The newspaper writes that the EU managed to avoid a recession by controlling the negative impact of the Ukrainian crisis on the economy and a sharp decline in gas consumption. “Kommersant”.
In an updated economic forecast, the European Commission stated that EU GDP growth will potentially reach 1.7% by 2024.
At the same time, the EU plans to maintain the economic containment of Russia, including banning the transit of goods from Europe to third countries via the Russian Federation, according to Ursula von der Leyen, head of the European Commission.
The publication emphasizes that the EU has not yet decided to impose restrictions on Chinese companies suspected of circumventing sanctions against Russia, but the EC will present an economic security strategy for the European Union in June aimed at limiting China’s economic influence. about community countries.
On the eve of Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs declarationThe EC’s spring economic forecast starts from “the unchanged situation in Ukraine in 2023-2024”.