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In his new novel, Robert Menasse deals with the enlargement of the EU by Albania. He relies on a very special sense of humor.
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“The expansion”: historical helmet copy as an argument for joining
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“Not a man of quick problem solving”: Robert Menasse jokes about the EU
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