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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…

Like Denmark, Sweden’s left moves right on immigration

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SWEDEN

The far-right Sweden Democrats' hardline stance on these issues once differentiated the party from the political mainstream. The ruling centre-left Social Democrats, like their…

Hungarian by-election portends medium-term instability

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HUNGARY

Fidesz’s surprise by-election defeat.

Post-COVID era could be better for European populists

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WESTERN EUROPE

This left little room for politicisation by parties to engage public opinion. However, support for such parties is stable compared to pre-pandemic levels, suggesting they are…

Cryptos have robust potential in key Balkan markets

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BALKANS

Although a substantial number of crypto miners and traders view digital tokens as schemes to get rich quickly, there is growing interest in building on the underlying blockchain…

France’s Macron faces important election test

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FRANCE

Given the proximity to next year’s presidential election, President Emmanuel Macron and his main rival, National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen, view the regional elections as an…

Integrating migrants will be a challenge for Europe

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EUROPE

The large number of arrivals since 2015 has highlighted two challenges for Europe: the removal of asylum seekers whose claims are rejected and the integration into society of…

Far-right extremism is becoming more transnational

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EUROPE

Far-right violence in Europe.