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Permanent EU asylum reforms will be hard in crisis

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EU

The EU's 'Dublin' asylum system, whereby protection responsibilities rest with the first EU state of entry, has broken down under the scale of the influx of refugees and migrants…

EU court ruling may not lower Brexit uncertainty

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EU

The ruling clarifies the scope of the EU’s power to negotiate and conclude international trade agreements: it says the European Commission has the authority to agree on most…

Reforms may make EU asylum system more sustainable

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EU

The existing Common European Asylum System broke down amid the migration crisis, leading to the reintroduction of border controls between several states in the Schengen area. The…

Enlargement may become EU priority once again

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EU

The report comes after statements by EU leaders that enlargement to the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova has become a top priority. The war in Ukraine has reinvigorated the…

An EU-UK transition period will be hard to negotiate

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EU/UK

The implicit assumption, that it will be relatively straightforward to negotiate a transition period to bridge the gap between the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU and the…

Bilateral tensions threaten East African integration

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EAST AFRICA

These tensions have deep and specific roots, but the two-way spillover between trade and political disputes is an issue that has long undermined regional economic and political…