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Russia and also Europe to suffer from EU sanctions

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INTERNATIONAL

EU leaders accept that the measures will undercut EU growth and increase the risks of recession. They have less appetite than Washington for further sanctions, reflecting their…

Hungary's trying to revive Western ties may fall short

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HUNGARY

Budapest's balancing between traditional and non-traditional ties.

AMLO policies may hit Mexico-EU trade and investment

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MEXICO/EU

An agreement in principle in 2018, to modernise a 2000 trade deal to deepen trade and investment, is yet to be implemented. At the same time, controversial energy reforms pushed…

Russia will both contest and adjust to EU carbon tax

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RUSSIA

Additional EU taxes on carbon-intensive energy and other products could cost Russian industry up to EUR50bn (USD59bn) before 2030. With some corporate exceptions, Russia's…

Russia oil ban will stress euro-area economic activity

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EU

European leaders found a compromise with Hungary which had blocked a full ban on Russian oil as part of the sixth round of EU sanctions that European Commission President Ursula…

Indonesia-Malaysia ties will strengthen despite spats

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INDONESIA/MALAYSIA

Indonesia-Malaysia ties in the light of recent challenges and controversies.

Nairobi will press neighbours to finalise EU deal

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KENYA

Implications if the EU and EAC fail to finalise a proposed trade deal.

External factors will prod Russia into climate action

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RUSSIA

This is still tentative planning but it indicates the Kremlin is being spurred into action by looming curbs on high-carbon products in China and the EU, Russia's key export…

US sanctions on Russia ratchet up with limited impact

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RUSSIA

The state of US sanctions against Russia.

Hungary’s Ukraine policy will be driven by pragmatism

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HUNGARY

Hungary’s policy towards Ukraine can appear out of step with the EU mainstream; it opposed the terms of the EU’s sixth package of sanctions against Russia. However, Budapest’s…