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G&#233;opoliticienne, Katerina Klimoska, looks at the geopolitical potential of the European Political Community and how it can help the EU accession process.]]></description><link>https://www.frenchdispatch.eu/p/why-we-need-the-epc-pt-two</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.frenchdispatch.eu/p/why-we-need-the-epc-pt-two</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katerina Klimoska]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 10:01:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iyyJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc3baab82-d1a6-475e-9088-ac15e3dd9b85_1280x960.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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