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Monetary tightening will spread through Central Europe
Hungary’s monetary policy will continue to diverge from other regional central banks in the short-to-medium term
EUNo room for complacency despite UK stress test success
The seven largest UK banks have passed the severest stress test yet, but the BoE has raised capital requirements
United KingdomGermany’s Roundup reversal may test will for coalition
Inter-party row over renewed EU approval of controversial weedkiller is bad timing for last-ditch German coalition talks
GermanyFitzgerald’s resignation will avoid early Irish poll
Senior government minister’s resignation saves Irish premier from calling early election
IrelandIrish election may further complicate UK border issue
An Irish election will make even harder solving UK-Irish relations post-Brexit already dogged by the various ‘red lines’
IrelandFrance and Poland will seek ways to mend relations
Both countries have reason to mend fences after mutual recriminations in mid-2017
FranceEU talks will result in little except Armenia deal
The EU engages with former Soviet neighbours but no one believes accession is even a distant prospect
EUFour disintegration risks may threaten the EU’s future
The EU developed a renewed sense of optimism over the past year, but new crises may loom
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