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title: "Estonian President Ilves: Citizens themselves should determine organisation of the EU in future"
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# Estonian President Ilves: Citizens themselves should determine organisation of the EU in future

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  ·  November 8, 2012  · [Opinion](https://estonianworld.com/category/opinion/)
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