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Europe should be wary of possible new Covid variants, the bloc’s economics chief says

Posted on November 16, 2021 By mediawiz

BRUSSELS — New variants of the coronavirus might nonetheless derail the progress rebound seen in Europe, in response to the EU’s economics chief, as the area offers with one other surge in infections.

Paolo Gentiloni, the EU’s commissioner for economics and taxation, stated that it is “too quickly to declare victory” over the pandemic, regardless of lofty GDP projections for this yr.

“It’s nonetheless the pandemic,” Gentiloni replied when requested about the prime danger to the EU financial system. “We should be very cautious on possible new variants and we have to strengthen vaccination.”

He stated that new restrictions have been possible. “They won’t have the similar influence, the similar financial influence than earlier ones … our financial system is extra acquainted to those variety of conditions,” he added.

Last week, the European Commission, the govt arm of the EU, projected a GDP rise of 5% for each the EU and the euro space this yr.

The establishment highlighted that “regardless of mounting headwinds,” the bloc is anticipated to develop at a big tempo in the subsequent two years.

Some EU nations have began to see a high number of Covid-19 infections in recent days, primarily in international locations the place vaccination charges are nonetheless comparatively low. Austria and the Netherlands have imposed new social restrictions in the last few days.

Another uncertainty is the query of vitality costs. The bloc noticed a fast enhance in costs for pure gasoline and electrical energy after the summer time interval and, regardless of some authorities intervention, there are issues about what influence this may have on customers.

The fee stated that inflation in the euro space will peak at 2.4% in 2021, earlier than declining to 2.2% in 2022, and 1.4% in 2023.

Higher shopper costs are being intently monitored by market gamers, with some anticipating the European Central Bank to tighten coverage all through 2022 and announce a possible fee hike late subsequent yr. The ECB has to date stated that greater inflation will be short-term.


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