Piotr Skolimowski
@Skolimowski
Bloomberg economy and government team leader for central and eastern Europe, ex-bureau chief in Warsaw, ex-ECB reporter. Retweets are not endorsements.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he was hoping for US “flexibility” so Ukraine has the resources to defend itself after Washington unexpectedly halted some deliveries bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine’s new PM @Svyrydenko_Y says she’s likely to seek more financing from the International Monetary Fund as she sets out to shore up the nation’s fiscal needs bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
On the face of it, the US involvement in Ukraine bears little similarity to the 20-year Afghanistan war, not least because there are no American boots on the ground in Europe bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Dimitar Radev, who’ll help set euro-zone interest rates from next year, has seen more than his fair share of political upheaval, great profile of the new ECB rate-setter by @GoodOldSlav bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Trump’s “position is consistent, one should not judge him by media characteristics,” Budanov said. “As head of a special service I know more things.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Poland may impose temporary checks along its border with Germany, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski says bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The EU is willing to accept a trade arrangement with the US that includes a 10% universal tariff on many of the bloc’s exports, but wants the US to commit to lower rates on key sectors bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
US military involvement in the spiraling conflict between Iran and Israel risks spreading throughout the Middle East, the European Union’s top diplomat warns bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
So defence spending will have to rise from 2.6% in 2029 to 3.5% in 2032 to meet the new NATO target. That does not sound plausible
NEW: Defence spending will be **flat** until 2029 after it hits 2.6% of GDP in 2027 No further incremental annual rise in defence spending once 2.6% is reached That’s despite the expected new NATO target of 3.5% by 2032. Military chiefs have urged Starmer to back that goal
Donald Tusk’s premiership is reeling from a presidential election debacle that’s left the Polish leader diminished in the face of a resurgent nationalist opposition. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
A half century after the crème de la crème of the world’s economies first gathered in a 14th century chateau to forge a collective response to an oil crisis, the Group of Seven is on borrowed time, writes @flaviajackson bloomberg.com/news/articles/…