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Inside Europe: The European Radio Weekly Podcasts

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Inside Europe is a one hour weekly news magazine that explores the topical issues shaping the continent. The programme includes a European newscast, interviews with newsmakers and personalities, background features and cultural reports from correspondents throughout the region. The programme is produced every Thursday.

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

On this week’s programme: Bulgaria makes EU history – for all the wrong reasons--Turkey and Armenia move towards normalizing relations--Poles afraid of new arms race—Italy discovers facebook--Commercialism and the Palace of Versailles--Greenland moves closer to independence--More autonomy for Corfu--Spike Lee’s new wartime Italy film and the world’s first commercial wave farm in Portugal. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can als ...

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Norwegian company deals with upsurge of piracy--French racing town hit hard by economic downturn--Czechs alarmed by right-wing violence--Unlikely film school gives movie hopefuls chance--Iceland hits hard times--Business owners join anti-Mafia scheme--The Breakaway Regions series – this week the Basque region--EU and NGO’s challenge forced marriage and the French chanson singer Soha. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download th ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

This week: The EU prepares to take on pirates off the Somalian coast -- Has EUFOR fulfilled its Bosnian peacekeeping mission? -- The Great War through the eyes of the Avant Garde --The Polish exodus from the UK -- The Swiss army goes fishing for an unlikely catch -- Swedes head to Norway to work -- Slovaks prefer to live in Austria and the ethnic group that wants a country to call home. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also downloa ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

What a President Barack Obama will mean for relations between the US and Europe -- Is the credit crunch changing France's food culture -- 'The golf resort that "trumped" environmental concerns -- Are Polish universities the easiest way into Europe for young Africans and Asians? -- And, unearthing the hidden secrets of Florence! Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from the website.What a President Barack Obama wil ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

The credit crunch and Europe’s auto industry--Britain’s financial squeeze--Why the French anthem was booed--Can Europeans influence US election?--Is Scotland about to leave the UK?-- Press freedom in Turkey--Turning your loved ones into diamonds and what chess and boxing have in common. All this plus more on this week's Inside Europe. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from the website.Hungarian neo-fascist ...

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This week in a special edition of Inside Europe we take an in-depth look at prisons. Stories include -- Overcrowding in Britain’s prison system -- Could a Norwegian prison be a model for the rehabilitation of prisoners? -- Inmates making airwaves in Poland -- High fashion ‘Made in Jail’ -- Women’s prison in Romania hits the high notes and the prison that visitors are queuing up to stay in. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

On this week’s show: EU leaders call for a new economic world order--The legacy of Austrian right wing populist Jörg Haider--Can Moldova win over the West with Wine?--US giant Facebook calls a rival German firm copycat--Is social networking in Turkey empowering people or polarising society?--How nasty can the digital battlefield get? and a new way of keeping people alive virtually Web cemeteries. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also ...

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This week: Britain’s banking bailout, a model for economic relief? Will the financial crisis in Iceland result in EU membership and the Euro? Did the CIA sabotage the Irish vote on the Lisbon Treaty and why being green is a growth industry in Sweden? Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the programme from the website. Is Britain’s banking bailout a model for economic relief?This week Britain took unprecedented action to st ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

This week: Financial turmoil hits the Continent – Is London’s economic might threatened by Asian markets? - The struggle of Belarus’ political opposition - Country and western conquers France - Chemical castration for convicted paedophiles in Poland - Hitler’s shadow looms over Linz as Europe’s next Cultural Capital - And it’s pot luck at Europe’s largest matchmaking festival. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also downl ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

This week: Would tighter regulation have saved Europe from the financial crisis?--The credit crunch hits Spain--Tough times for British PM-- New Mozart music--Could immigration be changing Irish Society?--Trust connects specialists with the developing world--Cologne awards Adenauer Prize to Sicilian politician--Rhaetian railway becomes world heritage site and the Citroen 2CV at 60. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the pr ...

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September 26th is the European Day of Languages, so in this special edition of the programme, we’re taking an in-depth look at languages around the continent: 23 official languages and counting--Is Danish in danger of dying out?-- The whistling language of El Silbo-- The hidden language of Latvia-- French slang--The blind seek better access to languages on the net and what on earth is Globish?The Inside Take on European AffairsThe evolution of 'Denglish'If you take into account some 82 mi ...

