W/C Monday, 8 June – Commission expected to unveil 21st sanctions package against Russia; Chinese firms assisting Russian circumvention to be included The European Commission is expected to present its proposed 21st package of sanctions against Russia this week, marking the latest effort by Brussels to increase economic pressure on Moscow as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year. The package is likely to focus heavily on Russia’s energy revenues, which remain a critica

Tuesday, 2 June – Eurostat to release flash inflation estimate for May ahead of key ECB rate decision in June Early this week, Eurostat will publish its flash estimate for euro area inflation in May, providing one of the final major data points before the European Central Bank’s next Governing Council meeting on 11 June. The release is expected to play an important role in shaping expectations around whether the ECB proceeds with a precautionary rate increase in response to p

Monday, 18 May – Pressure intensifies on Sanchez after Socialists suffer historic defeat in Andalusia; PP moves towards likely Vox-backed government Sunday’s Andalusia regional elections delivered a mixed but politically significant outcome for Spain’s centre-right Popular Party (PP), while dealing a major blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the Socialist Party (PSOE) ahead of the 2027 general election cycle. Although incumbent regional president Juanma Moreno and the PP

W/C Monday, 11 May – Pressure on Keir Starmer to intensify following local elections political shockwave as Reform UK surges across the country Last week’s results from the UK’s local and devolved elections have confirmed a worse than anticipated outcome for the ruling Labour Party, intensifying questions around the government’s political trajectory. The elections, covering around 5,000 seats across 136 councils in England as well as devolved contests in Scotland and Wales, w