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Now playing Next Poland Polish and Lithuanian leaders oversee military drills along border The Suwalki Gap at the border between Poland and Lithuania is considered a threat as it is also a land corridor between Belarus and Russia’s Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad. 27/04/2024
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Now playing Next Europe Decoded Euroviews. Will the EU take a step backwards in evidence-based policymaking? Uncertainty and ‘polycrisis’ call for more use of foresight methods, not less. Being guided by the wealth of evidence available is the best way for the EU to set an agenda for a secure, prosperous, and sustainable future, Elizabeth Dirth and Jonas Gissel Mikkelsen write. 26/04/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Italy marks anniversary of fascist defeat amid TV censorship row The row was ignited after anti-fascist writer Antonio Scurati's appearance on Rai's Saturday evening show was cancelled. 25/04/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Russian attack on NATO would end in defeat for Moscow, Polish FM says Poland’s foreign minister, Radek Sikorski, also told parliament that NATO needs to upgrade its defences. 25/04/2024
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