Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has received the Krynica Economic Forum’s annual “Man of the Year” award for the impact he has had on Central Europe. Source Radio Poland
Russia said on Monday it would be forced to respond in kind to restore the military balance with the United States if President Donald Trump carried through on a threat to quit a nuclear arms treaty and began developing new missiles. Source: France24
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan faces a tough balancing act as he heads to Beijing for a Thursday summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Source: CNBC
The European Commission is set to reject Italy’s budget on Tuesday (23 October) due to an “unprecedented” breach of EU fiscal rules, while Rome has stuck to its guns and presented the breach as a “difficult but necessary decision” taken by the government. Source: Euractiv
