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EU-UK deal allows Cameron to campaign against Brexit

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EU/UK

The package of reforms on a new EU-UK relationship.

Hungary’s isolation in EU will not harm Orban at home

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HUNGARY

The EP vote to invoke Article 7 against Hungary.

Italian stability hinges on M5S future and Salvini

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ITALY

Italian political outlook.

Resigning Slovene premier aims to limit election loss

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SLOVENIA

The proximate reason is the Supreme Court’s decision that the Cerar government’s referendum campaign backing a second railway line between the state-owned port of Koper and the…

Spain’s Socialists will struggle to revive stability

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SPAIN

Spain outlook.

Bulgaria’s grand coalition may yield modest outcomes

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BULGARIA

After two inconclusive elections, GERB and PP-DB have conditionally agreed to cooperate. The cabinet headed by Nikolay Denkov (PP-DB) ends the long rule by a caretaker…

Pandemic will test parliamentary scrutiny in Europe

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EUROPE

Far-reaching law-making powers have been delegated to governments throughout Europe, which have engaged in unprecedented levels of public spending; the urgency posed by the…

Politics clouds Central Europe’s short-term outlook

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Last year ended dramatically, with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ordering the Polish government to suspend its reform of the Supreme Court, and the European Commission…

Moderates look likely to win Catalan elections

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SPAIN

The moderate pro-independence Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), which also provides occasional parliamentary support to Spain’s minority government, appears to win the most…

Italy's Renzi will face critical tests before year-end

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ITALY

This is a crucial step for the government before year-end, together with long-term banking issues and slowing economic recovery. The European Commission has allowed Italy…