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Organised crime poses evolving threats in Europe

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INTERNATIONAL

Combined with ongoing trends (such as digitalisation), existing problems (such as institutional corruption and drug trafficking) and new policy directions (including the green…

Romanian recovery plan renews state capacity doubts

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ROMANIA

The plan includes ambitious reforms and investment projects, but the Commission’s critical first reactions highlight questions around the feasibility of some of these reforms and…

Greece will seek to profit from pent-up tourist demand

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GREECE

Despite a stronger-than-expected performance by the Greek hospitality sector during the summer months, 2021 will be a challenging year. The government hopes that it will return…

August wildfires will force Greek rethink on climate

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GREECE

Temperatures reached 47 degrees Celsius -- the severest heatwave since 1987. About 100,000 hectares of forest were reduced to ashes in just two weeks in Attica, Evia and the…

Romania's education reforms may fail to deliver

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ROMANIA

The new law attempts to tackle pressing challenges such as unequal access to education, functional illiteracy, politicisation and corruption. Romania and its neighbour Bulgaria…

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…

Romanian fiscal and external deficits will remain wide

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ROMANIA

Romania is among the member states liable to the EDP. Although its debt is relatively low at 47.9% of GDP, Romania has wide budget and current account deficits, yet its tax-to-GDP…

EU will pressure eastern members to regulate lobbying

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EU

Regulating lobbying in the eastern EU.