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EU security agency is unlikely despite terror risks
EU member states are stepping up their security cooperation through Europol but serious impediments remain
EUGlobal platinum price will stay subdued in 2016
Despite encouraging expectations, platinum has succumbed to the end of the commodity super cycle
InternationalEU migrant cash must await Turkey's migrant control
Lack of trust may frustrate EU-Turkish cooperation over controlling migrants
EUEU risks spending 2016 trapped in policy loops
The EU will find it hard to act on any one of its policy problems without exacerbating another
EUGlobal monetary policy divergence will emerge in 2016
Monetary policy divergence will be a key theme in global financial markets in 2016
InternationalEuro-area economy will keep expanding at year-end
Today's PMI data suggest the economic recovery will stay on track at end-2015
EUNew EU data protection deal may complicate US talks
After years of wrangling, EU legislators have reached political agreement on a new EU data protection regime
EUSentiment pickup to support resilient German growth
Economic sentiment is proving resilient as consumers keep spending
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