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(China/USA/Hong Kong) Chinese officials call on US anti-China hawks like Pompeo to end ‘sanctions farce’ over HK issues (Global Times)

Two top Chinese authorities on Hong Kong affairs - the liaison office of the central government in Hong Kong and Hong Kong and Macao...

(Europe/Green Finance Rules) Brussels postponed green finance rules after 10 EU states wielded veto (Frédéric Simon, Euractiv)

The European Commission was forced to delay publication of detailed implementing rules on the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy because of the sheer number of...

(Zurich Insurance/Nord Stream 2) Zurich Insurance to drop out of Nord Stream 2 project (Euractiv)

Zurich Insurance Group will drop out of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 project in the face of looming US sanctions against European companies that support...

(Germany) Moderate Armin Laschet becomes new CDU leader in election year (Claire Stam and Philipp Grüll, Euractiv)

North Rhine-Westphalian (NRW) state premier Armin Laschet has been elected the new chair of Germany’s ruling conservative CDU and will lead the party into...

(Israel/West Bank) Israel authorities approve new West Bank settler homes (Euractiv)

Israel on Sunday (17 January) advanced plans for 780 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, settlement watchdog Peace Now said, adding the...

(USA/Yemen) Biden aide slams Trump move on Yemen rebels (Euractiv)

The outgoing Trump administration’s decision to classify Yemen’s Huthi rebels as terrorists will only cause more suffering for the people of that war-torn nation,...

(Europe/Israel/Palestine) EU urges Israel to facilitate Palestinian vote (Euractiv)

The European Union on Saturday (16 January) welcomed a promise by Palestinian leaders to hold their first elections in 15 years, urging Israel to...

(Trade/Pandemic) Trade and Covid-19: Lessons from the first wave (Alvaro Espitia, Aaditya Mattoo, Nadia Rocha, Michele Ruta, Deborah Winkler, VOXEU)

The Covid-19 pandemic has inflicted both a supply and demand shock across many countries. Production, consumption, and trade patterns have been affected, both directly...

(Sovereign Debt Crises) Bond returns in sovereign debt crises: The investors’ perspective (Jochen Andritzky, Julian Schumacher, VOXEU)

On the back of the Covid-19 pandemic, sovereign risk has increased in several countries across the globe. For countries experiencing a debt crisis, the...

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