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Germany’s immigration law may not fill labour gaps

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GERMANY

Germany’s immigration law.

EU-UK free movement compromise will need flexibility

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EU/UK

The UK government says it is determined that free movement of people from the EU will end after Brexit.

Clientelism will not avail Greek ruling party in 2019

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GREECE

The agreement settles the Macedonian ‘name dispute' that has bedevilled bilateral relations since the mid-1990s. Foreign, not social, issues have taken centre stage in politics…

Fears of a Fico comeback in Slovakia may be overdone

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SLOVAKIA

The vote marked a defeat for the left-nationalist opposition parties, which wanted an earlier date in order to oust the government by mid-year. Although the fractious…

UK public opinion on immigration has shifted

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UNITED KINGDOM

The numbers have increased alarm in the ruling Conservative Party that it will lose further support if the trends persist. However, in contrast to the years preceding the Brexit…

Business braces for uncertainty as Brexit date nears

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INTERNATIONAL

This leaves businesses uncertain about the future UK-EU trading agreement and preparing for the worst. Even assuming the exit terms are settled before the country’s scheduled…

EU-US relations may be at a turning point

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EU/US

Trump first snubbed the EU on April 30 with a mere postponement of possible tariffs and then humiliated the E3 (Germany, France and the United Kingdom) on May 8 with his decision…

Stresses will build in Balkans despite stable veneer

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BALKANS

With much of the Serbian opposition threatening to boycott the spring parliamentary elections, a European Parliament (EP)-facilitated dialogue was initiated on October 9-10…

UK report on Russia unlikely to reshape relations

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UK/RUSSIA

The report exposed the magnitude of the United Kingdom’s vulnerability to Russian political meddling, disinformation and financial influence in the City of London.