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Headline inflation increased to 2.9% in December, up from 2.4% in November and above the 2.6% rate predicted by economists.

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Interview with the Head of State for the “Ana tili” Newspaper.

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Far right Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl will lead the formation of a new government.

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By Euractiv's new Editor-in-Chief.

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The coalition talks in Austria between the ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos have collapsed. Chancellor Karl Nehammer has announced his resignation and Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen plans to meet Herbert Kickl, leader of the right-wing populist FPÖ, to discuss the new situation. Commentators examine the reasons for the change of direction and what comes next.

Four weeks after the fall of Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot have travelled to Damascus to strengthen relations between the EU and the transitional government. The new ruler, HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, has said that the country will need four years to create the conditions for free elections.

The transit of Russian gas through Ukrainian pipelines to Europe came to an end at the start of the new year after Kyiv refused to negotiate an extension of contracts with Moscow. The network of pipelines running between EU members is making up for the loss of Russian gas supplies in these states, but Transnistria, which has broken away from Moldova, is experiencing major problems, with thousands of households and industrial facilities left without gas and also electricity at times.

Anonymous witness statements have been admissible in Swedish courts since the beginning of the year. The new regulation which the conservative government - supported by the far-right Sweden Democrats - hopes will help to curb gang crime has been fiercely criticised by major institutions such as the country's Council on Legislation. Opinions also differ in the press.