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EU’s new rule of law mechanism will lack teeth

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EU

The new mechanism is unambitious in its scope, aiming mainly at holding various formats of “dialogue”, and unclear about how to achieve its goals.

EU-Poland dispute will shift to one about sovereignty

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EU/POLAND

They gave no details. Grants and loans worth EUR35.4bn (USD36.1bn) are blocked over a row over divergent interpretations of the rule of law (RoL). EU flexibility in dealing with…

US president’s clemency powers could see party fight

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UNITED STATES

The APPA would place scrutiny mechanisms around the president’s pardon power. The bills have been introduced because their sponsors fear President Donald Trump and his White House…

Paraguay political finance law will not go far enough

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PARAGUAY

The new Political Financing Law.

Germany’s NSS highlights divisions over strategy

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GERMANY

The NSS provides a comprehensive analysis of German security interests following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but fails to develop a clear roadmap for German security policy…

UK opposition party adopts cautious Brexit plan

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UNITED KINGDOM

Starmer said a Labour-led government would reduce the many non-tariff trade barriers and make implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol a first priority. He said talk of…

EU referendum may also decide next UK prime minister

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UNITED KINGDOM

These encompass the euro-area's economic governance, enhanced competitiveness and cutting red tape, the "special" UK situation as regards further political integration, and a…

Australia state revenue shortfalls may hit extractives

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AUSTRALIA

Politics of Australian GST revenue distribution.

IMF unlikely to resolve Zambia's debt conundrum

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ZAMBIA

While the G20's new Common Framework for Debt Treatments provides a new mechanism for debt restructuring, it also requires Zambia to convince the IMF that it has disclosed all of…

Israeli coalition will prove unstable in the long term

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ISRAEL

It requires new legislation and changes to existing laws to establish and run the new government, including a mechanism to rotate the premiership between the pair. Many of the…