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Finland's president says EU should expand to 40 states — including Canada
HELSINKI, Finland — Finnish President Alexander Stubb has outlined his vision for a much larger European Union, saying the 27-nation bloc needs to "think big" and seize the moment to project power on the global stage. Speaking at an energy conference in the Finnish capital on Wednesday, Stubb said the EU should push to increase its membership to 40 states and named the U.K., Canada, Turkey, Norway and Iceland as potential candidates to join. His comments come as the Trump administration's...
Finland’s foreign minister says Ukraine ‘is now holding the cards’ as Russia signals talks
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EU ready to 'step up' in Ukraine-Russia talks but ceasefire must come first, summit draft shows
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