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Given that the UK was a major player in the EU before leaving in 2020, Brexit is sure to change the dynamic of the bloc. This will be felt in Sweden and Denmark in particular, given the Scandinavian countries close alignment with Britain when it come to European issues. When the EU was negotiating its coronavirus recovery fund, professor of political science Marlene Wind said the two countries had united having previously relied on the UK. She said: “Until now we have been hiding be
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The EU was embroiled in a tense standoff over its budget at the end of last year after Hungary and Poland vetoed the coronavirus recovery fund. Brussels wanted national governments to be allowed access to the money only if they committed to upholding the rule of law. Hungary and Poland could have fallen foul of such a provision, as the governments of Victor Orban and Andrzej Duda are widely believed to have eroded the independence of the courts and the media.
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The EU put up a united stance against the UK during Brexit trade talks, with negotiator Michel Barnier backed up by other leaders in the bloc. This led to a long stalemate between Brussels and London and both sides sought to advance their interests. Fishing, trade and laws were all contentious issues, but eventually a deal was reached. As the UK officially left the bloc in January 2020, the EU was warned that its unity would be put to the test by Britain s withdrawal.
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The UK was a major player in the EU, and its departure could lead to a split in Brussels over economic policy and the eurozone. This is according to experts from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, who believe power could shift towards France and Germany. Erik Brattberg, Kinga Brudzinka and Bernardo Pires de Lima said that this will be countered by other nations forming smaller factions as has previously been seen during disputes over the EU budget. This will culm
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is a staunch europhile, but the surge of eurosceptic figures in the Netherlands has seen him become a vocal figure in the European Council. As the EU grapples with the pandemic and economic turbulence, Mr Rutte has been critical in debates over the bloc s budget. He was a leading figure demanding that Hungary and Poland abide by a rule of law mechanism, sparking a dispute which turned hostile when the two countries vetoed the budget. Hungarian