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The EU is still a long way from consensus on a new China strategy. Germany, still EU’s largest economy, pleads as usual for caution to protect its export. France, Italy, Spain and some more member states argue for a strict approach

An as usual divided EU is looking for a more assertive China strategy

In his weekly column, N. Peter Kramer writes about the laborious efforts of the EU member states to find a more assertive China strategy.

Labour’s base may want a closer relationship with Europe. But the voters who delivered its record breaking massive 166 seat majority, do not want the Brexit fight back on the table. They want competence, stability and delivery.

Labour’s Brexit Bind: Why Reopening the EU Question Will Not Help It Politically

Labour has only been in power for two years, and already it’s flirting with the one issue guaranteed to blow holes in its electoral support: Europe.

European leaders’ slow progress on these key policies contrasts with the speed of economic decline. Research by McKinsey analysts points to a dramatic widening between US and EU living standards unless there’s a decisive shift to boost productivity. They calculate that the present per capita GDP gap between Germany and the United States of $29,000 could increase to $48,000 by 2033 if Europe continues to stagnate economically.

The EU lacks the ’Big Idea’ to end its own policy chaos

Giles Merritt looks at the economic headaches vying for EU policy backing and calls for a far more strategic approach.

Europeans should not shy away from naming things explicitly in their statements and marrying those statements with action. Otherwise, they are taking themselves off the global chessboard.

In the Middle East, Europeans Bow Down to the United States

Europe seems to have accepted its sidelining in the Middle East. The EU must reassert its support for the international rules-based order and step up engagement.

Magyar said talks with the EU had begun only a few weeks ago and already an agreement had been reached that was "really, really important for the Hungarian people". He said the EU funding amounted to 13% of the total Hungarian budget.

EU hails Hungary’s ’wind of change’ and unlocks €16.4bn for new PM Magyar

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has told Hungary’s new prime minister that billions of euros in EU funding are to be unlocked subject to his government pushing through a raft of "long-overdue reforms".

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