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Sam Wilkin’s Biography

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I'm the managing editor of MLex's 20-strong Brussels bureau, editing stories on regulatory risk across antitrust, privacy, climate, Brexit, trade and finance.

I previously covered energy for Bloomberg, and before that I covered Iran for Reuters, with occasional reports on the GCC and Yemen.

In my time off, I like to explore the world by motorcycle. I kept a blog of a long trip through India in summer 2014: https://samschennaichallenge.wordpress.com/

Before becoming a journalist, I worked as a p…

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Patchy GDPR implementation puts the ball in national regulators' court

Patchy GDPR implementation puts the ball in national regulators' court

More than a month after the General Data Protection Regulation took effect, compliance is patchy, meaning nat…

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'United front' on US protectionism emerges as German resolve stiffens after G7

'United front' on US protectionism emerges as German resolve stiffens after G7

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Currency Rout Pushes Poorest Arab Nation to Brink of Starvation

Currency Rout Pushes Poorest Arab Nation to Brink of Starvation

Anwar Abdullah goes to work every day but he hasn't been paid in five months. When prices for wheat, sugar an…

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Oil Market Seen as Surprise Haven From Political Risk in 2017

Oil Market Seen as Surprise Haven From Political Risk in 2017

With Donald Trump set to enter the White House in January and populists on the march across Europe, political…

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Iraq Can't Count on Kurds or Oil Companies to Meet OPEC Cuts

Iraq Can't Count on Kurds or Oil Companies to Meet OPEC Cuts

Iraq can't count on self-governed Kurds in the country's north or international oil companies to help it cut …

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Essay competition: How the media polarised major parties

Essay competition: How the media polarised major parties

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The Sentinel Weekly: Professionals study logistics

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By Sam Wilkin
The EU this week made the case for massive investment in transport infrastructure to facilitate the movement of soldiers and their equipment across Europe, as well as streamlining permitting and customs procedures, to improve the continent’s response to a possible Russian invasion. In a communication to other EU institutions on Wednesday, the European Commission identified a long list of bureaucratic and physical hurdles to moving troops across national borders.
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Reporters beware: The cartel police can raid your offices to check who your sources are.   That is the takeaway from a near 1 billion-euro fine against Italian petrol suppliers in September. Italy’s… | Nicholas Hirst

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By Sam Wilkin
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The dog days of summer are giving way to languid late-August evenings. It’s time for Europeans to slowly return to the office and trade stories about all the stupid things we said when the heat was addling our brains. Things like “why don’t we just install air conditioning everywhere?” As European heatwaves become more frequent and intense, the aircon discourse has gathered pace.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Trainee and subsequently Iran correspondent at Reuters.

How is social media changing news?

More news, much of it good, but also more noise.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Writing the first draft of history. Preferably one not always written by the winners.