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China’s soft power in Western Europe is declining

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EU/CHINA

The deft application of soft power has cultivated closer relations between China and Europe. However, China's power to persuade or attract is now under threat as public and elite…

More environment funds are opportunity for eastern EU

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EASTERN EUROPE

Eastern EU member-states, especially in the south-east, have lagged in both pollution reduction and transition to the carbon-neutral economy, largely thanks to aspects of their…

Miners face difficult operational outlook in Colombia

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COLOMBIA

Update on Colombia's mining sector.

EU will struggle to convert China policy into reality

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EU/CHINA

Prior to their visit, von der Leyen outlined the Commission’s “de-risking” policy towards China, whose aims include enhancing strategic independence from China and protecting EU…

US crypto regulation tightens amid federal gridlock

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US

While not as scathing as a broader March report from the White House on cryptos, it adds another drumbeat to the Biden administration's hardening attitude to crypto regulation…

EU and United States diverge on gene-edited crops

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INTERNATIONAL

Regulation of gene-edited organisms.

Anti-tourism protests will pressure Spain's regions

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SPAIN

Backlash against mass tourism in Spain.

Vaccine passports will come before global standards

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INT

Such certification could help reopen economies and allow social freedoms enjoyed before the pandemic. Beyond the ethical questions that such documents pose, there is precedent for…

UK election will determine direction of EU relations

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UNITED KINGDOM/EU

Labour has indicated that, if elected, it would pursue closer regulatory alignment and deals on security and mobility with the EU. The party has denied reports it might consider…

China’s coercion will undermine economic leadership

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CHINA

Foreign governments and multinational business will welcome this but will view it with justified scepticism, given Beijing’s record of using economic coercion to promote its…