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  • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
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  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
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  • Thursday, 28 November, 2024
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  • Saturday, 23 November, 2024
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    Developments beyond as well as inside Europe threaten one of the bloc’s cornerstone projects

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  • Saturday, 9 November, 2024
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    The reality of Europe’s fears about Trump depends more on us than him

    If European leaders live up to their part of the Nato bargain, the US administration will too

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  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
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  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
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  • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
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    Ukrainian president says Europe will be ‘suicidal’ if it forces him into a deal with Putin

    President Voldymyr Zelensky in Budapest
  • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
    EU leaders strain for unity after Trump win and German crisis

    Bloc gathers in Budapest at summit hosted by Brussels’ antagonist Viktor Orbán

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  • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
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  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2024
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