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Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. We should stand with Ukraine by welcoming it into the EU Ukraine's accession to the EU is a matter of environmental justice, recognition of heroism, and acknowledgement of a shared future, Margot Wallström, Heidi Hautala and Mary Robinson write. 14/12/2023
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