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Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

July 22, 2021

Days of heavy rainfall in Germany have left western parts of the country devastated by floods. And: Plans to build a Chinese satellite campus in Budapest instead of affordable student housing are causing a dispute.

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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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