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Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

January 13, 2022

Turkey's inflation and economic crash are hitting the people most in need. Many households that were impacted by the floods in the Ahr Valley in 2021 have been left to face German winter without proper heating.

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Focus on Europe — Spotlight on People

What drives people in Europe – politically, socially and culturally? How do Europeans lead their lives? What are their views, hopes and fears? Focus on Europe – Spotlight on People provides the answers.

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