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On this week’s Inside Europe: Syria and the West--Greek and Turkish Cypriots--Turkey and the conflict between Russia and Georgia-- Car-makers hope for a speedy resolution to the Caucasus crisis--An unusual changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace--Healthier lunches for French kids--The renewable energy revolution powering Iceland-- and Bayreuth Wagner Festival gets an historic shake-up.The Inside Take on European AffairsSpain opens new inquiry into those missing during Franco dictatorsh ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

On this week’s Inside Europe - Can the EU diffuse tensions in the Caucasus?--What lies ahead for the Georgians remaining in South Ossetia?--Archaeology and climate change--Can the Brits pull off the 2012 Olympics?--Driving to Greece on cooking oil-- Utilising Iceland’s hot springs--Who’s won the race in World Monopoly?-- Wavepower music and Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan orchestra. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also downl ...

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This week on Inside Europe: NATO throws down the gauntlet to Russia following the war in Georgia--Warsaw and Washington sign US defence agreement--The 40th anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia--English village seeks credit solution-Cleaning up the Baltic Sea-Swedes lower car mileage--Is France’s National Front party selling out? -- and Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival thrives. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also d ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

On this weeks programme: The Fight for South Ossetia - Eastern Europeans Lend Political Support to Georgia - Georgians Abroad React to the Conflict - What Was the GDR Again? - The Long Jump from the US to Italy! - Pedestrians in Lodz Beware! - Dream Homes at Prices to Dream Of - Porgy and Bess Head South. All this plus more on this week's Inside Europe!Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from our website. The Fig ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

This week: Are soldiers welcome in Italy's cities?--Spanish winemakers struggle with rising temperatures--Iranian rappers find creative freedom in Germany--What's life really like inside the corridors of the EU?--The trials and tribulations of a French check-out girl--Why are young Russian artists exhibiting in their own living rooms?--All this plus more on this week's Inside Europe.Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the pr ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

This week: New French law to modernise the economy--Turkish court decides against AKP ban--Spain’s economic crisis worsens--German smokers win the right to light up again in small bars–Can tobacco help clear landmines?--Venice’s Kosher Hotel -- Norway’s chamber music summer and Beach Soccer a new craze in Europe. All this plus more on this week's Inside Europe. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the programme from ...

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On this week’s programme: Where was Radovan Karadzic?-- European politicians log on to the internet tactics of Barack Obama--German nuclear waste dump site causes alarm--Swedish students watch the wind blow to power cars--Italian town fears tourism--The first Geeknbury Festival-- and where should British politicians spend their summer holidays? All this plus more on Inside Europe Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the pro ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

On this week's program: is Italy persecuting its Roma population? -- is the International Criminal Court an effective weapon against injustice? -- a row erupts over prediciting earthquakes in Greece -- France’s first lady is back in the charts -- we check out the credentials of Europe’s greenest building -- and we look at why 40,000 people have taken part in the world’s biggest walking event. Is the International Criminal Court an effective weapon against injustice?The arm of interna ...

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To coincide with this weekend’s launch of the Union for the Mediterranean, a special edition of the programme where we’ll explore the issues that bind and divide Mediterranean neighbours: is there light at the end of the tunnel between Spain and Morocco, is French nuclear power energizing ties with North Africa and Libya comes on board to curb illegal immigration. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from our ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

On this week’s programme: Will France clear the hurdles of its EU presidency? -German troops move into the firing line in Afghanistan UNHCR warn against policies harmful to refugees - Salvaging the Lisbon Treaty - Adopting the war graves of American soldiers in Normandy - At 60 does Britain’s NHS get a clean bill of health? - and a new themepark tells the story of the Bible. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the prog ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

In this week's program: France takes up the EU Presidency - are cheap clothes more important than children’s rights for British shoppers? - Midsummer mixes partying with politics in Estonia- are Turkey’s Christians under siege? - cash incentives aim to help smokers in Scotland kick the habit - and is religion a blessing or a threat to gypsy culture? Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from our website.France ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

On this week's program: the EU scrambles to save the Lisbon Treaty- truckers in Spain vent anger over fuel prices - Kosovo gets its first constitution but uncertainty perists over its future - Silesia steps up its bid for more autonomy in Poland - should German university students pay for their education? - and an old family of Sicilian wine producers find a new way to promote their product. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also downl ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

