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EU agreement will increase concerns about Italian debt
An incomplete Eurogroup agreement and negative political reaction in Italy are alarming investors
ItalyEuropean COVID-19 tracking tech will proliferate
Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and the United Kingdom are planning apps to contain COVID-19
Western EuropeCOVID-19 threatens to fragment the EU further
The economic impact of COVID-19 poses the most immediate threat to EU cohesion
EUCOVID-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
EUThe Netherlands’ Rutte may be losing grip on power
Support for Rutte's government is declining, and it will be difficult to reverse this trend ahead of the 2021 elections
NetherlandsPotential for protest is growing in Western Europe
Dutch, Belgian, German and French voters are losing confidence in their governments.
Western EuropeBrexit is already affecting exposed EU countries
Brexit is already influencing politics and public opinion in some of the EU’s most-exposed members
GermanyDutch fiscal expansion will not avert a recession
2020 budget plans consist of a moderate fiscal stimulus, which is mainly targeted at middle-class voters
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