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European customs will no longer begin at the border

EU TA Analysis - September 24, 2026.

The European Union has completed the political and legal elements of the biggest reform of its customs union since 1968. The new Union Customs Code was...

Can the US and the EU stop a new wave of instability in the Balkans?

Eastern Europe Carl Bildt - September 24, 2026.

Benighted politics are once again haunting the Balkans. This month’s semi-official funeral in Belgrade for the convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić, whom many Bosnian Serbs...

Far-right election fears stalk EU budget framework talks

EU Ferry Biedermann - September 24, 2026.

Ambitions for a more impactful European budget are on a fast track to nowhere amid supercharged fears of anti-EU populist right-wing parties snapping at the...

Is Europe sliding into Trump-style hysteria ahead of critical 2027 elections?

EU Zaki Laïdi - September 23, 2026.

Coming just a couple weeks after the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) won the largest share of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election, the electoral...

Spare a thought for billionaires in UK’s struggling economy

UK Harvey Morris - September 23, 2026.

The plight of the super-rich being forced to flee an anti-business Britain has been a regular theme since the Labour Party returned to power two...

Beijing halts humanoid robots on their way to the stock market

China TA Analysis - September 22, 2026.

Reuters reported on 21 September that Chinese regulators were slowing the IPOs of humanoid robot companies after a sharp rise followed by a steep fall...

Is the firewall against the far right still beneficial for Germany?

EU Jan-Werner Mueller - September 22, 2026.

Germany’s far right has won again, capturing the largest share of the vote in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, as it did in Saxony-Anhalt earlier...

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