Spahn could emerge as Merkel’s main challenger

The ambitious health minister is the figurehead of the conservative strand within Merkel’s CDU

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Parts of Greek economy will be unreformed post-bailout

Structural change embraced the public finances, state ownership and exports, less so competitiveness and productivity

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Leaders are responding to an immediate Syria crisis against the backdrop of long-term immigration trends

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Falling EU arrivals and restrictions on non-EU migration have contributed to job vacancies reaching a record high

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The minority government of ANO and the Social Democrats should prove stable if divisions on the left stay under control

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A key condition of joining the EU -- a transparent justice system free from political control -- is subverted

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African ambitions to achieve free movement face external pressures, security concerns and technological challenges

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The departures of two leading cabinet members spark fears of impending political crisis

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The Abe government has issued plans to admit foreign workers, restore budget balance and employ artificial intelligence

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The right-wing government will set the Council’s agenda for the second half of the year

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