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Fed and ECB will ease Central European policy dilemmas

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Impact of global policy shifts on monetary policy in Central Europe.

The EU risks international retaliation over CBAM

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EU

The scheme will require non-EU producers to pay a fee on the iron and steel, cement, fertilisers, aluminium and electricity they export to the EU from 2026. This will aim to…

Belarus will pay more for oil as Russia gets tough

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BELARUS/RUSSIA

Lukashenka has made it clear he believes Russia is using oil and gas as weapons to bend him to its will and said two weeks ago that the Belarusian nation would 'eat him alive' if…

Long-delayed Romanian motorway will help Ukraine

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ROMANIA

This offers Ukraine enhanced connectivity to the EU, increasing the volume of throughputs in response to Russia’s restrictions on Black Sea shipping, but also responding to…

Prospects for the EU in 2022

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PROSPECTS 2022

Two of the most pressing issues will be reforms to EU fiscal rules and Poland's challenge to the primacy of EU law.

EU-China trade war over electric vehicles is unlikely

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EU/CHINA

The EU’s investigation into Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), due to suspicions of unfair subsidies and dumping practices, has raised trade-related concerns. An EU-China trade war…

Czech and Polish anti-inflation plans may work better

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EASTERN EUROPE

Budget constraints make it difficult for the Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak authorities to help households and firms suffering as a result of the economic shocks caused by…

Rates may stay high in Eastern Europe for many months

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EASTERN EUROPE

Rising tensions over monetary policy in Central-Eastern Europe have burst into the open in Poland. The National Bank of Poland (NBP)’s controversial decision to halt a year-long…

Inflation in Eastern Europe will slow monetary easing

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EASTERN EUROPE

The unexpected decision adds significant momentum to Central Europe’s monetary easing campaign, which began in May when Hungary’s National Bank (MNB) reduced its benchmark rate…

EU Energy Plan faces two-year uphill battle

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EU

The proposals are the latest in a long line of attempts to establish a more integrated approach to energy policy within the EU and greater coordination of energy diplomacy with…