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EU migration policies will tighten
EU leaders agreed measures overnight to further reduce migration to the bloc
EUProspects for Western Europe to end-2018
The second half of the year will be shaped by the outcome of Germany’s internal power struggle
Western EuropeItaly’s Conte will not fully implement fiscal plan
The government’s fiscal plan is highly expansionary and aims at undoing past reforms meant to boost competitiveness
ItalySplits among the G7 will likely be replicated
The G7 meeting between France, Canada, the United Kingdom, United States, Italy, Japan and Germany ended fractiously
InternationalItaly’s government may be more moderate than planned
The prospect of continued uncertainty has convinced the populists to abandon their most controversial appointment
ItalyItaly’s president may rethink risks
A populist coalition might be possible after all as the risks associated with a technocratic government become clearer
ItalyItaly’s high bond spreads raise European banking risks
Italian spreads have edged down after spiking more than in 2011-12
EuropeItaly is likely to go back to the polls in September
The president has averted a potential crisis for now -- but possibly at a high cost
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