A Roadmap to European Politics & Investing in 2017
After seven years of continuous crises within Europe’s byzantine political structures, American observers can be forgiven if they’ve become fatigued and lost interest. However, 2017 is set to be the year when Europe either confirms the end of its 70-year period of deepening regional integration, or the year it abandons the idea of fragmentation as a solution to its woes. As a result, an update on the evolving political risk factors is in order.
– The first event to make waves will be the Dutch general election on March 15.
– Following the Dutch election will be the French presidential election on April 23 and May 7.
– The third major election of the year will be the German federal election on September 24.
– In addition to these three, there is the potential for an Italian election this year. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was forced to resign following his defeat in a constitutional referendum last December, but incomplete reforms to current election laws initially prevented holding new elections. Read Full Article >>