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Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

December 1, 2022

Spain has the highest demand for paid sex in Europe. The government plans to fight that. Plus: A hairdresser makes mats from her customers' hair to save the coast off Wales during oil spills.

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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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