Andrea Dugo comments for Anadolu that the Northern Sea Route is unreliable, commercially marginal, and poses strategic risks for Europe. It should remain a niche, seasonal shipping corridor.
The study "Time is Money: The Cost of Delaying the Ratification of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement" by Fredrik Erixon, Oscar Guinea, Philipp Lamprecht, and Elena Sisto is referenced by the Times of Malta.
David Henig writes an issue of the Best for Britain Substack "The Wire" where he analyses how ten years after Brexit, UK-EU relations remain unsettled. Trade barriers persist, political consensus is lacking, and meaningful compromise is needed for lasting economic growth.
Matthias Bauer writes an article on how Europe’s global economic and political influence is waning, with its share of world GDP forecast to drop from 15% today to 9% by 2050 for The Budapest Dossier 2025: Choices In This New World from Hungarian Institute of International Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation.
(Behind paywall in Spanish) Oscar Guinea comments in El País about the EU and other countries' efforts to reduce their dependencies on the US and China.