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EU-China investment deal is running out of time

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EU/CHINA

According to Beijing, Merkel and Macron showed their willingness to ratify quickly the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). However, opposition to the CAI is…

Economic pressures will strain Chadian stability

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CHAD

President Idriss Deby has struggled to turn the economy around after oil prices collapsed, depriving Chad of its main source of income. This has led to civil unrest and strikes.

World Cup leads to closer ties among Gulf states

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GULF STATES

The World Cup marked an opportunity for Qatar to bolster its soft power and its role as a global sporting and tourism destination. Although the tournament brought a wave of…

Economy will shape Macron’s euro-area manoeuvres

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FRANCE/EU

Macron has used his absolute majority in parliament and the weakened state of France’s unions to deliver his campaign promise to reform France’s labour laws. Yet his success is…

Labour protests in Iran will gain momentum

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IRAN

Workers’ protests in Iran have been growing due to the impact of sanctions, economic mismanagement, low and unpaid wages, inflation, increasing poverty levels and corruption. The…

Immigration row will test UK-Irish relations

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UK/IRELAND

An emergency meeting between UK Home Secretary James Cleverly and Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee to address the issue has been cancelled. Ireland wants to return the…

Cameron uses Paris terror to push for data panopticon

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UNITED KINGDOM

All commercial and individual operators in this field would be obliged by law to cooperate upon receipt of a warrant personally signed by the Home Secretary (interior minister)…

Anti-Semitism will persist despite EU’s efforts

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EU

The European Commission is pushing member states to acknowledge problems in dealing with a cross-national phenomenon, but has no say in building national education curricula. The…

France’s security reforms could weaken Macron further

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FRANCE

The bill -- which is part of Macron’s efforts to strengthen domestic security following Islamist attacks in October -- has attracted significant criticism from journalist unions…

Migration concerns bring EU states closer to Niger

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NIGER

Implications of migrant traffica crackdown for Niger.