The European Central Bank will find it difficult to give these businesses greater access to financing.

Balancing the country's many conflicting interests is becoming more arduous.

Russia is trying to protect its interests in Europe by expanding its energy infrastructure.

Financial and political constraints will make it harder for many governments to maintain balance in the coming months.

This is an internal Stratfor document listing significant meetings and events for the next week.

Euroskeptic narratives that reject some of Europe's fundamental structures have been gaining support in wealthier core countries.

Two core eurozone countries may soon pressure Germany to relax its demands for more austerity in Europe.

Berlin is worried about a resurgence of the eurozone crisis and potential domestic repercussions.

Reduced spending could exacerbate divergent national interests within the bloc.

Developing Algeria as a major natural gas exporter is an economic and strategic imperative for EU countries.