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1st Apr 2024

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Capital flight from Spain at new high

Capital flight from Spain has exceeded levels reached in Asia during the region’s financial crisis in the 1990s, according to research from Nomura Securities. The overall amount of money that flowed out of Spain in the second quarter was equal to 50% of the nation's gross domestic product.

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Analysis

'A race to the bottom': How the CAP green ambitions unravelled

The EU's easing of green agricultural policy conditions as a response to farmers' protests has sparked controversy. Critics fear that short-term quick fixes are not a solution for the sector, while others cite a CAP-Green Deal gap.

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Dutch deportation threat faces thousands who fled Ukraine war

Up to 1,700 individuals who held temporary residence permits in Ukraine before the war started and fled to the Netherlands risk deportation to their country of origin, after a decision by the Dutch government and a court ruling.

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