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Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

January 25, 2024

The mayor of Hebertshausen in Bavaria welcomes migrants and refugees with open arms. Also: A scientist from Spain has been measuring the temperature in the Mediterranean every day for 50 years. The sea is getting warmer.

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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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