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Pressure on EU banks is escalating and could intensify

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EURO-AREA

Either event could cause confidence in Europe's banks to plunge. The financial and sovereign debt 'double crisis' has dealt the European banking system a double blow from which…

Riyadh will lobby hard for removal from EU watchlist

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SAUDI ARABIA

The list includes Saudi Arabia and comes amid mounting criticism in Europe over Saudi domestic and foreign policy. It raises questions about the prospects for raising capital from…

Domestic demand will drive Belgium’s GDP growth

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BELGIUM

Belgium’s competitiveness has been undermined by the indexation of wages to inflation and its GDP growth has trailed that of the euro-area since 2015. However, a tax and economic…

Eastern EU members hedge bets after Brexit vote

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EU

Reactions to Brexit among eastern EU member states.

China-EU academic links will face closer scrutiny

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CHINA/EU

European academic and research institutions have built increasingly close links with China over the past two decades. By doing so they have increased their incomes and research…

Lithium will see rising global usage in batteries

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INTERNATIONAL

Indications that the global lithium market is adequately supplied.

EU state aid plans will concern some trade partners

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EU

EU state aid.

US-Middle East alignment unlikely

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UNITED STATES/MIDDLE EAST

He will meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders and top officials from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates…

Doubts rise over future EU funding for Central Europe

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CENTRAL EUROPE

The outlook for continued EU structural fund inflows.

Europe will likely accept a weakened Iran nuclear deal

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IRAN/EU

Mogherini said Tehran’s actions did not constitute an act of significant non-compliance. That comes after Iran raised the level of uranium enrichment above the permitted limit…