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Acceptance of EU Forest Related Policies in Candidate States – the Case of Serbian Citizens

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|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2025-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2454-0358 | Journal ISSN: 2454-034X
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