2021-07-03
Poland: core inflation down slightly, but supply doesn’t keep pace with demand
With consumer demand expected to rise, supply will struggle: businesses face rising commodities prices, lack of components and staff shortages.
Tag: reforms
2021-06-19
In Latvia, digital transformation requires institutional coordination and coherence
In front of a declining population due to ageing and emigration, digital innovation becomes crucial to increasing productivity and living standards.
2021-06-05
Lithuanian energy revolution: 80% renewable target by 2050
Bioenergy is playing a key role in Vilnius’ energy supply: about 75% of the heat is produced by burning woody biomass collected on the national territory.
2021-05-22
In Poland, business charges are a risk to inflation and productivity
The increase in tax burdens would fail to cover the promised reduction in the tax burden, causing more uncertainty and reduced investment.
Estonia: job inclusion can be more effective
Despite the employment rate among 15- to 64-year-olds at 75.2%, the country faces a shrinking workforce and regional disparities.
2021-01-16
To become a hub in the region, Lithuania needs a sustainable investment body
There are no adequate financial instruments in Lithuania or they are not flexible enough: Vilnius must seek finance sustainable areas more quickly.
2021-01-02
In Estonia, the vanguard of digital identity is a first and most cultural success
Digitalisation is a tool to simplify life: at the heart it’s the trust in the institutions and the conviction that everyone will reap its benefits.
2020-12-12
In Latvia, skilled emigration and recycling hold back growth potential
Latvian GDP growth fell by -9.2% and the current account deficit is on the rise. Loans to the private sector are held back by an extensive informal sector.
Recovery Fund unlocked: for Poland and Hungary the game moves to the Court of Justice
EU leaders have reached a compromise to unlock the €1.8 tn Recovery Fund: any sanction could only start after approval by the EU Court of Justice.
2020-12-05
EU budget 2021-27: the Commission could proceed without Poland and Hungary
Brussels is ready to endorse the alternatives and proceed without Warsaw and Budapest, whose subsidies are estimated at 3% of GDP.