On this week’s programme: EU/US Iran sanctions-- Soaring gas prices-- Anne Frank House to send saplings--Controversy at Miss Head Scarf 2008-- First privatisation of a city centre in Britain—Prague landmark delayed by dispute-- Dresden struggles with modernisation-- Urban landscapes acoustic dimension ignored and an art work that is possibly the world’s first portable hotel. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the progr ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

On this week’s programme: EU/US Iran sanctions-- Soaring gas prices-- Anne Frank House to send saplings--Controversy at Miss Head Scarf 2008-- First privatisation of a city centre in Britain—Prague landmark delayed by dispute-- Dresden struggles with modernisation-- Urban landscapes acoustic dimension ignored and an art work that is possibly the world’s first portable hotel. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the progr ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

This week - European Chemicals Agency tightens laws—Countdown to Euro 2008 —The Irish Referendum-- Lesbos locals go to Court—Two Chechen hostages tell their story—Where to eat authentic Italian food and Prague’s Khamoro Festival Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from the website.Prague's Khamoro festivalCan a music festival improve relations between Czechs and Roma?Every year for one week, Prague hosts ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

This week - European Chemicals Agency tightens laws—Countdown to Euro 2008 —The Irish Referendum-- Lesbos locals go to Court—Two Chechen hostages tell their story—Where to eat authentic Italian food and Prague’s Khamoro Festival Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from the website.Prague's Khamoro festivalCan a music festival improve relations between Czechs and Roma?Every year for one week, Prague hosts ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

This week - protests erupt as fuel prices soar in Europe, how Greek islands are becoming the first port of call for illegal immigrants, the high price of reuniting Tibetan refugees with their children and the Sicilian who took on the Mafia. Also - Europe’s football fans prepare for Euro 2008, breaking football taboos, Ireland commemorates Great Famine victims and backstage at the Eurovision. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also down ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

This week - protests erupt as fuel prices soar in Europe, how Greek islands are becoming the first port of call for illegal immigrants, the high price of reuniting Tibetan refugees with their children and the Sicilian who took on the Mafia. Also - Europe’s football fans prepare for Euro 2008, breaking football taboos, Ireland commemorates Great Famine victims and backstage at the Eurovision. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also down ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

Inside Europe looks at Britain and the world of hybrid embryos, Europe’s campaign to tackle child abuse, gay discrimination in Turkey and German space tourism. Also, healing the scars of Czechs after the communist regime, can European economies survive without foreign workers, why many descendants of Turkish immigrants still don’t call it home, and the all clear for hormone replacement therapy. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

Inside Europe examines Europe’s fight against climate change. Have biofuels run out of steam? ”Greening up” the airline industry. We also look at the French drama at the Eurovision Song Contest, and could Istanbul loose its world heritage site status? All these stories plus more on this week’s Inside Europe.Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from the website. Spanish Fishermen face loss of livelihoodsOur ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

Inside Europe looks at the latest developments regarding Washington's plans for a missile defence shield on Polish and Czech territory. We'll be looking at the acute water shortage in Spain and finding out it Spaniards need to change their lifestyles. Are tough times pushing Germany to the Left? And how the Mosquito is threatening the UK's unruly. Listen to these stories and more.Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the progra ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

Serbia’s President, Boris Tadic, was in Luxembourg to sign a key agreement that sets the country on the path to European Union membership. Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica denounced the move as treason. How will Serbs vote on May 11? Also, the legacy of 1968. What was all the fuss about; and how much did the events of that year change Germany and the wider world? Listen to these stories and more.Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

In this edition we raise the question: Is Bulgaria finally cracking down on corruption and why does the French government stands firm when immigrant workers go on strike .Also on Inside Europe : Protecting Greece’s heritage – but at what cost and the Czechs develop a taste for posh nosh. Listen to Inside Europe for those stories and more. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast ! You can also download the program from the website. Immigrant worker ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

In this edition: Can Silvio Berlusconi solve Italy's economic woes? Europe debates biofuels and the rising costs of global food prices. Also on Inside Europe, a special train exhibit commemorates Holocaust victims and we'll pop into the British supermarket where you can visit your family doctor. Listen to Inside Europe for those stories and more.Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast ! You can also download the program from the website.Italy’s come ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

On this edition: Organized crime claims more victims in Bulgaria and Russian roubles invade Montenegro. Also on Inside Europe has the Diana inquest finally laid conspiracy theories to rest and a David and Goliath battle over who owns the name champagne. Listen to these stories and more.Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from the website.Organized crime claims more victims in BulgariaThe European Union is losing p ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Taken on European Affairs

In this edition: Turkey prepares for political and economic turmoil, is the Spanish government on a collision course with the Church? Hackers steal German minister's fingerprint and the chaos continues at Heathrow’s terminal 5. Listen to these stories and more.Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from the website.

