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EU would be badly prepared for a fresh migrant crisis

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EU

The EU’s Dublin regulation, which determines the member state responsible for an asylum application, has never worked satisfactorily. Attempts at a fundamental overhaul have…

Slovenia will remain polarised, whatever Jansa’s fate

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SLOVENIA

The government led by the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) is under mounting pressure as Slovenia prepares to take over the European Council presidency. This is due mainly to…

Prospects for the EU in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for the EU in 2018.

EU-Poland dispute will shift to one about sovereignty

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EU/POLAND

They gave no details. Grants and loans worth EUR35.4bn (USD36.1bn) are blocked over a row over divergent interpretations of the rule of law (RoL). EU flexibility in dealing with…

Europe’s digital copyright rules face tough obstacles

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EUROPE

Proposed new legislation on digital copyright.

Post-virus downturn could hurt Hungary’s government

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HUNGARY

The pandemic has strengthened Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s position in the short term. However, the government has done little on the economic front; a conservative stimulus…

Schengen enlargement may be delayed further

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ROMANIA/BULGARIA

Austria vetoed both countries’ accession, ignoring the European Commission’s positive recommendation. The Netherlands opposed only Bulgaria’s entry. Schengen’s non-enlargement…

Momentum for negotiations on Western Sahara will fade

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WESTERN SAHARA

The status of efforts to resolve the Western Sahara conflict.

EU-UK deal allows Cameron to campaign against Brexit

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EU/UK

The package of reforms on a new EU-UK relationship.

Polish isolation in EU could cost PiS government dear

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POLAND

The Law and Justice (PiS) government has already enacted a bill changing the appointment system for the National Council of the Judiciary and another bill makes the justice…