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Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

July 25, 2024

International drug smugglers are ever more frequently using Ireland as a back door into Europe. Plus: Abortion laws in Poland are among Europe's strictest, and many were hoping for reform.

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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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