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Re: Now we know what NATO is for! (4.00 / 2)
A number of countries were told that NATO membership was a prerequisite for EU membership. Yes, I know that's bullshit, but that's what the public was told in at least some of the former Eastern bloc countries.

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by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Mar 7th, 2015 at 10:22:42 AM EST
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