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20th Nov 2018

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Macron repeats call for unified Europe in Bundestag speech

French president Emmanuel Macron called on Sunday for closer ties between Germany and France, saying Europe "has the obligation not to let the world slip into chaos". Europe must not "become a plaything of great powers," he said in a speech to the German Bundestag, on the annual day of mourning for victims of war, while also urging larger defence spending.

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Opinion

Panic is not answer to EU's security challenges

EU foreign ministers must choose between contaminating their civilian missions and operations with panic over security and migration, and reaffirming the EU's core values as a global actor for peace and development.

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EU must recognise new force for Balkans destabilisation

EU foreign ministers will discuss Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday. The EU has the opportunity to show that it is not a political dwarf in the Balkans, where not only economic, but also political reforms are necessary.

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