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1 – 10 of 51The poorly publicised law provides for an entirely new visa system, focused on streamlining guest-worker and skilled worker permits from third countries. It addresses an…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285183
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The main announcements included slowing the transition away from home heating systems and cars which run on fossil fuels. The first poll since the announcements shows an increase…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282208
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The vote came against the backdrop of growing opposition from centre-right politicians over the law and green deal more broadly. The NRL passed with significant amendments, which…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280486
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Although most of this reflects refugee flows and rising student numbers, migration for work has also been high. This has increased the size of the labour force, boosting GDP and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279494
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Nitrogen emissions in the Netherlands are twice the EU average; efforts to curb them are putting a brake on investment and economic growth. Construction and industry have suffered…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276588
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SD, previously a pariah, increased its vote share to 20.5%, from 17.5% in 2018. It is the largest rightist party in a bloc that has a three-seat majority. The centre-right parties…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272787
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IRELAND: Varadkar will struggle to reverse polls
Monitoring detected an improvement in air quality, allowing the emergency measure against smog to be withdrawn. However, atmospheric pollution is a chronic problem in the Western…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274991
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The deft application of soft power has cultivated closer relations between China and Europe. However, China's power to persuade or attract is now under threat as public and elite…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260717
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Available second-quarter data indicate a shallower recession in most of the eleven eastern EU member states (EU-11) than the rest of the EU in January-June. This may be due to a…