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UK China bank move does not imply strategic shift

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UK/CHINA

The United Kingdom's decision to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

Czech shift in EU priorities sidelines Balkans

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CZECH REPUBLIC/EU

Contrary to past commitments, the Czech EU presidency will not produce any high-level political initiative to further the stalled EU integration of the Western Balkans. Priorities…

Party priorities decide China’s public appointments

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CHINA

The systems through which officials rise, especially to key positions, and the reasons for their progression, reflect the Communist Party’s priorities and its approach to…

Somalia's mini-crises may hamper strategic priorities

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SOMALIA

Crises have never been in short supply in Somalia, but the current government seems to be stumbling from one to another, many driven by chronic infighting among different branches…

EU will loosen state aid rules for priority areas

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EU

According to the Commission, “the aim of the ongoing revisions is to promote public funding, which contributes to the achievement of current EU priorities, notably the Green Deal…

Recovery plan will meet EU priorities not Greek needs

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GREECE/EU

The plan, otherwise known as Greece 2.0, is reportedly the most detailed national plan EU officials have yet seen. It contains 175 investment projects and reforms. Green…

US military modernisation is not guaranteed

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UNITED STATES

That bill would also be crucial for the US military, enabling increases in defence spending. Military modernisation and higher defence spending are priorities for President Donald…

The EU’s international trade priorities are shifting

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EU

From the strategy, it appears the EU no longer sees free trade deals as an end in themselves but as another instrument -- alongside tools such as Carbon Border Adjustment Measures…

Enlargement may become EU priority once again

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EU

The report comes after statements by EU leaders that enlargement to the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova has become a top priority. The war in Ukraine has reinvigorated the…

Joining ASEAN may slip down East Timor’s priority list

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EAST TIMOR

Gusmao was inaugurated as premier at the start of July, after victory for his party in the May parliamentary elections. At the inauguration ceremony, President Jose Ramos-Horta…