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Hungary may stop delaying Sweden joining NATO soon

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HUNGARY

Orban made the announcement during his annual State of the Nation address. For 18 months, Budapest has delayed ratifying Sweden’s NATO membership, over Stockholm's criticism of…

EU Israel-Palestine policy will remain contradictory

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EU

The lack of a clear strategy is systemic, arising from the lack of a functioning common EU foreign policy. Stuck in the parameters of the two-state solution and refusing to…

Eastern Europe’s defence industries will modernise

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EASTERN EUROPE

FSVTS explicitly mentioned facilities in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. Both countries are sizeable arms manufacturers and exporters, but also rely on certain Russian supplies…

EU-China trade war over electric vehicles is unlikely

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EU/CHINA

The EU’s investigation into Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), due to suspicions of unfair subsidies and dumping practices, has raised trade-related concerns. An EU-China trade war…

Central Europe is cutting dependence on Russian energy

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EASTERN EUROPE

The four Visegrad (V4) countries -- Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia and Poland -- have built up gas stocks to prepare for the winter. Once the EU states most dependent on Russian gas…

NATO’s east European allies are to upgrade air forces

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EASTERN EUROPE/US

EASTERN EUROPE/US: Air forces upgrade

Czech-US security and defence ties will grow

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CZECH REPUBLIC

This DCA, facilitated by a change of government in Czechia, is part of US efforts to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. It will deepen ties in…

NATO will integrate Ukraine gradually

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NATO

Intensified cooperation with NATO, including arms transfers and intelligence sharing, has led to a significant upgrade of Ukraine’s military capabilities and capacity to fight…

Politics will drive growth in trade de-dollarisation

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INTERNATIONAL

A move away from the US dollar is gaining momentum, driven by the West’s use of economic sanctions, high levels of sovereign debt and a desire to de-link monetary policy from the…

France’s role in Eastern Europe will expand

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FRANCE/EASTERN EUROPE

Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began, France has deepened its involvement in Eastern Europe through weapon deliveries to Kyiv, military deployments on NATO’s…