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Martin Wolf

Martin Wolf

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Photo: World Economic Forum (Adam Nadel), CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

  • Jun 2

    King Felipe VI urges EU to pursue strategic autonomy, calling past scepticism a spur at Barcelona business forum

    Speaking at the Cercle d'Economia in Barcelona, King Felipe VI of Spain called on European states to accelerate integration and pursue strategic autonomy, reminding sceptics that the bloc has a history of turning distant aspirations into reality.

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