By Clare Nuttall in Glasgow The EU members from Central and Southeast Europe need a new economic model if they are to continue their convergence with West European members of the bloc, economists from the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) told a webinar on April 24. This year, according to wiiw’s latest set of projections, countries from the region are expected to outstrip the eurozone members when it comes to GDP growth, expanding by an expected 2.5% instead of just 0.6% for the eurozone. That trend will continue into 2025, when the eastern EU members are forecast to …
