TOP COUNTERFEITED FOOTWEAR BRANDS

  1. Yeezy (Adidas)
  2. Jordan (Nike)
  3. Converse
  4. Vans
  5. Adidas
  6. Timberland
  7. Puma
  8. New Balance
  9. Fila
  10. Common Projercts
  11. Sketchers
  12. Under Armour
  13. Reebok
  14. Asics

TOP COUNTERFEIT HANDBAGS

  1. Louis Vuitton
  2. Chanel
  3. Gucci
  4. Hermès (the Birkin Bag)
  5. Yves Saint-Laurent (YSL)

EUROPEAN LUXURY GOODS BRANDS

  1. A/X Armani Exchange
  2. Acne Studios
  3. Acqua di Parma
  4. Agnona
  5. Alberta Ferreti
  6. Alexander Mc Queen
  7. Armani
  8. Balenciaga
  9. Barbour
  10. Benefit Cosmetics
  11. Biotherm
  12. Blancpain
  13. Blenders
  14. BOSS
  15. Bottega Veneta
  16. Boucheron
  17. Breguet
  18. Breitling
  19. Bruno Cucinelli
  20. Bulgari
  21. Burberry
  22. Burlington
  23. By Kim
  24. Car Shoe
  25. Carolina Herrera
  26. Carrera
  27. Cartier
  28. Carvela
  29. Chanel

TOP LUXURY GOODS FIRMS IN EUROPE

1.LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE (France) (11)

  1. Louis Vuitton
  2. Christian Dior Couture
  3. Fendi
  4. Bulgari
  5. Loro Piana
  6. Emilio Pucci
  7. Acqua di Parma
  8. Loewe
  9. Marc Jacobs
  10. TAG Heuer
  11. Benefit Cosmetics

2.KERING (France) (9)

CHINA AND AFRICA AT A GLANCE

CHINESE EXPORTS TO AFRICA

% of Chinese Exports to Africa (2019)

  1. South Africa: 14.6%
  2. Nigeria: 14.6%
  3. Egypt: 10.7%
  4. Algeria: 6.1%
  5. Kenya: 4.3%
  6. Ghana: 4.3%

CHINESE IMPORTS FROM AFRICA

% of Chinese Imports from Africa (2019)

  1. Angola: 29.8%
  2. South Africa: 12.1%
  3. Republic of Congo: 7.5%
  4. DRC: 6.2%
  5. Libya: 6.0%
  6. Gabon: 5.9%

MAIN RECIPENTS OF CHINESE FDI (2019)

% of Chinese FDI in Africa

THE SERBIAN PRO-RUSSIAN RHETORIC

Russia remains determined to preserve its special relationship with Serbia despite its confrontation with Europe over the war in Ukraine. The presidents of the two countries reached a gas agreement that secured Serbia another three years of Russian gas at a price several times lower than the current one in the EU.

DEALING WITH VICTOR ORBAN

Increasingly the war in Ukraine has left Victor Orban isolated in Europe. Orban, as the EU's longest-serving current head of government, has become one of the heroes of the populist far right across the world. Erstwhile European partners have condemned Orban's reluctance to take action against Russia or even critizise Russian aggression in Ukraine. He did reluctantly go along with EU sanctions on Russia, but refused to extend them to Russian oil and gas. Orban has also declared that Hungary would pay for Russian gas in rubles, as Putin has demanded.

A POLISH-CZECH-SLOVAK TRIANGLE

Author: Paweł Musiałek 

The war in Ukraine has caused major political repercussions in Central Europe, with relations in the Visegrad Group (V4) turned upside down. Poland’s relationship with Hungary has turned frosty, while never before has it been as close to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. .

The Polish-Hungarian alliance as the foundation of the V4

EU COMMON GAS SAVING PLAN

The European Commission proposed that the 27 EU member states each cut their gas use by 15% from August 2022 to March 2023. The target would be voluntary, but the Commission could make it binding in a gas supply emergency. The main goal is saving 45 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas needed to weather a colder-than-average winter in case deliveries from Russia's Gazprom cease.

TOP DEFENSE AND SECURITY THINK TANKS IN EUROPE

Albania

  1. Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS)  

Belgium

  1. EGMONT - The Royal Institute for International Relations  
  2. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Europe Center
  3. International Crisis Group (ICG)  

Czech Republic

  1. Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI)
  2. Institute for International Relations (IIR)  
  3. EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy  

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