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The EU and India have doubled down on their self-imposed December deadline to conclude talks on a trade deal — following the latest round of discussions in Brussels. Read on »
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More time has passed since Romania became an EU member than from the 1989 anti-communist revolution to the moment of accession. 78 percent support EU membership and 87 percent support Nato. So why are anti-European extremist politicians performing well in the polls, asks Romanian centre-right MEP Siegfried Mureșan?Read on »
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