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Spanish parties look set for lengthy government talks

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SPAIN

Polls show that the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) will likely emerge as the largest party but without a majority. The only coalition scenario with a collective majority involves…

Catalan vote may go ahead despite Madrid’s opposition

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SPAIN

The Catalan parliament on September 6 and 7 approved laws providing for an independence referendum on October 1 and outlining the framework for a transition to an independent…

Spanish vote boosts opposition’s national hopes

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SPAIN

The result was especially significant as it ended four decades of Socialist Party (PSOE) electoral dominance in Andalusia. Moreover, the PP’s absolute majority means it will not…

Israel will struggle to attract bids for new tram line

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ISRAEL

Infrastructure projects in Jerusalem, especially those that involve East Jerusalem, are controversial due to East Jerusalem’s contested status. The Brown Line is planned to run…

Puerto Rico will enact deep fiscal cuts after default

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PUERTO RICO

The missed payment marks the island’s second default of 2017 after missing payments in January. The federal fiscal control board imposed by the US Congress has given the indebted…

Spain’s Sanchez faces tough battle after Madrid loss

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SPAIN

The result led Pablo Iglesias, the founder of Unidas Podemos (UP), which is part of Sanchez’s minority left-wing government, to resign from politics. It also reinforced the…

Turkey will prioritise naval power

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TURKEY

Anadolu is the biggest warship ever commissioned by the navy. It showcases Turkey’s geopolitical ambitions, which are closely associated with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and…

Venezuelan government-opposition talks advance slowly

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VENEZUELA

The talks have led to ‘partial agreements’ between President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido, but no immediate progress in securing the Maduro government’s goal…

Spain’s Colau will shape Catalonian left’s realignment

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SPAIN

A profile of Barcelona’s mayor Ada Colau.

Foreign support will not bring Venezuela investment

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VENEZUELA

Maduro is ending 2018 on a bullish note, before beginning his second six-year term on January 10, 2019. Constant US pressure was met this week with the arrival in Caracas of…