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Parts of Greek economy will be unreformed post-bailout

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GREECE

Greece will re-enter international capital markets solely on the strength of its economy, after a near-decade-long recession that wiped out one-quarter of its output and left…

Policy will strain the German pension system

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GERMANY

Germany’s pension system.

Weak domestic demand is holding back Greek recovery

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GREECE

Evidence of Greece’s economic recovery, which started in 2017, is to facilitate its exit from the bailout programme on August 20, while the speed of the rebound should largely…

Albania’s tourist boom will endure

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ALBANIA

Albanian tourism is booming. The country has posted Europe’s strongest growth in terms of overnight stays (the EU average was 13%). More than 60% of bookings came from foreign…

Romanian fiscal and external deficits will remain wide

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ROMANIA

Romania is among the member states liable to the EDP. Although its debt is relatively low at 47.9% of GDP, Romania has wide budget and current account deficits, yet its tax-to-GDP…

EU corruption fight passes to civil society and media

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EU

The non-appearance of an expected EU anti-corruption report.

Budget gains may mask Serbia's slow structural reform

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SERBIA

The cabinet enters office just in time to host a fresh visit from the IMF, expected later this month. Despite another landslide victory in parliamentary elections on April 24…

Brexit will continue to undercut UK public policy

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UNITED KINGDOM

UK public policy.

German coalition deal will bring stability -- for now

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GERMANY

The agreement ends more than four months of political deadlock since the September 2017 elections.

Romania hopes to surmount virus’s expected second wave

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ROMANIA

Government measures to support workers and companies seem to have worked. With closer state-corporate dialogue established, surveys and some data give grounds for measured…