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France’s LR remains split on whether to support Macron

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FRANCE

LR has become a marginal force in French politics and is deeply divided over whether to support President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist government or to obstruct it, deepening the…

Ireland might see historic coalition between old foes

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IRELAND

The Dail convened on March 10 to elect a taoiseach (prime minister), but no nominee was able to attract the support of anything close to a majority.

Romania's tax collection inefficiencies will persist

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ROMANIA

Romania’s failings in VAT collection.

Catalonia will likely influence Spain’s elections

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SPAIN

Upcoming election preview.

Spanish parties look set for lengthy government talks

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SPAIN

Polls show that the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) will likely emerge as the largest party but without a majority. The only coalition scenario with a collective majority involves…

Andalusia will set the stage for Spanish politics

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SPAIN

Depending on the outcome, it could well prompt the national government to call an early general election before May 2019.

Denmark's new coalition makes early elections unlikely

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DENMARK

Political scandals and deep disagreement among the centre-right parties providing parliamentary support to Rasmussen's minority government have in recent months threatened to…

French foreign policy may become less interventionist

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FRANCE

Foreign policy has so far hardly been an issue in the campaigns for next year's presidential election. Nonetheless, a harsh debate around the structural decline of France's…

France is facing years of policy uncertainty

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FRANCE

Ensemble has 245 seats, compared with 131 for the left-wing coalition NUPES (New Popular Union for Ecology and Society), 89 for the far-right National Rally (RN) and 61 for the…

Commission will seek to drive EU integration again

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EU

Brexit was little more than a footnote in a speech that outlined several initiatives and a vision calling for the other 27 EU members to move forward together towards deeper…