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What happened to the EU's vaunted values?

December 29, 2021

After the tragic deaths of 27 people in the English Channel, will Europe now commit to reform and safer migration policies? MEP and former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt speaks to Tim Sebastian from Brussels.

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