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When will the EU punch its weight in a perilous world? That???s the question countries eager to join should be asking | Simon Tisdall

Twin threats from east and west have clearly made the bloc more appealing ??? but its rule-bound institutions need urgent attention, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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