| Academic Defense | As Germany ramps up spending on its military, a clash is brewing around what some politicians and defense executives say is one of the nation's biggest untapped resources: public universities. So-called civil clauses date back to the Cold War, but now even some academics want to get rid of them. Easing Up | One of the ECB's more hawkish members, Klaas Knot, believes that inflation is "well on track" to reach the central bank's 2% goal this year, meaning that policymakers can stop restricting economic growth via its interest rates. The ECB last week cut for the fifth time in this cycle. Another such move looks very likely at the next meeting in March. Belgian Breakthrough | Belgium is no stranger to political deadlock. Appointing its last government took nearly 500 days. By comparison, Friday's breakthrough came quickly, but much uncertainty remains. Not least that its new Prime Minister is a Flemish nationalist. Serbian Unrest | Protesters shut down bridges over the Danube River in Serbia's Novi Sad to mark three months since a deadly railway station accident and protest against President Aleksandar Vucic. The demonstrations have gathered momentum despite attempts by authorities to defuse tensions, forcing one of his key allies to resign. | 
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