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

As the Olympic torch has begun its long journey from its spiritual home in southern Greece to Beijing for this summer's games, Tibetan activists have threatened to harry and harrass the torch as it makes its progress around the world. Inside Europe reports about the disrupted the ceremony to light the flame at Ancient Olympia. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from the website. The downside of opening up transat ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

As Turkey is reeling from its latest political crisis, we ask if Turkey’s Prime Minister, President and the ruling AK Party be banned from politics? Inside Europe examines the historic visit of Chancellor Angela Merkel to Israel. Also is Sweden closing the door to refugees and why French drivers have speed cameras in their sights? Listen to these stories and more.Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from the webs ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

As Serbian President Boris Tadic has called for snap elections, will Serbs vote for isolation or closer ties with the EU? Inside Europe also looks the plight of Tibetans, as they take their cause to Ancient Olympia. The French village where it’s forbidden to die and a makeover Vatican-style for the 7 deadly sins. Listen to these stories and moreTune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the programme from our website!Will Serbs vo ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

Blowing the whistle on suspected fraud at the European Parliament, Inside Europe speaks to MEP Paul van Buitenen who's posted details of financial irregularities on his website. Also, is it business as usual in the Kremlin and how serious can one take Italian politics? Listen to these stories and more.Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the programme from the website.Suspected fraud at the European ParliamentDetails concernin ...

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Inside Europe: The Liechtenstein tax spat goes global

The German government is urging EU member states to take joint action against tax evasion. The move has been sparked by a German investigation into suspected tax offenders with bank accounts in Liechtenstein. That probe has now spread globally. Around a dozen countries are now investigating taxpayers hiding their money in the principality. Grace Perez-Navarro is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration at the OECD in Paris. Liechtenstein is on the OECD’s list o ...

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Inside Europe: The Liechtenstein tax spat goes global

The German government is urging EU member states to take joint action against tax evasion. The move has been sparked by a German investigation into suspected tax offenders with bank accounts in Liechtenstein. That probe has now spread globally. Around a dozen countries are now investigating taxpayers hiding their money in the principality. Grace Perez-Navarro is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration at the OECD in Paris. Liechtenstein is on the OECD’s list o ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

As ethnic tension flares in independent Kosovo, the EU remains split over whether to recognize the newly-declared state. Inside Europe examines what Kosovo issue means for countries such as Spain, Romania and Greece. Also, Germany and Liechtenstein square off over tax evasion and can the British public afford a billion pound bank rescue? Listen to these stories and more. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from th ...

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Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs

Danish papers reprint controversial Prophet Mohammed cartoons, police abortion raid sparks protests in Italy, a new global push to fight human trafficking kicks off in Vienna, and Berlin’s male prostitutes get help -- these are just a selection of the reports in this week's Inside Europe.Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from the website. Danish Papers Reprint Controversial Prophet Mohammed CartoonMore than a ...

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Kosovo’s independence push has implications for divided Cyprus, Nokia is asked to pay up for pulling out of Germany, Romania is still dogged by its secret police past and a London restaurant tempts fat cat brokers -- these are just some of the stories on Inside Europe. Plus there's planes, trains and automobiles in this week's transport special. Tune on on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast!EU Prepares for Kosovo MissionThis week the European Union approved a law enforcing ...

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Inside Europe: EU Leaders Urge Calm Following Global Market Turmoil

The leaders of Europe's biggest economies have called for greater openness by banks and other financial institutions. They made their call after an emergency summit in London. The British Prime Minister met the French, German and Italian heads of government to discuss the recent turmoil in financial markets. Among the issues on their agenda: the American sub-prime mortgage debacle….and the French rogue trader who is alleged to have lost his bank billions of euros. Report: Stephen Beard f ...

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Inside Europe: EU Leaders Urge Calm Following Global Market Turmoil

The leaders of Europe's biggest economies have called for greater openness by banks and other financial institutions. They made their call after an emergency summit in London. The British Prime Minister met the French, German and Italian heads of government to discuss the recent turmoil in financial markets. Among the issues on their agenda: the American sub-prime mortgage debacle….and the French rogue trader who is alleged to have lost his bank billions of euros. Report: Stephen Beard f ...

