ISSN 2443-8049 (online) European Business Cycle Indicators 1 Quarter 2022 st Consumer Confidence in Turbulent Times - The Case of the Candidate Countries TECHNICAL PAPER 055 | APRIL 2022 EUROPEAN ECONOMY EUROPEAN Economic and Financial A?airsEuropean Economy Technical Papers are reports and data compiled by the staff of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs. Authorised for publication by Reinhard Felke, Director for Policy, Coordination, Economic Forecasts and Communication. The Report is released every quarter of the year. LEGAL NOTICE Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the European Commission is responsible for the use that might be made of the following information. This paper exists in English only and can be downloaded from https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/economic-and-financial-affairs-publications_en. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2022 PDF ISBN 978-92-76-46493-8 ISSN 2443-8049 doi:10.2765/333981 KC-BF-22-003-EN-N ? European Union, 2022 Non-commercial reproduction is authorised provide