The increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events underscores the importance of adapting to climate change. While reducing global greenhouse-gas emissions is vital, adaptation is equally crucial to protecting the world’s most vulnerable populations from the most devastating effects of global warming. ...Details
The report highlights the effects of international sanctions on Russia's economic performance up to mid-2024. Despite monetary tightening, Russia's early 2024 economic growth remained strong due to a tight labor market and continued credit expansion. The fiscal outlook has improved with more positive short- and medium-term projec-tions despite increased military and social spending. The trade surplus remained al-most unchanged, masking declines in both exports and imports. ...Details
Rising protectionism and geoeconomic tensions pose a major challenge, especially for the EU. In many cases, however, the key to strengthening economic security lies in deepening international trade relations, not in protecting domestic production. This policy brief presents four propositions on the future direction of the EU’s foreign economic policy.
Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the EU, Rue Wiertz 77, Brussels
November 13, 2024
The new EU legislature is haunted by resurgent worries - with Trump rebooted and heightened geopolitical risks and trade tensions. Talk has shifted in the EU - from outsourcing security to the US to a focus on "strategic autonomy”, from outsourcing export-led growth to China to a strategy of “de-risking”, and from outsourcing energy needs to Russia to anywhere but. And then there is climate change and the war next door. How can Europe secure its competitiveness and prosperity in this new environment? Join us at the EconPol Europe 2024 Annual Conference as we unpack the key issues and chart a course to navigate the potentially thorny years to come.
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