A new government between former enemies the Five Star Movement (M5S) and the Democratic Party (PD) was rapidly formed at...
News Category: Politics
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Italy: New coalition avoids snap vote, but structural reforms and political stability likely to remain elusive -
Portugal: Costa’s Socialists set to win October’s election, pointing to policy continuity Portugal is set to hold parliamentary elections on 6 October, testing whether Prime Minister António Costa will be able to... -
Costa Rica: Government proposes tightening the belt in 2020 On 30 August, the fiscally-strained government of Costa Rica presented to Congress its 2020 budget proposal, which outlines cutting spending... -
United States: U.S.-China trade war heats up with new round of tit-for-tat tariffs Trade tensions escalated to unprecedent levels in recent weeks, with a fresh round of tit-for-tat tariffs from both the U.S... -
Italy: Government coalition collapses, raising uncertainty ahead of 2020 budget Political uncertainty has spiked after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned on 20 August, amid a clash between coalition government members... -
Spain: New elections increasingly likely as political stalemate drags on Negotiations to form a government drag on nearly four months after the general election. Amid failed talks between the center-left... -
Ukraine: Zelensky wins muscle needed to deliver broad-based reform New President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People party came away with a resounding victory in the 21 July snap... -
Greece: New Democracy clinches victory in general election; slow pace of economic recovery set to continue In line with what opinion polls had anticipated, the conservative New Democracy (ND) party, headed by now Prime Minister Kyriakos... -
United Kingdom: Boris Johnson set to become PM: What does this mean for Brexit and the British economy? Boris Johnson is likely to become Conservative leader—and by extension prime minister—in the coming days. With the help of our... -
Japan: Japan-South Korea trade feud looks set to deteriorate, threatening Japanese tech firms and broader economy Long-standing tensions between Japan and South Korea—originating from colonial-era disputes over forced labor—significantly escalated when Japan applied new restrictions on...