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1 – 10 of 375Faced with the shocks of the war in Ukraine, Berlin is acting unilaterally to fix its problems while seeking greater alignment with northern and eastern EU members, at the expense…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273619
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Conservatives have also pledged to support reforming the Senate as a non-partisan body and allow Trudeau to use his sizeable House of Commons majority to set policy without Senate…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206586
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The programme was revived in August 2022 after a hold-up and extended to June 2023, but completion of the review linked to the latest tranche is now several months behind…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB277906
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The October 1 parliamentary election gave Krisjanis Karins, Latvia’s first prime minister to serve a full four-year term, a clear mandate to form a government. His New Unity (JV…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274859
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Member states will start to negotiate possible reform of the fiscal rules in October, aiming for agreement by March. The outcome will be vital for spending and tax policy across…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264091
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ROMANIA: Social Democrats will shift fiscal policies
On foreign policy, the three parties are rhetorically committed to adopting a tougher stance towards China and other authoritarian countries. However, they differ on what this…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265012
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The Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) which governs fiscal rules has been partly suspended since early 2020, but is due to be fully reinstated in 2023. A key issue will be how to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268373
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The hike follows a 185-bp rise two weeks ago that failed to stem the forint sliding to low point of HUF417:EUR1. Inflation continues its steady rise, to 11.7% year-on-year in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271429
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EU institutions have offered modest debt restructuring but are demanding higher levels of repayments for a decade, financed by tax hikes and spending cuts that would be legislated…