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Ukraine talks will stumble on without clear end point

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UKRAINE

As German Chancellor Angela Merkel predicted, her October 19 meeting with her Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts did not produce a breakthrough. Nothing formal was signed…

Ukraine war unlikely to transform EU-UK security ties

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EU/UK

It has required a degree of EU-UK coordination, especially to facilitate the implementation of sanctions imposed on Russia’s economy, leadership and regime-supporting elite…

Parties will compete for undecided Georgian voters

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GEORGIA

The party has been in disarray since late May, after its founder Mikheil Saakashvili gave up his Georgian citizenship to become governor of Ukraine's Odesa province, and four…

NATO will integrate Ukraine gradually

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NATO

Intensified cooperation with NATO, including arms transfers and intelligence sharing, has led to a significant upgrade of Ukraine’s military capabilities and capacity to fight…

Brexit will not make Poles leave en masse

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POLAND/UK

Polish migration to the United Kingdom.

EU is likely to renew Russia sanctions

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EU

Russia has said the ban is in response to the EU's sanctions against Russia. EU economic sanctions expire at the end of July, and their renewal requires consensus. The contingent…

German government will push for EU reforms

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GERMANY

Baerbock used the occasion to push publicly for ambitious EU reform proposals on issues such as qualified majority voting (QMV) and making representation in the European…

A new Polish government must undo PiS state capture

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POLAND

The United Right (ZP) coalition gained most votes, but lacked a government-forming majority. The opposition -- the Civic Coalition (KO), the Third Way (TD) coalition of Szymon…

Slovak-Hungarian entente will not affect Western unity

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SLOVAKIA

The programme includes halting official military aid to Ukraine, as incoming Prime Minister Robert Fico promised during the election campaign. Recent elections in Central Europe…

Latvia's ruling coalition may go through a reshuffle

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LATVIA

The election of Rinkevics, who has been Latvia’s foreign minister since 2011, indicates that there will be continuity in setting foreign policy, in which an activist president can…