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Interview with the Greens/European Free Alliance’s lead candidate, Bas Eickhout. In partnership with POLITICO.

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<p>Interview with the Greens/European Free Alliance’s lead candidate, Bas Eickhout. In partnership with POLITICO.</p>

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Interview with the Party of European Socialists’ spitzenkandidat, Dutchman Frans Timmermans. In partnership with POLITICO.

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Interview with the European People’s Party’s spitzenkandidat, German Manfred Weber. In partnership with POLITICO.

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Interview with the European Conservatives and Reformists Group lead candidate Czech MEP Jan Zahradil. In partnership with POLITICO.

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Interview with Margrethe Vestager representing the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). In partnership with POLITICO.

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Interview with the Party of the European Left’s lead candidate Violeta Tomič. In partnership with POLITICO.

Interview with Party of the European Left’s lead candidate Violeta Tomič. In partnership with POLITICO.

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Since the Euro was introduced, economic inequality between member states has risen with many blaming this on the single currency. 

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Many think that the European Union is not doing enough about green issues. But the EU is beginning to implement concrete measures to counter-act climate change.

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Ionut is one of the 20% of Romanians working in another European country. He chose Britain where he works long hours as a lorry-driver far from his family back home in Romania.

Ionut is one of the 20% of Romanians working in another European country.

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Pippi Longstocking, the superhumanly strong redhead with pigtails and freckles, conquers the world of classical ballet. The Swedish dancer and choreographer Pär Isberg stages Astrid Lindgren’s favourite character from the Villa Villekulla for the Helsinki opera house. The ballet music is the work of Georg Riedel and Stefan Nilsson.

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A special gala concert to celebrate five years of Hamburg’s fantastic new concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie.

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