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Focus on Europe – Spotlight on People

March 2, 2023

Spaniards are posing nude for a photo calendar, including an 100-year-old village elder—to improve the reputation of their village. +++ The number of refugees applying for asylum in Cyprus doubled in 2022.

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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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