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Turkey will claim larger share of Balkan gas markets

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BULGARIA/TURKEY/BALKANS

Turkish state-owned utility BOTAS has a supply contract with Bulgargaz which also includes access to the Bulgarian grid. It is in position to resell Russian gas to customers in…

Hungary must make real changes to unlock EU funds

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HUNGARY/EU

The first triggering of the EU’s rule-of-law mechanism and the possibility of losing billions of euros as Hungary teeters on the brink of recession have put the government under…

EU-Poland dispute will shift to one about sovereignty

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EU/POLAND

They gave no details. Grants and loans worth EUR35.4bn (USD36.1bn) are blocked over a row over divergent interpretations of the rule of law (RoL). EU flexibility in dealing with…

Prospects for the EU in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for the EU in 2018.

Divisions may limit rise of Europe's populist parties

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EU

Divisions between populist parties.

Czech EU presidency could lift Poland’s fund blockage

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CZECH/EU

This is an opportunity for the new Czech government to differentiate itself from the other ‘Visegrad Four’ (V4) countries, and Poland and Hungary in particular, in terms of EU…

Serb secession crisis in Bosnia-Hercegovina may worsen

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BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA

The laws in question challenge the authority of the state-level Constitutional Court. RS President Milorad Dodik is destabilising Bosnia-Hercegovina (BiH) by renewing his threat…

Commission will seek to drive EU integration again

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EU

Brexit was little more than a footnote in a speech that outlined several initiatives and a vision calling for the other 27 EU members to move forward together towards deeper…

EU could be about to lose influence over Balkans

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EU/BALKANS

The EU’s revised enlargement process.

Hungary’s economy is vulnerable without EU funds

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HUNGARY

The package targets banking, energy, retail, telecommunications, airlines, pharmaceuticals and advertising: service sectors where multinationals have important stakes. It is one…