Europe
Calm interest rates period will last a few more months
A survey of US rate predictions among economists estimates two rate cuts this year, starting June or July
InternationalParis-Berlin tensions on Ukraine will be tough to mend
Tensions between Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz over Ukraine have intensified in recent weeks
FranceEast Europeans will gain influence on Western security
Russia’s aggression in Ukraine has drawn attention to Central-Eastern European security, shifting the focus eastwards
Eastern EuropeAI boom raises risks of AI-washing
There is growing concern that private-sector firms are overselling their artificial intelligence (AI) solutions
InternationalParty loyalty may vitiate probe into Greek train crash
Opposition parties and EU prosecutors have accused the government of protecting those to blame for the Tempe train crash
GreeceCatalan politics further weakens Spanish stability
The two Catalan parties supporting Spain’s minority government will compete with each other in regional elections in May
SpainEU AI Act affirms the bloc's policy orientation
The European Parliament yesterday approved the AI Act
EUEU countries will struggle to externalise asylum
The idea of externalising asylum procedures is gaining traction in some EU countries
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