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French riots have potential to cause long-term effects

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FRANCE

The riots appeared to abate and then almost cease on the nights of July 1 and 2 but the situation remains extremely tense and authorities fear that a new escalation is possible.

ECB liquidity may bring Greece a modest relief

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GREECE

The tranche will meet debt repayments falling due until end-2016. The prospect has been held out of debt restructuring if programme commitments are fulfilled. The IMF, which has…

Public resistance to make 5G rollout patchy in the EU

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EUROPE

Citizen opposition to 5G technologies.

Swiss economy faces challenges after SNB move

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SWITZERLAND

Prospects for the Swiss economy after the SNB move.

Legal highs offer lessons for global drug control

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INTERNATIONAL

Legal highs.

Persistent inflation will create a dilemma for the ECB

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EU

The ECB remains reluctant to increase rates, as supply-side shocks are the main cause of high consumer-price inflation, while core inflation is only barely above the 2…

Croatia will watch whether euro adoption raises prices

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CROATIA

After implementing its anti-inflationary stabilisation programme in 1993, Croatia recorded stable and modest inflation rates. That changed in 2022, when inflation accelerated…

Pressure on EU banks is escalating and could intensify

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EURO-AREA

Either event could cause confidence in Europe's banks to plunge. The financial and sovereign debt 'double crisis' has dealt the European banking system a double blow from which…

Prospects for the euro-area in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

Prospects for the euro-area in 2023.

European rent crisis could become a defining issue

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EUROPE

Rental rises are most acute in major cities, where institutional funds with substantial wealth have increased their weight in the rental market, making housing less affordable…