bloc

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It was agreed last month by European Union leaders who settled on a loan backed by the bloc's common budget, after plans to tap frozen Russian central bank assets fell by the wayside.

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The ruling bloc remains a minority in the upper house.

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Approval ratings for Takaichi's cabinet are around 70 percent, but her ruling bloc only has a slim majority in parliament's lower house, hindering its ability to push through her ambitious policy agenda.

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The long-delayed trade pact with the Mercosur bloc was approved by the EU last week and is due to be signed on Saturday.

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But her ruling bloc only has a slim majority in the powerful lower house of parliament, hindering its ability to push through her ambitious policy agenda.

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