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Euroviews. Escaping Russia's pull is Armenia's biggest challenge on its EU path
Since February 2022, Russia has replaced the EU as Armenia’s most important trading partner — an unflattering result showing Moscow has diversified its sources of war-critical goods required for weapons production via smaller countries, Oliver Rolofs writes.
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Euroviews. Could the microplastics ban be rewritten after its entry into force?
Alarmingly, EU officials are bending over backwards to accommodate industry demands — with the real risk that what was once considered a sweeping ban will be gnawed away by caveats and exemptions, Hélène Duguy writes.
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Doing business in China getting tougher, European business group says
The study echoes concerns that have been raised by European and US companies operating in China. Foreign investment fell 8% last year from a year earlier as companies recalibrated their commitments in the world’s second-largest economy.
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Euroviews. In the EU, rule of law backsliding keeps weakening our democracies
Even in countries with strong democratic traditions, there are serious threats to the institutions, processes and freedoms that underpin free and open societies. And if left unchecked, the damage to democracy may be all but impossible to reverse, Eleanor Brooks and Jonathan Day write.
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EU enlargement in the Western Balkans: Expectations and obstacles
Despite the progress made by some Western Balkan countries such as North Macedonia and Albania, challenges remain when it comes to EU accession, including unresolved issues such as the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and the need for structural reforms
