties but the government remains in centre-right and right-wing hands
LatviaMore of EU’s cocaine will come via Western Balkans
The EU’s cocaine market has found a new different and important route from Latin America via the Western Balkans
BalkansPrice cap will bite into Russian oil output in 2023
The new price cap on oil is intended to curb Russia's income without preventing all exports reaching global markets
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