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Puerto Rican fiscal crunch is approaching Congress

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PUERTO RICO

Puerto Rico has suffered from an inability to service its debts, as its economy has been in or near recession since 2005. Its population has declined -- especially the working age…

New government will strengthen EU values in Lithuania

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LITHUANIA

The Homeland Union-Christian Democrat (TS-LDK)-led government sworn in on December 11 will make no changes to Lithuania’s US- and EU-aligned and anti-Moscow foreign policy. The…

Conservative line will delay Turks' gender progress

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TURKEY

He claimed Turkey had implemented many reforms to improve women's situation, but he and those around him have adopted an increasingly conservative discourse on women and been…

New Montenegrin government has yet to fulfil promise

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MONTENEGRO

Achieving this would require support either from DF’s partners in the parliamentary majority or from the opposition. However, DF hopes that just the threat of such a move will…

Spain’s Socialists will struggle to revive stability

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SPAIN

Spain outlook.

Factors encouraging Lithuanians to emigrate will fall

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LITHUANIA

Before COVID-19 intervened, economic growth, rising wages, the development of high-tech sectors and Brexit were encouraging immigration. In 2019, 51% of immigrants were…

Abu Dhabi will remove minor irritants for expatriates

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Minor expat irritants will go

Opposition split may mean more violence for Kosovo

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KOSOVO

Kosovo's violent and fragmenting opposition.

Polish isolation in EU could cost PiS government dear

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POLAND

The Law and Justice (PiS) government has already enacted a bill changing the appointment system for the National Council of the Judiciary and another bill makes the justice…

Ivory Coast’s legislative polls will test reform claim

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IVORY COAST

The poll was marred by pre- and post-election violence, resulting in scores of arrests (including some opposition leaders) and over 85 deaths. Ouattara has officially begun a…