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Inside Europe: EU Leaders Urge Calm Following Global Market Turmoil

The leaders of Europe's biggest economies have called for greater openness by banks and other financial institutions. They made their call after an emergency summit in London. The British Prime Minister met the French, German and Italian heads of government to discuss the recent turmoil in financial markets. Among the issues on their agenda: the American sub-prime mortgage debacle….and the French rogue trader who is alleged to have lost his bank billions of euros. Report: Stephen Beard f ...

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Inside Europe: Serbia faces a crucial presidential vote

Next weekend, the people of Serbia will head back to the polls for a crucial second round of presidential elections. Last weekend, the nationalist candidate Tomislav Nikolic, won the first round by a clear margin. His challenger is Boris Tadic, generally seen as a pro-western candidate. Many foreign observors see these elections as a vote on whether Serbs want closer ties with the West and membership of the European Union. And how they view the future status of Kosovo. But are these the ma ...

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Inside Europe: Russia-UK Conflict Heats Up

In light of the latest row about the British Council, we look at the developing power relationship between Russia and the European Community. Diplomatic tensions between Russia and the UK have escalated over British Council activities in Russia – an organisation funded by the British government that promotes cultural exchange. Both countries have been at odds over espionage disputes and the British attempts to extradite a Russian businessman over the death of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvin ...

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Inside Europe: Why Poland has doubts over hosting US missile defence bases?

Poland appears to be having a change of heart over the plans to accept bases for a US anti-ballistic missile shield. The previous Polish government had agreed in principle to the deployment of ten missile interceptors to provide protection from what the US described as a nuclear attack by rogue states such as Iran or North Korea. Not only did the project meet with resistance in Poland and neighbouring European countries, it also provoked angry reactions from Poland’s neighbour Russia. Fro ...

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Inside Europe: Slovenia Takes on the EU Presidency

Slovenia will be at the centre of European politics as it takes over the rotating 6-month presidency of the European Union from Portugal. It’s the first former communist state to take on the role and the government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa will be under pressure to perform. Along with the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, helping its Balkan neighbours with progress towards EU membership and the question of independence in Kosovo will present major challenges for this small alpine co ...

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Inside Europe: Heading for the New Year

In this edition of Inside Europe we take a lookback at some of the highlights of 2007

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Inside Europe: What’s happening around Europe this festive season?

We’re heading first to Latvia which has become the economic tiger of eastern Europe since joining the European Union in 2004. Foreign investment has poured into this small Baltic country, boosting GDP and per capita income. However, that’s led to a severe overheating of the economy. Latvia’s rapid growth has brought it the highest inflation rate in Europe, property prices in the capital, Riga, rival those of western Europe and analysts say the country is one of the most vulnerable in ...

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Inside Europe: No agreement over future of Kosovo

Serb and Albanian leaders have failed to come to an agreement on the future of Kosovo after two years of negotiations. This week was the deadline for UN-brokered talks. The UN has governed the Serbian province since 1999 when NATO expelled Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic’s forces. The Kosovo Albanian majority is anxious to declare independence. Serbia vehemently opposes that action. Eleanor Beardsley sends this report from Kosovo.The UK's winter death tollFor many people, one of the ...

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Taking the European PulsePutin's Future Russia -- Trains Roll on through the Holidays -- Demining the Fields of France -- Spain's National Words -- Coal Makes a Comeback -- Olympic- Sized Airline Troubles -- Handcrafted Toys Start a Holiday Revolution -- the Paris Syndrome -- Berlin Gets a Facelift Putin's United Russia?Following a landslide victory for his party, Russian President Vladimir Putin's future in politics is a hotly debated topic.The world’s eyes were on Russia on December 2nd ...

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Taking the European PulseBrown Under FireAmidst new accusations, Britain's Prime Minister tries to stand his ground.Fresh off last week’s scandal involving the lost data of nearly half his country’s population, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has come under fire again. This time amidst accusations that his Labor party breached funding rules. Mr Brown has pledged to give back more than 900 thousand euros illegally given to his party. But the latest scandal has British opposition poli ...

