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Activities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Union</strong><br />

<strong>Key</strong> <strong>publications</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Union</strong> 2011<br />

Welcome to <strong>the</strong> <strong>European</strong><br />

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The Court <strong>of</strong> Justice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Union</strong> is<br />

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