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ECB to hold rates again, awaiting clearer signs on inflation  on 04/03/24
The European Central Bank is expected to freeze interest rates again this week, with officials wary of starting to cut before they see more evidence that recent falls in inflation will be sustained.
‘Nothing is sacred’: How the CSDDD saga lifted the veil on Brussels politics  on 01/03/24
Some key CSDDD negotiators seem to have switched on their Realpolitik mode and are now more determined than ever to get the law over the finishing line at all costs
Eurozone inflation drops to lowest in 2 years, spurring talk of ECB rate cut  on 01/03/24
The eurozone’s core inflation rate dropped to its lowest level in nearly two years in February, bolstering hopes that Europe’s inflation crisis may have permanently abated and that the European Central Bank (ECB) will cut interest rates later this year.
Germany’s slow implementation of EU law highlights risks to European competitiveness  on 01/03/24
The EU’s largest economy takes longer than many of its peers to follow orders from Brussels, the Commission’s Single Market report showed, pointing to the wider threat that the bloc’s lethargic policy implementation poses to its competitiveness.
NextGen 2.N0? Conservatives throw spanner into new EU joint borrowing debate  on 01/03/24
Centre-right and national-conservative groups in the European Parliament have voiced strong opposition to a renewed joint-debt programme at the EU level, after calls for a Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) ‘2.0’ mushroomed over the last few weeks to close a gap for public investments.
EU Recovery fund: Commission insists on 2026 deadline as Poland causes headaches  on 01/03/24
Despite several challenges member states such as Poland face in implementing projects on time under the EU Recovery Fund, the European Commission insists on the agreed 2026 deadline, stressing the fund’s “temporary” nature.
Is Russia outperforming the EU or simply borrowing from its own future?  on 29/02/24
Leo Tolstoy’s famous maxim about families could easily be adapted to express an important truth about contemporary geopolitics: the economies of the EU and Russia are both unhappy, but each in its own way. 
US money propping up France’s investment allure, but will it last?  on 29/02/24
The number of confirmed foreign investments projects in France is on the up for the third year in a row, according to new government data released on Thursday (29 February) – almost a third of which comes from the US, despite growing concerns over labour costs and administrative complexity.
EU Parliament urges EIB to scrap ammunition, weapons financing restrictions  on 29/02/24
The vote comes amid mounting pressure on the EIB to increase its defence-related investments following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Political volte-face hits EU supply chain law amid unwavering Belgian ambition  on 28/02/24
Belgian officials started to test the water for a speedy legislative solution to save the draft EU corporate due diligence law by mid-March, Euractiv understands, after numerous member-state defections forced them to abort a closely-watched vote between EU ambassadors.

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 Economy Weekly 
Belgium gambling on Italian vote to get EU supply chain law over the line (27/02/24)
EU sanctions on Russia ‘massively circumvented’ via third countries, study finds (26/02/24)
WTO convenes ministers in UAE with slim hopes for breakthrough (26/02/24)
EU Elections: Time to Create Labour Markets That Work for All [Promoted content] (26/02/24)
Rethinking the German model means letting go (23/02/24)
Germany’s last major solar module producer to close in March (23/02/24)
EIT launches Solar Academy: Aims for water, maritime innovation next [Advocacy Lab Content] (22/02/24)
EU-Russia trade continues to slide as LNG, fertilisers curb Europe’s need for pipeline gas (22/02/24)
Europe must urgently tackle its housing crisis, warn EU officials (22/02/24)
EU Commission eyes ‘Juncker plan on steroids’ to boost green investments (22/02/24)
Šefčovič’s plan to bring EU industry and green policies together (22/02/24)
Germany’s Habeck blames Putin, world trade for industrial slump (22/02/24)
Pressure mounts on finance chiefs to tweak EIB, taxonomy rules in boost to defence (21/02/24)
The Brief – The industrialists are back (21/02/24)
Food corporations call for EU corporate due diligence law to be finalised (21/02/24)
LEAK: The Belgian Presidency’s plan to unblock the EU’s energy taxation directive (21/02/24)
In Antwerp, European industry kicks off fight for its future (20/02/24)
Cohesion policy must be revamped ‘to ensure Europe’s survival’, EU report finds (20/02/24)
State aid should be ‘stopped’, Danish industry minister warns (20/02/24)
European Left party vows to slash EU fiscal rules ahead of elections (19/02/24)
France announces €10bn cut in public spending as growth outlook darkens (19/02/24)
State subsidies for industry: Brussels greenlights €4bn German initiative (16/02/24)
Member states slam door shut on gig work directive (16/02/24)
Solar PV industry caught up in China forced-labour controversy (16/02/24)
Economics is a tribal discipline, and Lagarde now wants to be part of the club (16/02/24)
Quality public services vital to reach Europe’s industrial ambitions [Promoted content] (16/02/24)
‘What next?’ EU’s Gentiloni gets ball rolling on future of pandemic recovery fund (16/02/24)
‘Something is not working’: Economists urge EU Commission to overhaul its models (15/02/24)
Europe cuts 2024 growth outlook, ECB’s Lagarde calls for revamp of German model (15/02/24)
Germany doing ‘dramatically bad’, economy minister says as government prepares to slash GDP forecast (14/02/24)
EU Greens chief slams Belgian central banker’s claim climate fight will leave EU poorer (14/02/24)
Former top Macron aide held economic ties with Putin’s Russia, police found (14/02/24)
EU-Mercosur unlikely to be finalised before the EU elections (13/02/24)
Delivery failure: Belgium Presidency’s platform work directive undermines single market (13/02/24)
New EU fiscal reforms will impede critical investments, experts warn (13/02/24)
EU, UK urge scientists to join research programme after Brexit concerns (13/02/24)
Talent, tech, and the unicorn farm… in conversation with EIT’s Adam Rottenbacher (13/02/24)
Germany’s CDU wants to call the shots on the economy early (12/02/24)
German liberals want to renegotiate EU due diligence law, blame Spain (12/02/24)
EU announces new ‘interpretation’ of Canada trade deal in bid to ensure ratification (10/02/24)

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