EU
Finance will be sticking point in EU-UK Brexit talks
Brussels is preparing to take a tough stand on financial services, but EU-27 unity may become difficult to maintain
EUCash buffer would back up Greece's bailout exit
If Greece’s exit from official lending does not go according to plan it could be buttressed by a ‘cash cushion’
GreeceWestern democracies face Chinese power push
Fears are mounting in the West about covert Chinese 'influence', and there are signs that pushback has begun
ChinaEU plastics strategy will hinge on public concern
Brussels’s plan to reduce waste will only be successful if public concern prevails over national and industry opposition
EUFiscal discipline will be key part of euro-area reform
Three broad avenues for reform are possible; fiscal discipline is integral to all of them
EUBrussels will worry about Romania’s judicial reforms
After Hungary and Poland, Romania could become the third Eastern member state to backslide into illiberalism
RomaniaEU sanctions may undermine Venezuela dialogue hopes
The EU yesterday imposed sanctions on seven high-ranking Venezuelan officials
VenezuelaAnother Fidesz victory looms in Hungarian elections
Fidesz's power depends on perpetual mobilisation with no space for consolidation; its popularity may slump post-election
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