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Taking the European PulseRussian Elections Controversy -- Deadlock in Kosovo? -- The Search for a Belgian Identity -- Speaking the European Language -- Where Have All the Germans Gone? -- Ick bin ein Berliner-Anglophones and the World -- One World, One Language: Globish -- A Blind Look at the World Wide Web Russian Elections ControversyThe upcoming Russian parliamentary elections have come under scrutiny, as poll monitors will be scarce on the ground.Russians head to the polls for parliamen ...

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Inside Europe: Turkey steps up pressure on Kurdish rebels in Northern Iraq

Turkey has positioned around 100-thousand troops on the Iraqi border and is threatening to launch incursions against strongholds of the Kurdish workers party - the PKK - in northern Iraq. The military build up is in response to a series of recent PKK attacks which have killed more than 50 soldiers and civilians. The PKK has been fighting the Turkish state for its own homeland for more than 20 years in a conflict which has claimed more than 30-thousand lives. But as Dorian Jones reports from ...

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Inside Europe: The Pressure Is on to Reach Agreement on Kosovo

Another round of talks this week on the future status of Kosovo has ended without significant progress.Talks between Serbs and Kosovo Albanians in Vienna were mediated by an international troika of the EU, the US and Russia. Kosovo is currently administered by the United Nations and the two sides are under pressure to reach an agreement to present to the UN on December 10. Kerry Skyring reports from Vienna.How Much Progress Have Balkan Countries Made Towards EU Integration?Kosovo was not th ...

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Inside Europe: A diplomatic crisis escalates over alleged child kidnapping

The French government has been plunged into a diplomatic crisis with Chad, after members of a French humanitarian organization were arrested in the African country on grounds of kidnapping.Nine French citizens, a Belgian pilot and seven Spanish flight crew are being held in Chad after they tried to air-lift out children who they said were orphans from neighboring Darfur. The government of Chad says the children have parents and are from Chad, not Sudan. The crisis could well have repercussi ...

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Inside Europe: European leaders breathe a sigh of relief as Poland votes in a new government

Last Sunday, the people of Poland voted overwhelmingly to oust Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski and his conservative Law and Justice Party. The new government will be headed by Donald Tusk, from the Civic Platform Party. Tusk is pro-European and Poland’s foreign policy is expected to change radically. Outgoing Prime Minister Kaczynski has won few friends in Europe. His relations with the EU have been strained over a whole range of issues from EU voting rights to the death penalty. And Ge ...

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Inside Europe: Turkey prepares incursions into Iraq

On Wednesday, the Turkish parliament overwhelmingly approved a motion which will allow troops to cross into northern Iraq to hunt down Kurdish separatist rebels. The separatists, from the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, use northern Iraq as a base. Their clashes with Turkish soldiers in recent weeks have left dozens dead. But Turkey western allies are concerned that a Turkish incursion into northern Iraq could destablize the region. Our Turkey correspondent is Dorian Jones. Helen Seeney fi ...

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Inside Europe: Europe leads the fight against capital punishment

This week, Europe marked its first anti-death penalty day, despite opposition from Poland. The Warsaw government had argued that a condemnation of capital punishment should be broadened to include abortion and euthanasia. But the event went ahead, and at a conference in Lisbon, EU representatives and members of the much broader Council of Europe joined forces to abolish the death penalty. And they called for a universal moratorium on executions. Alison Roberts in Lisbon has the details. Is ...

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Inside Europe: Has President Putin become his own successor?

Russian president Vladimir Putin has again pulled a rabbit out of the hat. On Monday he said he would run in December’s parliamentary elections and suggested he could become Prime Minister. It’s the clearest indication yet that Putin wants to hold on to power when his second term as President ends next year. The Russian constitution prohibits a third term in office. Margot Light, specialises in Russian affairs at the London School of Economics. Helen Seeney asked her if there was now an ...

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Inside Europe: EU Focuses on Equality And Diversity

This week, Inside Europe has a special edition of the program to mark 2007: The European Year of Equal Opportunities for All. The European Union has designated 2007 as the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All. Brussels wants more people to be conscious of their rights and to raise awareness about individuals and groups that suffer from discrimination. Since March this year, the EU has its own agency collecting data on rights within the 27 member bloc. It's called the Fundamental Rig ...

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Inside Europe: Is Sarkozy on a collision course with the unions?

