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South-east Asian patent gaps may be a constraint

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Intellectual property protections and innovation in South-east Asia.

May will pursue ‘hard’ Brexit

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UNITED KINGDOM

This followed a landmark speech on January 17 in which she added more clarity and detail to her previous stance on the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU. May indicated a…

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…

Prospects for the EU to end-2017

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PROSPECTS H2 2017

Prospects for the EU to end-2017.

Sturgeon will ensure Scottish independence vote

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UNITED KINGDOM

The move follows the annual conference of her ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) in Glasgow this month -- its last before Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom leave the…

UK election will complicate Brexit process

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UNITED KINGDOM

The result is a stunning setback for Prime Minister Theresa May. The Conservative Party secured a notably larger share of the vote, but it was outpaced by the Labour Party, which…

‘No deal’ Brexit could become more likely

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EU/UK

A ‘no deal’ outcome from the negotiations would have massively disruptive effects on both sides of the Channel.

Alternative may emerge to full Turkish accession to EU

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TURKEY/EU

Erdogan has not softened his line towards the EU, but there has been some vacillation in the EU's approach. While EU signals on Turkey have been becoming sharper, at the informal…

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…

UK Labour Party may have little influence on Brexit

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UNITED KINGDOM

Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has been ambiguous on this issue, and the period since Labour’s unexpectedly strong performance in the general election on June 8 has seen the…