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On the train to Ukraine, Burnham met EU Council President Antonio Costa, telling him "the UK had to be bolder in terms of getting closer to the bloc", according to Downing Street.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

The question about joining the bloc was hotly debated in Iceland and the referendum was always going to be a tight race, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian was due to take part in a summit starting Monday of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a regional bloc that seeks to be a counterinfluence to the West.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

The apparent decision to reject EU talks comes more than a decade after Reykjavík walked away from earlier negotiations with the bloc amid disagreements over control of the country’s fishing industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

With six full suffrage states and two million female voters, there already existed a readymade voting bloc with the potential to influence state and national elections.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

It could also send a signal about the health of multilateralism and the destiny of one of the world’s largest trading blocs in an era of great power politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The UN's annual climate gatherings rotate among regional blocs.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Both blocs have fallen short of the 90 seats that are needed for a majority in Denmark's 179-seat parliament.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

After all, that transition is similar to what happened with Irish and Italian voting blocs during the mid-20th century.

From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2025

Decades of conflict, including a long civil war in Mutal, led to the formation of two large blocs, one dominated by Mutal, the other by Kaan.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann