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EU supply chain law faces major obstacles in Germany

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EU/GERMANY

The vote was lost following Germany’s decision to oppose the directive, which encouraged others to abstain. There are only a few weeks left for the Council to vote again on the…

Turkey's EU accession process is sick but not dead

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TURKEY/EU

The prospects for Turkey's EU membership bid.

The EU’s international trade priorities are shifting

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EU

From the strategy, it appears the EU no longer sees free trade deals as an end in themselves but as another instrument -- alongside tools such as Carbon Border Adjustment Measures…

Belarus will try to square Western ties with Russia

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BELARUS

Belarus's attempts to court the EU and the United States.

Next Dutch government will likely be ‘greener’

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NETHERLANDS

Government formation should have been relatively straightforward but a series of political controversies have damaged VVD leader and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s credibility…

China ties will strain Hungary’s EU and US relations

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HUNGARY

The government’s plan signals not only a new era in Hungarian-Chinese relations but also China’s more intensive presence within the EU. Heated debates within Hungary and the EU…

Schrems ruling spells tough trade-offs for digital EU

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EUROPE

While primarily focused on clarifying the limits and safeguards around US government access to personal data within the United States, the White Paper could be seen as hardening…

CAI threatens to undermine EU-US cooperation on China

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EU/CHINA

Under the CAI, which is the first economic agreement between the EU and China, Beijing made most of the concessions in order to get a deal agreed before US President Joe Biden’s…

Turkey's authoritarianism will be harder to ignore

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TURKEY

The European Commission has upped its contribution to 1 billion euros, with Germany next at 428 million, and Italy fourth at 225 million, after securing agreement that it would be…

EU doubts over effectiveness will dog Privacy Shield

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EU/US

The meeting took place against a background of persisting tensions between European authorities and the mainly US-owned digital giants over questions of data protection and…