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Ivanovic killing may slow EU path of Kosovo and Serbia

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KOSOVO/SERBIA

The prominent ethnic Serb politician’s assassination has shaken Kosovo. It is unclear which of Ivanovic’s many enemies ordered the killing. His death complicates Kosovo’s…

Latin America's LNG market faces muted outlook

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LATIN AMERICA

The outlook for the LNG market.

Kosovo parties will seize chance to unseat government

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KOSOVO

Haradinaj was earlier summoned as a suspect to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (SC), part of the Kosovo judicial system but sitting in The Hague and with a mandate to try war…

Hungary may stop delaying Sweden joining NATO soon

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HUNGARY

Orban made the announcement during his annual State of the Nation address. For 18 months, Budapest has delayed ratifying Sweden’s NATO membership, over Stockholm's criticism of…

Schengen enlargement may be delayed further

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ROMANIA/BULGARIA

Austria vetoed both countries’ accession, ignoring the European Commission’s positive recommendation. The Netherlands opposed only Bulgaria’s entry. Schengen’s non-enlargement…

Somaliland’s Las Anod crisis defies easy resolution

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SOMALIA

Las Anod clan leaders declared in February they no longer recognise the sovereignty of Somaliland, which unilaterally declared independence from Somalia in 1991, and wish the…

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…

Belarus-Russia 'union' talk is mostly posturing

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BELARUS/RUSSIA

Prospects for substantive unification between Russia and Belarus.

Euro-area reforms will reinforce fiscal consolidation

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EU

The reforms would allow the ESM, which provides emergency loans to distressed member states, to offer greater assistance to banks and enhance its capacity to design and implement…

Tensions will rise as Montenegro 'coup' comes to trial

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MONTENEGRO

The authorities’ allegations that members of Russia’s security services were involved in a failed plot to overthrow the government last October.