European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis noted on Thursday 24 February that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “has shaken financial markets and increased economic uncertainty at a time when the EU economy is already facing several risks, such as rising energy prices and inflation”.
“Nevertheless, our economic fundamentals are strong”, he said at the EUROFI conference in Paris, with the EU economy having returned to its pre-Covid-19 pandemic level in less than two years and...