It means that those in the industry must wait while the Commission fights it out with the Parliament, the Parliament skirmishes with the Council of Ministers and the ministers themselves worry about the opinion polls.

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"It's as tough as you can get out here, it's Russia and it's the Europeans and there are no easy fights, so to get seven through to the quarter-finals is tremendous, " GB performance director Rob McCracken told BBC Sport.

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