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Dinar ban will damage EU-led Kosovo-Serbia dialogue

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KOSOVO

A Central Bank regulation reaffirming the euro as sole legal tender has alarmed Kosovo’s Serbs who see it as a direct threat to their existence and is jeopardising already complex…

Spain will pursue a ‘progressive’ policy agenda

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SPAIN

The government’s headline policy promises are to be financed by higher taxes and EU funds, while observing the EU's excessive deficit limit. The government’s most contentious and…

Public security fears will test Chile's new government

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CHILE

Doubts about the strength and effectiveness of the new left-wing government's approach to public order are a key factor in the sharp decline in the ratings of Boric, who took…

Belgium likely to focus on green and tax policies

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BELGIUM

Belgium's elections.

The Swedish government is likely to win September vote

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SWEDEN

Sweden's 2018 budget.

Australia may see immigration return as a major issue

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AUSTRALIA

By ruling that indefinite detention is unconstitutional, the High Court has overturned two decades of border protection practices. Those released from detention have been refused…

Colombia's Duque faces a tough year in 2019

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COLOMBIA

Duque troubles.

Change to the EU's asylum regime will be slow

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EUROPEAN UNION

Rising migrant flows across the Mediterranean are straining the EU's current 'Dublin' asylum system. Nearly all member states and EU institutions recognise the failures of the…

Warsaw may be isolated in EU on ‘posted workers’

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POLAND/EU

Poland’s isolation over EU labour reform.

Argentine immigration reform targets crime concerns

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ARGENTINA

The administration of President Mauricio Macri is pushing the changes for the stated purpose of fighting crime and drug trafficking.