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EU-US tax competition spat could be coming
EU finance ministers met in Brussels yesterday, as part of deliberations on the US tax reforms
United StatesMember states will jockey for key EU posts
Spain has secured an ECB vice presidency, boosting the likelihood of a German ECB head next year
EUCentral bank arrest will rock Latvian finance sector
Credibility of Latvian financial sector is again in doubt after corruption agency goes after central bank chief
LatviaEU-UK security cooperation may withstand Brexit
UK Prime Minister Theresa May reiterated her call for an EU-UK deal
EULiberalising Greek energy market will pick up in 2018
The strong shift in 2017 towards energy market liberalisation, initiated in 2011, will gain additional impetus in 2018
GreeceEU wants reform in Balkans but also accession progress
Balkan EU membership aspirants get mixed message on what counts more on road to accession
EUNational EU budget contributions are likely to rise
As member states expect the EU to do more, they will also have to accept increasing contributions
EUEU-UK Brexit is unlikely to be stopped
While the legal question of the revocability of Article 50 is unresolved, there would be political obstacles
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