EUROPE - Leading officials in Brussels are on edge after recent economic forecasts pointed to an imminent collapse of the EU economy. The official forecast predicted that the EU’s economy “looks to be heading towards a protracted period of more subdued growth and muted inflation”. Hordern explained: “The worst is still ahead for the EU. That is the warning from the European Commission after they cut the Euro area growth and inflation outlook for 2020. They blame trade wars and political uncertainties for the dramatic weakness in the region.” She continued: “According to officials, risks remain decidedly to the downside.”