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GDP growth was driven by exports as consumption and investment were sluggish

Renzi's increasingly aggressive stance towards the EU is fuelled by the notion that Italy is left alone with the crisis

High tertiary education rates in unemployment blackspots will not necessarily mean a more highly skilled workforce later

The Commission is likely to continue to play a proactive role, but the core problem may not be resolved

In an increasingly uncertain international security environment, Germany prepares to assume a larger military role

Building alliances will become more important as power in the EU will likely shift towards larger countries

Despite the Brexit shock, the PMI has reached a seven-month-high

The EU might drop China's NME status in December, though its anti-dumping policy will continue on a different basis