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US-led group to boost coordination on ransomware

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INT

Established in October 2021, the CRI’s 36 member countries and the EU have jointly begun to clarify the group’s priorities and processes for tackling ransomware. The initiative…

More of EU’s cocaine will come via Western Balkans

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BALKANS

Groups from the Western Balkans (WB) are heavily involved in Western Europe’s cocaine market. More than one-third of joint operations conducted during 2018-21 by Europol, an EU…

Policy priorities will shift in next EU Commission

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EU

Centre-right and populist right-wing parties made gains in June's EP elections. Reflecting pressure from her centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), von der Leyen has…

European Parliament vote will raise more TTIP doubts

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EU

The European Parliament and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

Italy could head towards a populist government

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ITALY

When this is translated into seats, the two groups together control a majority in both houses. This means the next government will have to rely on support from one of these…

Russia’s Wagner Group poses problem for Serbia

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SERBIA

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Serbia has tried to balance between Moscow and Western states. The presence of Serb fighters in Ukraine and Wagner’s visibility in…

Turkey plans for competitive industries, lower imports

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TURKEY

Development plans define what constitutes mainstream social and economic policy in Ankara. This plan lays out the intentions of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and…

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…

EU tech controls on China will not toe US line

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EU

This has led the EU to adopt tools and risk assessments for controlling China’s access to European ‘critical technologies’. These moves are driven by sectional European…

UK-Irish border issue will not be resolved quickly

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IRELAND/UK

The controversial celebration of King William III's victory against the Irish at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 is a stark reminder of the divisions that still exist in Northern…