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UK election will determine direction of EU relations

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UNITED KINGDOM/EU

Labour has indicated that, if elected, it would pursue closer regulatory alignment and deals on security and mobility with the EU. The party has denied reports it might consider…

Discontent around Colombia fiscal reform will simmer

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COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA: Discontent around fiscal reform will simmer

Colombia tax reform and budget will be watered down

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COLOMBIA

Various interest groups, including the private sector, political actors and civil society organisations, are likely to put pressure on the government to reduce its revenue targets…

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…

Ecuador’s Lasso faces governance struggle

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ECUADOR

President Guillermo Lasso has suggested he will seek to govern without the legislature, implying that he will make greater use of executive decrees and popular consultations. He…

Colombia’s new president will face an unruly Congress

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COLOMBIA

Congressional elections held the same day have delivered a split Congress that will make for a frustrating presidency. Significant and urgent reforms in areas such as pensions…

Protests show Macron is running out of election ideas

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FRANCE

Macron’s inability to appease the protesters or satisfy environmentalists poses electoral damage to his centrist En Marche party.

Premier’s resignation will deepen the Lebanese impasse

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LEBANON

The protests, which have mounted over 13 days, are unusually diverse in terms of geography, class and sect. People across the country are expressing their outrage over…

US shutdown effects will deepen

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UNITED STATES

For Trump, building “the wall” is an election pledge, but Democrats say it would be an “immorality” and ineffective. This disagreement triggered a partial government shutdown of…

Jordan may face further peaceful protests

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JORDAN

Razzaz was appointed after the dismissal of his predecessor following June's nationwide protests. These were ostensibly united around a common rejection of a new income tax law…