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Foreign inflows will improve eastern EU business scene

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EU

FDI in eastern EU member-states.

France will pursue a balancing strategy towards China

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FRANCE

President Emmanuel Macron wants to maintain dialogue with President Xi Jinping as well as boost trade relations between the two countries. When it comes to defence and security…

More upheaval may await Europe’s carmakers

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EU

Speculation that Europe’s carmakers might be exploring partnerships to produce more affordable electric vehicles (EVs) and withstand global competition, particularly from China…

New Czech export strategy will focus on innovation

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EASTERN EUROPE

The policy, aimed at bolstering economic resilience and global competitiveness, and forging new national champions, sets Czechia apart from Hungary, Slovakia and Poland, the rest…

EU economic security plan faces major challenges

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EU

These stem from the continued autonomy of private-sector firms and the transnational systems they operates through. The EU may exert some influence through targeted policy…

South-eastern Europe's ties with Japan will grow

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BALKANS/JAPAN

Countries in south-eastern Europe have engaged with Japan, taking note of Tokyo’s wish to compete with China and reap benefits from trade agreements with the EU. The prime…

Lifting COVID-19 measures may hit resilient eastern EU

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EU

Available second-quarter data indicate a shallower recession in most of the eleven eastern EU member states (EU-11) than the rest of the EU in January-June. This may be due to a…

German fiscal expansion is unlikely despite concerns

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GERMANY

The economy shrank by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in April-June; further shrinking in the third quarter would mean a technical recession. Since growth is not likely to pick up much in…