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Autumn Forecast

This document is a compilation of the economic chapters contained in the European Commission’s 2022 Enlargement Package.

Focussing on the euro area, QREA Volume 21 No. 3 (2022) provides an analysis of (i) GDP per capita convergence in the euro area and EU over the last two decades, (ii) the links between the housing market and the real economy, (iii) exchange rate pass-through on import prices, and (iv) the key economic considerations underpinning Croatia joining the euro area.

How to catch up on the EU Sustainable Investment Summit

This paper provides estimations of the degree of financial constraints of EU sectors.

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Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for the Economy, visited Rome on 7 October to present the new InvestEU programme and the opportunities it offers to businesses at a joint European Investment Bank Group and European Commission event.

The European Investment Fund (EIF), with the support of the InvestEU programme, has invested in Shift4Good, an independent venture capital fund with an environmental impact dedicated to sustainable mobility.

During his visit to Riga on 7 October, Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis announced the disbursement of the first payment to Latvia under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).

This paper provides analysis of the development in corporate trade credit and financial buffers, policy action and how this affected risks for cascading effects throughout the supply chain in Sweden.

This year’s EU Sustainable Investment Summit is taking place in Brussels on Friday, 28 October 2022.

On 18 October, the Commission disbursed a first instalment of €2 billion under the €5 billion exceptional macro-financial assistance (MFA) operation for Ukraine.

"The EU is standing by Ukraine through financial, humanitarian and military support as well as sanctions against the Russian aggressor. EU Member States are welcoming millions of refugees from Ukraine. Today we are once again delivering on our unwavering commitment to support Ukraine. The €2 billion paid out today will help address Ukraine's acute financing needs. Additional financial support will follow before the end of the year."

On 12 October, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union's bank, disbursed the second tranche of the immediate assistance to Ukraine.

An overview of economic developments in candidate and pre-candidate countries.

The Special Topic takes a close look at labour shortages reported by managers in the Commission’s business surveys.

SAVE THE DATE – Youth Policy Dialogue - Measuring what matters: looking beyond GDP – 30 November