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Europe battles declining influence

Published - Feb 09 2010 15:37 PM

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(BRUSSELS) - The European Union is hoping that its revamped leadership can reverse a decline in global influence, wary of being marginalised by the United States and emerging Asian powers such as China, experts said. In a speech to the European ... Read Full Story

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