Europe
Farmer protests will disrupt EU trade relations
European farmers are demanding that Brussels goes further in protecting their interests in free trade negotiations
EUDecarbonising steel will be a long-term challenge
Steel output accounts for 7% of global carbon emissions and decarbonised steel production capacity remains minimal
InternationalEU DMA will test tech firms on compliance
The EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) obliges the world's dominant tech firms to be compliant by March 7
EUSolid services activity may drive wage inflation
The services PMIs improved across Europe, keeping wage inflation a risk, while the manufacturing downturn stabilised
InternationalBosnia’s unresolved divisions will impede joining EU
This background brief explains how mutual animosities from the 1992-95 war still frustrate any sense of common purpose
Bosnia-HercegovinaAudio leak will complicate German missile decision
Last week Russian media leaked an audio of German officials discussing potentially sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine
GermanyEU supply chain law faces major obstacles in Germany
An EU law that would mandate businesses to mitigate supply chain abuses is at serious risk of dilution or abandonment
GermanyDoubts remain about Hungary’s economy despite EU funds
Lack of business confidence lies behind a series of poor economic data especially a five-quarter decline in investment
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