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Paris, France March 10, 2022 - Meeting of the leaders of the European People s Party EPP - European Commissioner for Budget and Administration Johannes Hahn PPE, POLITIQUE, DROITE PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA Copyright: xVincentxIsorex
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Johannes Hahn: "we need an economic stimulus package"

The EU budget commissioner argues for an accelerated admission of Ukraine and an expansion of the EU in the Western Balkans. The conditions for Ukraine's membership would have to be linked to a multi-billion reconstruction program. He does not expect financial sanctions against Hungary via the rule of law mechanism until the second half of the year, says Johannes Hahn in an interview with Hans-Peter Siebenhaar.

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Daniel Gros (Centre for European Policy Studies, CEPS)
Opinion

Europe's petrol problem

Europe is making itself independent of Russian oil – but a much bigger challenge is to do without Russian gas. The only option is a combination of energy savings and increased LNG imports, writes Daniel Gros of CEPS in the Viewpoint. European solidarity will also be important in this regard, he adds.

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Daniel Gros (Centre for European Policy Studies, CEPS)
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Europas Gasproblem

Europa macht sich unabhängig von russischem Öl – eine deutlich größere Herausforderung ist es jedoch, auf russisches Gas zu verzichten. Die einzige Möglichkeit sei eine Kombination aus Energiesparen und erhöhten LNG-Importen, schreibt Daniel Gros vom CEPS im Standpunkt. Dabei werde es auch auf die europäische Solidarität ankommen.

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Sinolytics Radar

China's ports suffer under lockdowns

China doubles down on its Zero-Covid approach. President Xi Jinping says that "persistence will lead to victory" (坚持就是胜利). To cushion the economic impacts, the central government released new consumption incentives (incl. Infrastructure). Shanghai, in principle, allowed 1800 companies to produce in "closed loops". But interruptions of logistics and supply chains continue to undermine a swift return to undisrupted production. Especially delays in the logistics chain wreak havoc on global supply chains.​

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