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Venezuela health crisis increases pressure on Maduro

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VENEZUELA

The dismissal of Caporale, a gynaecologist by profession, followed a damning report on the scale of the health crisis in Venezuela, which was released on May 9 and provides data…

Czech and Polish anti-inflation plans may work better

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EASTERN EUROPE

Budget constraints make it difficult for the Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak authorities to help households and firms suffering as a result of the economic shocks caused by…

New Romanian government gambles on economic stimulus

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ROMANIA

To enact the bill by end-December and avoid potential defeat, the minority National Liberal (PNL) government side-stepped a vote by ‘assuming responsibility’ for the bill before…

Integrating migrants will be a challenge for Europe

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EUROPE

The large number of arrivals since 2015 has highlighted two challenges for Europe: the removal of asylum seekers whose claims are rejected and the integration into society of…

Burkina Faso may mirror wider Sahelian vulnerabilities

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BURKINA FASO

Burkinabe COVID-19 vulnerabilities.

EU gender strategy will struggle to close rising gaps

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EU

Her Commission is making a concerted push to advance gender equality. To that end, it has brought forward an integral element of its 2020 Gender Equality Strategy (GES): a draft…

Romanian government’s health spending will fall short

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ROMANIA

The November 14 fire happened at a very old provincial hospital in Piatra Neamt in north-eastern Romania, but the January 29 tragedy was at one of Romania’s most modern and…

Iraqi Kurds fear Turkey’s post-Syria territorial goals

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IRAQ

Despite rivalry between the leading Kurdish parties of Syria and Iraq, the October 9 Turkish incursion into Syria sparked widespread anger among Iraqi Kurds. They fear a new…

New government in Solomon Islands has choices to make

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SOLOMON ISLANDS

Marles indicated that Manele’s governing coalition, which had emerged earlier in May from April’s inconclusive general election, regards Australia as its “partner of choice”, but…

COVID-19 long-term effects raise healthcare burden

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INT

Significant time and resources have been diverted towards the COVID-19 response effort, with unparalleled levels of funding and collaboration. The initial focus has been on the…