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They have held to the course identified at the Madrid European Council despite all the Cassandras and siren voices that could have deflected them from the direct route to the achievement of our objectives.
Ils ont tenu le cap identifié au Conseil européen de Madrid, malgré toutes les Cassandre et sirènes qui auraient pu les faire dévier de la voie droite, vers la réalisation de nos objectifs.
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