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EU-UK deal closer but core challenges remain
Brussels and London are technically and politically closer to reaching an agreement over the Northern Ireland Protocol
EUEU terrorist listing will undermine Iranian relations
Iran threatened to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and list European militaries as “terrorist armies”
IranThe Dutch will be cautious about chip export bans
The Hague is coming under intense US pressure to impose further restrictions on semiconductor-related exports to China
NetherlandsEuro-area in external surplus but outlook is cloudy
The euro-area current account balance rebounded due to a smaller energy import bill and weaker non-energy import volumes
EUSwedish discovery boosts EU rare earth hopes
Europe’s largest rare earths deposit has been discovered in northern Sweden
SwedenNATO and EU will deepen ties
The war in Ukraine and rising China will expand EU-NATO cooperation into new areas
EUBusinesses will face a tougher environment in Hungary
Both multinationals and big Hungarian firms in sectors including pharma, banking and energy face higher tax bills
HungaryEastern EU may target those vulnerable to inflation
The New Year is proving hard for the EU's east, where food costs 20-45% more year-on-year and war continues in Ukraine
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