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      Coronavirus live news: Italy to get €210bn from new EU Covid-19 recovery fund

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      The EU Should Collect Health Data Centrally

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      When the COVID-19 disease began to spread in Europe, France and Germany prohibited the export of medical equipment, while Italy asked in vain for supplies of protective equipment under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Neither the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) nor the member states of the EU themselves were aware of […] More

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      Who Will Make Rules for the Internet?

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      National legislations across the European Union — with the exception of states that have implemented their own digital laws, such as Germany and France — are very difficult to enforce when it comes to online. This is because, in the absence of overarching legislation that would govern digital space, tech giants implement community standards that may sometimes contradict the […] More

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      Trump envoy brokers White House meeting for Kosovo and Serbia presidents

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      Fears of hasty deal to bolster US president’s re-election prospects as EU sidelined Hashim Thaçi, the Kosovo president, marking Liberation Day on 11 June, the anniversary of Nato-led forces entering the country after the 1998-1999 conflict between Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian majority and Serb forces. Photograph: Armend Nimani/AFP/Getty The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia will meet […] More

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      The Challenges Facing the Eurozone

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      The current public health crisis has become a major challenge for European economies. It particularly affects countries in the southern part of the eurozone, as they are still suffering from the effects of the euro debt crisis of 2009-12. In the absence of a convincing fiscal policy response from the European Union or the eurozone, […] More

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      Europe’s Moment of Truth Is Obviously About Debt

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      Since 2016, the year the British voted to leave the European Union and the US elected trade-war baron Donald Trump, Europe has had its share of political and economic storms. The EU’s lack of unity and coherence and its fragility as a geopolitical institution have never been more obvious. The euro was already under threat […] More