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Backlash weakens US education reform push

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UNITED STATES

Political backlash against testing in US education policy.

Digital healthcare will expand in developed countries

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US/INT

Outlook for digital healthcare.

EU will loosen state aid rules for priority areas

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EU

According to the Commission, “the aim of the ongoing revisions is to promote public funding, which contributes to the achievement of current EU priorities, notably the Green Deal…

Reconstruction exposes weak local capacity in Peru

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PERU

Local government weaknesses.

Member states will fight over the next EU budget

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EU

The fiercest fights in the EU are usually about money, and the battle over the EU’s next seven-year budget (the 2021-27 multiannual financial framework, MFF) looks set to be…

Economic plans may not stir South African government

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SOUTH AFRICA

Amid a surge of COVID-19 infections, however, the government appears focused on the health rather than the economic aspects of the crisis.

Earthquakes will hit Mexico’s 2018 election

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MEXICO

Two major earthquakes hit southern and central Mexico on September 7 and 19, killing at least 340 people and damaging thousands of buildings. The disaster has sparked a public…

Green transition will move slowly in Western Balkans

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BALKANS

EU membership candidates in the region have committed to align their legislation and policies with Brussels’s green agenda. Investment in wind and solar power by domestic and…

Exports become priority task for Russian agriculture

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RUSSIA

After four years promoting food import substitution, Russia's government is looking to expand exports of foodstuffs including but not restricted to grain. State funding for the…

Costa Rica’s pension system faces crisis

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COSTA RICA

Pension pressures in Costa Rica.