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Focus on Europe—Spotlight on People

February 29, 2024

Journalists in Greece reporting on corruption and surveillance scandals fear for their lives. Plus: A dance school in Kharkiv is giving children a brief reprieve from war.

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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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