The French President Nicolas Sarkozy has outlined his plans for major social and public service reform. He wants 22,000 fewer civil servants and an overhaul of the special pension schemes enjoyed by many public sector workers. Trade unions have already expressed their concern and threatened strikes. But the president said he wanted dialogue rather than conflict. Nicolas Sarkozy also promised measures aimed at boosting employment and reforming the welfare system. Alasdair Sandford reports fr ...

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Inside Europe: The EU looks beyond its borders to promote stability

On Monday, the European Union signalled its resolve to promote prosperity and stability outside its borders by holding the inaugural conference of the so-called European Neighbourhood Policy or ENP. Established in 2004, the ENP aims to increase political and economic co-operation with 16 neighbouring countries and territories in the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, and around the Mediterranean. But as Eric Heath reports, there are differing views as to the aims and merits of the ENP.EU ...

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Inside Europe: The aftermath of forest fires in Greece

This week the Turkish parliament elected Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullah Gul as the country’s new President. His election is a victory for the ruling AK Party. It follows months of political tension in Turkey sparked by the nomination of Mr Gul for the presidency in April. President Gul has been criticised by secularists over his Islamist past as a leading member of an Islamist party. But he insists he has changed, and in his first speech, spoke of his vision for Turkey. President Gul s ...

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Inside Europe: Growing concern within the European Union over the safety of Chinese products

Tensions are increasing between the EU and China over the safety of Chinese products. Around a quarter of all imports to the EU come from China. This week China launched a week long series of television programmes defending its dedication to product safety. Last week the world’s largest toymaker, Mattel, recalled Chinese made toys tainted with toxic lead paint. Axel Berkofsky is an analyst with the European Policy Centre in Brussels. Helen Seeney asked him why we weren’t seeing more Chi ...

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Inside Europe: Will Presidential Candidate Gul Determine Turkey's Future?

Later this month Turkey's parliament will elect a new President.This week the ruling AK Party announced that the Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul would run for the post. Gul was nominated for president earlier this year, a move which triggered a political crisis and snap elections. Turkey’s powerful army, which defends the secular system, objected to Gul becoming president because of his Islamist past. Our correspondent in Istanbul is Dorian Jones. Helen Seeney asked Dorian what the reaction ...

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Inside Europe: The cost of foot and mouth in England.

British farmers are in an angry mood. They’re threatening to sue any person or company found responsible for the UK’s latest outbreak of foot and mouth disease. So far the infection has been confined to a small area in southern England. Only a few hundred cattle have been slaughtered. But the effects have rippled through rural communities across Britain. The financial costs have been escalating. And that could mean a multi-million dollar lawsuit for an American pharmaceutical company. ...

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Inside Europe: A new motorway sparks another clash between the EU and Poland

The Polish government is currently at logger heads with the European Commission over a stretch of motorway it wants to build through a nature reserve. It’s part of the so-called Via Baltica, which, when completed will link Warsaw with Helsinki via the Baltic states. Brussels has been angered by Poland’s decision to build a 40 kilometre stretch of the motorway through the Rospuda Valley, which has unique wetlands and virgin forest. This week the Polish government said it would hold off b ...

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Inside Europe: Turks gear up for the next election

In Turkey last Sunday, the islamist rooted AK party of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan won a landslide victory in general elections. Turks are now looking ahead to the next election, for the post of president. There’s speculation over whether Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul will be a candidate. Gul’s first bid to take the post in May failed when opposition parties boycotted the parliamentary vote. They objected to him becoming head of state because of his Islamist past and the fact that his ...

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Sarkozy Buckles DownBastille Day in mid July usually marks the start of the long summer vacation in France, but this year is different.French politicians will be cutting their holiday short. The new French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has put them to work passing his economic and social reform package. As the dynamic Sarkozy gustily delivers on his campaign promises to break with the France of the past, the country looks on in amazement. Eleanor Beardsly sends this report from Paris.Is Europ ...

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Inside Europe: Turkey's Kurds Have High Hopes in Elections

Turkey heads to the polls next weekend for parliamentary elections. For many of the country’s large Kurdish minority, elections are traditionally a time of frustration. Despite the Kurdish nationalist party regularly securing sweeping majorities in the southeast of the country, it has been shut out of parliament for failing to secure 10 percent of the national vote. But as Dorian Jones reports from southeast Turkey, many candidates are running on an independent ticket this time in hopes o ...

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Inside Europe: How Al Quaida is using the medical profession to spread terror?

