Europe
Prospects for the eastern EU in 2023
The EU-11 will struggle to balance security concerns arising from Ukraine with stuttering economies
EUProspects for the EU in 2023
Unity on Ukraine, the economic and energy crises, and migration pressures are among the EU’s main challenges for 2023
EUEU slowdown may reach Croatia and Slovenia via tourism
Tourism both helps and hinders Croatia and Slovenia, particularly thanks to the former’s unbalanced tourism sector
CroatiaAustria will be slow to change neutrality stance
Despite a new emphasis on defence spending and planning, Austria currently rules out changes to its policy of neutrality
Austria2023 will test East European V4 economies’ resilience
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is seriously affecting the Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak economies
Eastern EuropeGerman economic model faces growing challenges
Germany’s industrial competitiveness in under increasing threat from geopolitical risks and the environmental transition
GermanySlovenia’s government will work with new president
The left-wing coalition needs the president’s support to tackle the energy crisis and overhaul taxes
SloveniaDanish Social Democrats may seek right-wing partners
Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats could break with tradition by pursuing a governing alliance with the centre-right
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