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Addis agenda lays down funding task for multilaterals

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INTERNATIONAL

Financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

French voters will respond to reforms in the street

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FRANCE

Update on Macron’s reform agenda.

Ethics could damage public trust in UK government

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UNITED KINGDOM

The UK government’s landslide election victory in 2019 has given Prime Minister Boris Johnson room to pursue an agenda for governance that targets institutions such as the Supreme…

France’s Macron seeks to refocus domestic agenda

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FRANCE

Macron lacks a parliamentary majority and the political atmosphere is acrimonious following the passage of controversial pension reforms. Rebooting the government might create the…

Spain’s Sanchez reboots agenda with cabinet reshuffle

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SPAIN

The reshuffle involves some significant changes, including the promotion of Economy Minister Nadia Calvino as first deputy prime minister. Other notable changes include new…

Survival prospects for new Irish government are good

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IRELAND

He will lead a historic coalition involving his Fianna Fail (FF; centre-left) party, its historical rivals Fine Gael (FG; centre-right), and the Green Party (GP; centre-left)…

UK ‘levelling-up’ agenda will likely disappoint

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UNITED KINGDOM

‘Levelling up’ has always been an objective of UK governments, but the political pressure on this government is huge as the Conservatives looks to hold onto many of the…

New Slovak government will rely heavily on compromise

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SLOVAKIA

Smer-SD has agreed to form a coalition with three other parties -- the Slovak National Party (SNS), Most-Hid and Siet -- which passed the 5% threshold to enter parliament at…

Far-right party will shape mainstream Spanish politics

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SPAIN

Vox has gathered support by staunchly opposing Catalan independence, promoting a nationalist agenda and championing conservative values. The strength of its electoral appeal is…

COVID concerns will consume Macron's domestic agenda

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FRANCE

It was expected that the reshuffle would reflect a policy pivot towards social and environmental priorities in the wake of COVID-19 and as a response to the outcome of local…