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Activists will test EU-US 'Privacy Shield' deal
The EU and the United States will struggle to reach a data-sharing agreement acceptable to all
EUWeak euro-area momentum will support further easing
Growth momentum slowed at the end of last year across almost all euro-area members
EUDutch vote could upset EU's Ukraine policy
Growing anti-EU sentiment in the Netherlands is putting its relations with the rest of the EU under pressure
NetherlandsUK manufacturing sector will stay weak in 2016
The manufacturing sector contracted in December and prospects remain weak
United KingdomGlobal financial woes spur market volatility
Recent financial markets turmoil confirms that sentiment remains fragile
InternationalPortugal's budget tutelage is deferred not ended
Exiting the bailout in 2014 may seem to allow policy freedom, but Brussels will revisit the 2016 budget this spring
PortugalTurkey's authoritarianism will be harder to ignore
Opening new EU negotiating chapters may be the last chance to anchor Turkey to the West
TurkeyMiddle East migration flow to Europe may now abate
If refugee families are now following their fathers, this may indicate that the migrant wave could be about to subside
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