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Also heroes: How disabled Ukrainians cope with being refugees
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Ukraine after the war: EU cannot afford strategic ambiguity
The problem is not the absence of diplomacy, but the persistence of strategic ambiguity: a peace process advancing faster than the legal, security and political frameworks needed to support it.Read on »
Listen: Are Europe’s culture wars just a distraction from class struggle?Podcast
In this episode of Europe Talks Back, Evi Kiorri explores how Europe's so-called culture wars are used to divert attention from structural economic issues. Read on »
Also heroes: How disabled Ukrainians cope with being refugeesFeature
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EU rejects US claims of ‘censorship’ over tech rules after visa bans
The European Commission has rejected suggestions that its regulations amount to censorship, after the United States imposed visa bans on five Europeans accused of curbing free speech through restrictions on technology companies.Read on »
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