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CAI threatens to undermine EU-US cooperation on China

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EU/CHINA

Under the CAI, which is the first economic agreement between the EU and China, Beijing made most of the concessions in order to get a deal agreed before US President Joe Biden’s…

France’s conservatives face a crucial election vote

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FRANCE

The main frontrunners are the president of the Hauts-de-France region, Xavier Bertrand, Ile-de-France regional head Valerie Pecresse and Michel Barnier, formerly the EU's chief…

German government will push for EU reforms

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GERMANY

Baerbock used the occasion to push publicly for ambitious EU reform proposals on issues such as qualified majority voting (QMV) and making representation in the European…

Israeli-Palestinian West Bank clashes could resurge

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ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS

The heightened legal pressure on Netanyahu comes immediately after his management of a crisis over access to the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem exposed him to strong public…

Albania will limit media freedom by curtailing access

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ALBANIA

The Albanian section of the report, published by a consortium of journalists’ organisations, focuses on shortcomings in relation to the independence of the media regulator; raises…

Russia's legal sovereignty claim will lose it trust

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RUSSIA

President Vladimir Putin couches the change in the language of human rights protection, but the aim is to protect the state from politically unwelcome rulings and costly damage…

Popular ire may upset ZANU-PF's Zimbabwe election plan

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ZIMBABWE

The ruling ZANU-PF party appears to be trying to control the campaign and outcome to a much greater extent than in 2018. However, this effort is being complicated by record levels…

Venezuelan migrants face abuses at home and abroad

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VENEZUELA

However, the credibility of the campaign against President Nicolas Maduro’s government both within and outside Venezuela is undermined by the failure of Maduro’s critics to uphold…

Pecresse can challenge Macron in French election

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FRANCE

Pecresse's poll ratings received an immediate boost, to 17%, putting her on a par with far-right politician Marine Le Pen and behind President Emmanuel Macron on 24%. Polls…

Sahelian militias aid and undercut peace prospects

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WEST AFRICA

The targeting of these civilian vigilantes highlights the centrality of community-based, often ethnically aligned, government-backed militias in the Sahel’s various conflicts…