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London and Edinburgh are set to clash on fisheries

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UNITED KINGDOM

The UK government’s plans to take on key aspects of the governance and management of such issues have prompted accusations of a power-grab from Edinburgh and Cardiff, and threaten…

Pharmaceutical protectionism will outlast the pandemic

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INTERNATIONAL

Global trade in pharmacutical products and medical supplies.

COVID-19 will result in limited EU health integration

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EU

COVID-19 is by far the EU's worst health crisis and it has spurred fresh proposals for integration. The European Commission has announced plans to strengthen the management of…

China-US tech tensions will escalate under Trump

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CHINA/US

The hearing was part of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer’s investigation of China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, initiated in August…

Radical reform of UK civil service is very unlikely

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UNITED KINGDOM

Civil service reform.

Xi's third term will see stronger state intervention

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CHINA

The outcomes further tighten the grip of the Communist Party and President Xi Jinping personally over the government and the private economy. Increased representation of delegates…

China's Communist Party will adapt as economy develops

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CHINA

China's efforts to become an innovation-led economy.

Romania will not meet OECD goals by date set

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ROMANIA

The government regards joining the OECD as a national objective. Having opened accession negotiations in January 2022 and received its roadmap that June, the publication last…

EU licences will benefit Indonesian loggers

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

The breakthrough agreement with the EU, signed on September 15, came after environmental and consumer lobbied for Indonesia to staunch the world's highest rate of deforestation.

Environmental policies will damage Brazil's trade

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BRAZIL

Bolsonaro's claims have further increased global concerns about the future of the Amazon rainforest, and international ire over his suggestion that NGOs were seeking revenge…