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Prospects for the EU in 2018
Democratic backsliding in Poland and Hungary rather than Brexit will be the EU’s greatest challenge next year
EUMonetary tightening will spread through Central Europe
Hungary’s monetary policy will continue to diverge from other regional central banks in the short-to-medium term
EUFrance and Poland will seek ways to mend relations
Both countries have reason to mend fences after mutual recriminations in mid-2017
FranceCommission picks the battles it will fight with Poland
Bialowieza Forest is one issue on which the Commission seems prepared to take a stand against Warsaw
PolandWarsaw's own policies will steal neofascists' thunder
Right-wing government shows blind eye to far-right advocacy of ethnically homogeneous, traditional Poland
PolandMove towards EU integration may split Central Europe
V4 disunity will become more obvious as the migration issue fades and EU reform takes centre ground
EUDitching popular Polish premier could be mistake
Kaczynski may decide not to return to the premiership for fear of throwing away a big PiS poll lead
PolandCompromise is likely over Polish judicial reforms
The next few months will show who has gained the upper hand in the struggle over judicial reform
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