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EU, Greek poor migrant handling may be policy

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GREECE/EU/INT

GREECE/EU/INT: Poor migrant handling may be policy

Anti-virus policies may hurt democracy in eastern EU

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EU

Eastern EU’s handling of COVID-19 pandemic.

Putin is unlikely to tempt Russia’s wealthy to return

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RUSSIA

Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Leonid Volkov, among others, contend that imposing sanctions on critics of the war is unfair, and that other sanctioned elites might be encouraged to…

Hungarian monetary policy risks disorderly forint fall

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CENTRAL EUROPE

This is despite a spike in core inflation. The three central banks of Central Europe (CE) are on a loosening cycle, responding aggressively to the COVID-19-induced collapse in…

The prospects for Italy’s right-wing parties are good

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ITALY

In the past, Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right Forza Italia (FI) dominated right-wing governments. However, in recent years the far-right has become the leading conservative voice…

Scottish unionism faces a major struggle

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UK

The polls illustrate the plight of Scottish unionism, particularly in the context of Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Northern Ireland’s DUP faces daunting challenges

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UNITED KINGDOM

Poots’s election comes against the backdrop of Unionist anger over the Northern Ireland protocol (NIP) and the DUP’s dwindling support in the polls. Poots has said his main…

August wildfires will force Greek rethink on climate

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GREECE

Temperatures reached 47 degrees Celsius -- the severest heatwave since 1987. About 100,000 hectares of forest were reduced to ashes in just two weeks in Attica, Evia and the…

Croatian elections will end spell of weak government

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CROATIA

The party succeeded in increasing its representation, provisionally winning 66 out of the 151 seats in parliament, despite its two terms in government. The result constitutes a…

Prospects for the EU in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for the EU in 2018.