Europe
President is eroding Romania’s pluralist democracy
Iohannis’s turn towards the military and intelligence service raise concerns about the future of Romania’s democracy
RomaniaASEAN Digital Masterplan 2025 faces major hurdles
The bloc's ambitious digital regional integration and development plan is faltering
South-east AsiaPolluting plastics output to keep outgrowing world GDP
The world produces plastic, notably single-use material, faster than it can recycle or safely dispose of it
InternationalGermany is close to entering a recession
Germany is likely to enter a technical recession this year amid soaring inflation and energy shortages
GermanyMore environment funds are opportunity for eastern EU
Neither applications for nor implementation of EU LIFE programme projects aiming at carbon neutrality will be easy
Eastern EuropeThe Gulf States would benefit from a UK trade deal
Negotiations for a trade agreement between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the United Kingdom started in June
Gulf statesThe housing boom will slow steadily in coming quarters
The reversal of the house price boom is looming in the United States, the United Kingdom and the euro-area
InternationalGerman policy towards Sahel will be cautious
Germany has been following France's lead in the Sahel, but Berlin's role is becoming more important now
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