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EU-Iran trade could damage EU-US relations further
INSTEX, set up to continue Europe-Iran trade and sidestep US sanctions, made its first transaction yesterday
EuropeCOVID-19 could generate wider EU divisions
The EU is strongly divided between those who want a coordinated economic response to COVID-19 and those who do not
EUEuro-area COVID-19 recovery could be L-shaped
Euro-area GDP will plunge into recession thanks to COVID-19; recovery will likely be slow and disjointed
EUDeclining multilateralism could damage Germany’s image
Declining global and European multilateralism could fuel the perception of 'German dominance' in the EU
GermanyFrench local elections will underscore LREM struggles
Macron's LREM could lose many of its 2017 metropolitan voters in upcoming local elections
FranceRising violence risks deepening Burkinabe fault lines
Despite ostensible new domestic and international counterterrorism initiatives, jihadist violence is not abating
Burkina FasoLondon will diverge from the EU on foreign policy
UK foreign policy cooperation with the EU will take place through more informal ties and non-EU multilateral bodies
EUExtremism is rising in Europe's security forces
In the past two years, more and more cases of far-right extremism have been found in Western European security forces
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