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1 – 10 of 15The 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…
EU-wide trends are overshadowing national political dynamics. Identity and Democracy (ID) and the European Conservative and Reformist (ECR) groups are benefiting from voter…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284262
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The ECB stopped purchasing bonds this month after running its asset purchase programme (APP) since March 2015. The APP flooded commercial banks with liquidity in excess of their…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241413
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However, vacancies are now falling in most sectors. The job market will weaken this year and appears to be structurally weaker than it was in the 2010s, with higher levels of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275091
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Government measures to boost the economy, including tax cuts in November, are having little effect. There is little scope for further stimulus in the March budget. Political…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285405
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Government measures to support workers and companies seem to have worked. With closer state-corporate dialogue established, surveys and some data give grounds for measured…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252473
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While Merkel has viewed relations with China primarily in terms of economic cooperation and German interests, there is growing opposition to this approach at home, including from…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261847
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GH is a means to store renewable energy and is vital for decarbonising manufacturing, transport, shipping and other key industries. The technology could boost the EU-promoted…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282645
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The war in Ukraine could have increased support for the United Right (ZP) coalition, but so far this has remained static. Poles have enthusiastically welcomed the opening of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270463
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This is despite a spike in core inflation. The three central banks of Central Europe (CE) are on a loosening cycle, responding aggressively to the COVID-19-induced collapse in…