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Taking the Pulse: Is the EU Ready for Rapprochement With the UK?
- Publishing date
- 23 April 2026
- Authors
- Rebecca Christie
- Publication name
- Carnegie Europe – Strategic Europe
- Publication date
- 23 April 2026
- Keyword
- EU-UK relations geopolitics EU governance
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
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