THE EUROPEAN UNION: A REGIONAL POLITICAL LABORATORY FOR CO-EXISTENCE OF MULTIPLE CIVILISATIONS AND IMPLEMANTATION OF SOCIAL POLICIES/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?

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