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 "title": "Signal No. 20  ·  No Monday. No Thursday. Then: 'We're Ready.'  ·  19 March 2026",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/signal-no-20-no-monday-no-thursday-then-were-ready-19-march-2026/",
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 "published": "2026-03-19T23:05:56.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2026-03-19T23:15:58.000+01:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSignal No. 20\n\n\nWednesday · 19 March 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDPL INT MDF Ministers Said No on Monday. Leaders Said No on Thursday. Then They Signed a Statement Saying They're Ready.\n\n\nConsilium · Euronews live · EUobserver · Reuters · DW\n\n\n\nOn Monday, the Foreign Affairs Council found no appetite to extend Aspides to the Strait of Hormuz. On Thursday, the European Council confirmed the same refusal at head-of-state level. Kallas reported no change in appetite. No decision was foreseen. No binding a",
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   "source": "Consilium",
   "date": "19 Mar 2026",
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   "source": "Euronews",
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   "context": "EU summit live blog — Orban veto, leader quotes, doorstep statements"
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   "source": "EUobserver",
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   "url": "https://euobserver.com/207701/macron-seeks-ramadan-ceasefire-as-eu-leaders-say-no-to-trump-on-iran/",
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   "source": "AP / ABC News",
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   "source": "CBS",
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