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Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. Greece's rule of law is marred by pushbacks and humanitarians on trial Walking the corridors of European institutions, we pass posters and banners trumpeting our continent’s commitment to rights, freedoms, and justice. These should be values we live, not words we use when politically expedient, MEP Cornelia Ernst and Spyros Vlad Oikonomou write. 26/02/2024
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Now playing Next United Kingdom UK's 2022 migration levels revised to a record-breaking high The figures will likely be an embarrassment for Rishi Sunak's Conservative government who consistently pledge to bring the levels down. 23/11/2023
Now playing Next world news Helsinki accuses Moscow of letting migrants through to the Finnish bor Euronews correspondent Sasha Vakulina reports on the war in Ukraine as Helsinki accuses Moscow of letting migrants through to the Finnish border. 21/11/2023
Now playing Next world news Relocating asylum seekers: An attractive policy for Europe? Europe's plans to outsource asylum applications to curb the influx of migrants come up against major legal obstacles. 20/11/2023
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