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Il n'est pas surprenant que certains des plus riches pays d'Europe comme la Norvège et la Suisse se soient tenus à distance de l'Union européenne, sachant qu'ils auraient à payer pour financer leurs voisins plus pauvres.
It is no surprise that some of Europe's richest countries like Norway and Switzerland have given the European Union a wide berth, knowing that they would be paying to fund their poorer neighbours.
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