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EU-China trade war over electric vehicles is unlikely

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EU/CHINA

The EU’s investigation into Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), due to suspicions of unfair subsidies and dumping practices, has raised trade-related concerns. An EU-China trade war…

ASEAN-UK post-Brexit ties are likely to grow

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ASEAN/UK

This follows the June 23 'Brexit' referendum, in which 52% of those voting called for the government to organise the United Kingdom's exit from the EU. The vote and subsequent…

Greece will rely more on gas as transition fuel

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GREECE

Over the past few months, the new Greek government under the leadership of Kyriakos Mitsotakis has demonstrated both its commitment to reforming the domestic energy market and its…

EU-UK Brexit talks will need more clarity from London

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EU/UK

The speech is being flagged as a major statement of government policy. It comes at a crucial time in the Brexit negotiations, with one month to go before an important European…

Brexit deal will face limited opposition in UK cabinet

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UNITED KINGDOM

They also set out the progress that had been made in translating the December 2017 political agreement on the orderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom from EU into the necessary…

Lack of consensus clouds EU-UK transition prospects

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EU/UK

In keeping with much of the Brexit debate, discussion of the possibility of a transitional arrangement has been frequently vague and contradictory, but clarity is necessary to…

Greens in German government would be pragmatic

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GERMANY

Based on current polling trends, it could even overtake Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) as the largest party. A government involving the Greens would have a…

May will struggle to form party consensus on UK Brexit

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UNITED KINGDOM

The event was notable in that it had been preceded and in a sense pre-empted by the Brexit speech May delivered in Florence on September 22.

Ethiopia's post-poll focus will be on the economy

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ETHIOPIA

These were the first polls since the death in office of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in 2012. The outcome is not in doubt: a significant political mobilisation operation and…

Germany’s coalition faces division on several fronts

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GERMANY

The three parties successfully negotiated a coalition agreement with a strong emphasis on modernising Germany’s economy. Throughout the negotiations, the parties presented a…