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- ↑ Advisory Council European Institute of Peace (EIP).
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ COUNCIL DECISION 2012/33/CFSP
- ↑ Grave concern about US plan to resolve Israel-Palestine conflict The Guardian , February 27, 2020.
- ↑ Members European Council on Foreign Relations.
- ↑ Advisory Council European Institute of Peace (EIP).
