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  1. Running the wrong way: Rama's spat with the EU over vaccination underlines growing frustration
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    called the bloc out for banning exports of medical equipment to non-member states, including..., the bloc was unable to come up with a unified approach and “left it up to Member States to cooperate with non-Member States” such as Western Balkans, in spite of remarks that the pandemic crisis can only

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  2. Will the Covid-19 crisis undermine the EU Green Deal? A view from Europe's periphery
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    in member-States. While this is certainly welcome, it also relies on an assumption of sufficient (one could add, symmetrical) fiscal space in respective member-States. This space is far from obvious... of the COVID-19 are likely to be particularly dramatic in southern member-States, not least due

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  3. EU disunity on refugees and its poisonous effects
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    member state, but there was no decision. The debate is due to continue. The tension over this particular... the idea of scrapping the quota system, suggesting that it is not working and that it is up to member... and the feeling in some member states that they are subject to different treatment. One of the mantras

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  4. Is Greece on track to decouple from fossil gas?
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    As Europe was recovering from a major energy crisis that severely tested member states’ national... in the EU's dependence on Russian gas; member states were vulnerable to the rise in gas supply prices... of reduction of total gas consumption decided by the European Union for all its member states

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  5. A summit of little substance

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    (EMU); and migration. They reiterated past positions and objectives, called on Member States..., remind Member States to implement what has already been agreed, and pledge to come back to some... solidarity – especially regarding a fair distribution of asylum seekers among Member States

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  6. Debt relief or debt restructuring for Greece?

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    of the eurozone’s member states, the ECB’s and the IMF’s vaults as well as on the balance sheet... medium-term sustainability. More specifically, the IMF has been the most proactive troika member... afford to wait that long. Nor can a eurozone member state be excluded from international capital

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  7. Europe missed an opportunity on banking union
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    . It is clear that the only way to break the “vicious circle” is to prevent member states from having to use... euros. Until then, national resolution funds will be able to call on the funds of other member... had hoped for. In short, each member state will be responsible for saving its own banks

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  8. Regling and Wieser: The key points

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    as a member of monetary union are not respected” IMF Both eurozone officials state their expectation... that the ESM’s treaty requires the Fund to take part wherever possible and that for some member states... as ESM rules require a consensus among all member states. Regling “I am a bit surprised about

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  9. Newsletter 93 - 21/10/2016

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    and forced to become a member of a nasty gang – its decision to leave is a watershed. The UK...), is a G7 member and has a seat on the UN Security Council. The inability to find a way to keep... of such a significant member, the consequences of Brexit for the EU could lie in the strengthening of eurosceptic

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  10. Grappling with Europe's polycrisis
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    that sometimes it even gave the impression that it had been kidnapped and forced to become a member of a nasty... after sterling’s value plummeted over the last few months), is a G7 member and has a seat on the UN... for all parties. Apart from leading to the loss of such a significant member, the consequences

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