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ConflictsBosnia and Herzegovina

Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

April 14, 2022

In the forest near Kyiv, Ukrainian volunteers practice using weapons. Beauty salons open again in the city center. Also: Bosnian Muslims fear Putin's influence in the multi-ethnic state, 30 years after the Bosnian 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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