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UK softens Brexit red line as May faces lawmaker backlash

Bloomberg The UK is blurring more red lines in the Brexit negotiations, raising the chances of clinching a deal but also heightening the danger Theresa May will be toppled before she can deliver it. On Monday, the prime minister was expected to face angry lawmakers as she defends in Parliament the progress she’s made in talks so far. She was ...

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Voters chide Polish populists over EU battle

Bloomberg Poland’s ruling party won a smaller-than-expected victory in regional elections, drawing a warning from voters unnerved by its unprecedented clash with the European Union. The nation of 38 million is ground zero in a battle between populist leaders rebelling against the bloc’s liberal norms from Rome to Warsaw and mainstream forces who say they’re undermining democracy. Prime Minister Mateusz ...

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Italy’s League surges in regional voting

Bloomberg Support for Italy’s populist League party surged in regional voting in the small northern region of Trentino-Alto Adige, while their national-level coalition partner failed to make much headway among voters. In the Bolzano area—where the two parties competed head-to-head—support for the League jumped to around 11 percent, initial results posted by La Repubblica newspaper showed. That’s up from 2.5 ...

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