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EU-US alignment on tech governance is rising

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EU/US

The proposal is part of the EU’s wider effort to make Europe ‘fit for the digital age’ and align the bloc with other major democracies, particularly the United States, on…

EU will step up challenge to China’s maritime claims

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EU/CHINA

The EU released its first collective Indo-Pacific Strategy this month, which stresses support for freedom of navigation in the region.

Azerbaijan's SCO bid is a warning to West

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AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijan's application for observer status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

Tariffs can no longer mask broader economic weakness

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INTERNATIONAL

Global economic activity is deteriorating widely. This is despite the fact that the US-China trade conflict is not escalating, China is loosening fiscal policy and the United…

No-deal Brexit could imperil UK-EU data economy

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EUROPE

UK-EU data flows post-Brexit.

Balkanisation of the internet will rise

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INTERNATIONAL

This intervention is an inevitable consequence of the maturing of the digital economy and the fact that countries have different regulatory preferences. China was the first to do…

EU gender strategy will struggle to close rising gaps

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EU

Her Commission is making a concerted push to advance gender equality. To that end, it has brought forward an integral element of its 2020 Gender Equality Strategy (GES): a draft…

CDU result gives Germany and Europe limited stability

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GERMANY

Kramp-Karrenbauer's election slightly increases the chances of Merkel remaining chancellor beyond 2019. It also puts her in pole position to succeed Merkel as chancellor.

Investors will step up corporate governance monitoring

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INTERNATIONAL

Corporate governance.

Progress on transatlantic trade relations will be slow

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US/EU

It represents a strong message to Europeans that a return to transatlantic trade pre-2016 is not on the horizon, and instead US trade policy will be driven by the need to protect…