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Shrinking rivers, grain prices, public debt and the single market: this section follows the European economy through the pressures shaping transport, energy, agriculture and politics across the continent.
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Recent stories examine how low river levels weigh on transport, power and industry, why Black Sea disruptions and weather push grain prices up, and what rejoining the EU single market could mean for the UK. A French presidential debate centered on debt and EU policy is also covered.
Other articles look at a €25m fund backing early-stage ocean technology, the economic risks of anti-migrant rhetoric in Ceuta, the future of electric travel, and a data leak affecting supporters of Hungary’s Tisza Party. Start with the energy and trade pieces for the broad picture, then read the country-specific analysis.
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How Hungary plans to pay for its 2027 budget, from savings to a new wealth tax
Le budget 2027 proposé à Budapest ramène à 9% l’impôt sur le revenu des salariés au SMIC et renforce les aides aux familles, selon le…
Warsaw bets on an EU-India deal to close its trade gap with India
Donald Tusk and Narendra Modi met in New Delhi on a $6bn trade relationship that is lopsided in India’s favour, with an EU-India deal expected…
E.ON’s EU-funded grid upgrade opens room for wind in Hungary
A HUF 230 billion programme backed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility targets substations, lines and meters across a network serving three million.
Hungary’s garden plots as year-round homes, from Budapest to the northeast
Plots once kept for vegetables, vines and weekend sheds are turning into full-time homes near the capital, on the Southern Great Plain and in the…
V-Híd leak itemises a French château stay, private jets and a €600,000 yacht at Mészáros’s railway builder
Confidential records obtained by Direkt36 list a four-day retreat costing €158,773, over €3.3m of foreign travel and aircraft bought through a trust, at a firm…
Brussels wants China to shrink its €1bn daily trade surplus, and talks have started in Beijing
Maros Sefcovic is meeting Chinese officials while Brussels weighs car import curbs and a faster response tool, with EU leaders due to discuss China next…
Europe’s Shrinking Rivers Put Pressure on Transport, Power and Industry
Falling water levels on the Rhine and Danube are restricting inland shipping, disrupting industrial deliveries and reducing electricity production at riverside nuclear plants, with effects…
French presidential debate puts debt and EU policy at the centre of the 2027 race
France’s first major presidential debate exposed competing approaches to debt, wages and European cooperation, placing economic policy at the heart of the 2027 campaign.
Grain Prices Rise as Black Sea Disruptions and European Weather Tighten Supply Routes
Wheat markets have risen as Black Sea shipping disruptions, record-low Danube water levels and severe European weather place renewed pressure on grain export routes.
Redstone’s €25m Blue Fund Targets Early-Stage Ocean Technology in Europe
Redstone has reached a €25 million first close for Redstone Blue, a fund targeting European ocean technology startups from pre-seed to Series A across maritime…
Ceuta crisis: why anti-migrant rhetoric puts Europe’s food economy at risk
The Ceuta crisis has renewed a polarised migration debate, even as Spain’s farm sector depends heavily on migrant labour for fruit production and a major…
What rejoining the EU single market could mean for the UK economy
A return to the EU single market could reduce some trade barriers for British businesses, but it would also require regulatory alignment, budget contributions and…