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Welcome back! For a few happy weeks, officials were able to put Europe’s multiple crises to the back of their minds. No longer.
Those returning to their desks in Brussels, Berlin, Paris and beyond are confronted with a Hydra of misery: the refugee crisis rolls on, growth is still stagnant, and security concerns are mounting following a string of terror attacks.
A potentially huge referendum in Italy awaits as does another chance for Austria to vote in a far-right president. The fallout from Turkey’s failed coup creates instability at the EU’s border and – if the EU-Turkey refugee deal falls apart – further trouble in its core.
On top of all this, Britain has to decide how to extricate itself from the EU. Welcome back, indeed.
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