Europe

  • Jul 15
  • 2 min read

French political stalemate threatens EU fiscal stress

France faces political and economic stalemate and the possibility of debt turmoil after indecisive snap elections

France
  • Jul 12
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Albanian premier will be under fire from opponents

Prosecution of opposition politicians sparked protests and exposed the government to criticism of targeting opponents

Albania
  • Jul 12
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Global digital fragmentation may favour innovation

The European Commission yesterday accepted Apple's commitment to give third parties access to its tap-and-go technology

International
  • Jul 11
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Hungary may avoid EU punishment for rogue diplomacy

Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s trip to Moscow sparks a debate in the EU about punishing Budapest

Hungary
  • Jul 11
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Differing IEA/OPEC oil views reflect high uncertainty

The IEA continues to expect far weaker oil demand growth in coming months than OPEC does

International
  • Jul 11
  • 2 min read

Digital economy decarbonisation will be challenging

The UNCTAD Digital Economy report focuses on ways of reducing the environmental costs of digitalisation

International
  • Jul 10
  • 2 min read

Eastern Europeans will dominate far-right EU factions

A Czech far-right party announced the formation of a second right-wing faction in the European Parliament

Eastern Europe
  • Jul 10
  • 2 min read

French instability may benefit far left and far right

France is on course for an unprecedented period of political uncertainty following the legislative election results

France