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Ukraine peace talks are intended to help de-escalation

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UKRAINE

Such claims are concerning, as incidents on the front line could give Russia a pretext to send troops into rebel-held eastern Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin said this week that…

Chechen killings abroad aided or tolerated by Russia

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RUSSIA

Chechnya security services appear to be hiring diaspora members to carry out or assist with attacks. Some assassinations have been credibly traced to Russian as well as Chechen…

East Europeans will gain influence on Western security

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EUROPE

She implied that the role should go to someone from Central-Eastern Europe (CEE). Von der Leyen’s message emphasises how far the balance in decision-making on European security…

Germany’s AfD is seeking to modify its image

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GERMANY

Despite these demands, the party has moved away from its demand for an immediate “Dexit” and now favours undermining the EU from within, in common with other European far-right…

Macron and Scholz clarify Russia options and sanctions

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RUSSIA/NATO

RUSSIA/NATO: Macron and Scholz clarify Russia options

Prospects for the EU in 2022

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PROSPECTS 2022

Two of the most pressing issues will be reforms to EU fiscal rules and Poland's challenge to the primacy of EU law.

Far-right security threat will persist in Germany

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GERMANY

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) says membership of the group has more than doubled since 2016, to 23,000. The group's rejection of the federal…

France, Germany cloud outlook for Facebook’s Libra

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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL: France, Germany cloud outlook for Libra

Expanded ECB toolbox will be severely tested

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EU

The ECB stopped buying more government bonds under the pandemic-emergency-purchase-programme (PEPP) at the end of March and the asset-purchase-programme (APP) on July 1. Spreads…

Extensive ECB response will reduce depth of recession

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INTERNATIONAL

Far from being nonplussed by Germany’s Constitutional Court ruling of May 5 that the ECB’s Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP) may be illegal, it doubled the programme on June…