The British government has ordered an urgent review of the way the state-run National Health Service recruits foreign staff. The move follows the arrest of a number of migrant medical workers after the recent failed bomb attacks in England and Scotland. Two cars packed with explosives were discovered in central London. And a burning vehicle loaded with gas canisters was crashed into the doors of Glasgow airport. No members of the public were seriously injured in the attacks. But the UK was ...

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Inside Europe: Can the German Chancellor salvage the EU constitution?

Next week German Chancellor, Angela Merkel will be putting her negotiating skills to the test at a crucial EU summit. She’s been highly praised for her diplomacy and achievements since taking over the rotating presidency of the EU in January. At last week’s G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Merkel was credited with a breakthrough deal on climate change. At next week’s EU summit she’ll be trying to salvage the bloc’s consititution and trying to get the 27 member states to agree on which p ...

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Inside Europe: The pros and cons of the G8

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted this week’s G8 summit. The members of the G8 take turns assuming its presidency on a annual basis. It’s the presidency that sets the group’s agenda for that 12 months. And the summit is the culmination of year round conferences and policy research. But just how useful are G8 summits? What do they achieve? Are they worth the huge amounts of money paid out for security and infrastructure? Two of our correspondents have different views on the w ...

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Inside Europe: G8 Foreign ministers make little headway as they gear up for next week’s summit

Foreign Ministers from the G8 countries met in Potsdam, Germany on Wednesday ahead of next week’s meeting in Heiligendamm. A range of global and regional issues were up for discussion but the meeting was overshadowed by tensions between Russia and the US over Washington’s proposed missile shield. No agreement was reached on the future status of Kosovo and there was little progress on how to combat climate change. Hardy Graupner has the details from Berlin.Plans for an EU wide organ dono ...

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Inside Europe: British to charge ex-KBG agent with Litvinyenko’s murder

Moscow has said that it will refuse any requests for extradition and that it has started its own investigation into Litvinyenko’s death.It’s been an all around bad week for Putin. Amensty International accused Russia in its annual report, release on Wednesday, of crushing dissent, pressuring journalists, and torturing prisoners. Alexander Rahr is with the German Council for Foreign Relations, and Mark Mattox asked him how this will play out in the coming weeks and months.President Vladi ...

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Inside Europe: Hero or villain? – the new French president takes up office

On Wednesday, Nicholas Sarkozy became the 23rd President of France. Sarkozy took over from outgoing president, Jacques Chirac, in a swearing-in ceremony held at the Elysee Palace. Later that day, he flew off to Germany for his first official trip as French leader. 52-year-old Sarkozy, is the country’s first president to be born after World War II. He says France needs to change and he plans to introduce a series of drastic economic and social reforms. Eleanor Beardsley reports from Paris ...

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Inside Europe: Will peace in Northern Ireland stand as one of Tony Blair's legacies?

Before his Sedgefield constinuency, Tony Blair announced this week he would step down as British Prime Minister. One of the legacies of the Blair era may well be his contribution to healing the long and troubled history of Northern Ireland. Following an historic agreement in March, the province’s bitterest enemies have formed a new regional government this week. The Reverend Ian Paisley, leader of the largest Protestant party, was sworn into office as First Minister. His deputy is Martin ...

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Inside Europe: Will early elections diffuse tensions in Turkey

The Turkish parliament has called early general elections to avert a political crisis. Turks will now be going to the polls on July 22 instead of at the end of the year. The decision follows increasing tensions over who should be the country's new president. Turkey's top court has annulled a first-round parliamentary vote to elect the next president, in which Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul is the sole candidate. Secularists are concerned that Gul has an islamist agenda and there have been hu ...

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Inside Europe: It's a choice between Sego and Sarko for French voters

In France, the presidential race is still open and no matter who wins the 6th of May showdown, this election is likely to change the face of French politics for decades. French voters are facing a stark choice between the left and the right in the second round of voting. Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Segolene Royal were the only survivors of last Sunday's first round of voting. Now they are both fighting over the 7 million votes of the man who came third, the Centrist candidate ...

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Inside Europe: Should Europe be doing more to help refugees from Iraq?

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, is calling for a greater effort by the international community to protect and assist millions of Iraqis who have been uprooted by the war in their country. More than 450 participants from over 60 countries this week attended an international conference, hosted by the UNHCR, to raise awareness of the plight of nearly four million refugees and displaced people in Iraq and surrounding countries. From Geneva, Lisa Schlein reports.We'll v ...

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