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Now playing Next state of the union Europe's week: 'democracy is not a given, we have to protect it' says French MEP Loiseau The political drama in the United States pushed the COVID situation out of the headlines – for a day or two. It also saw some soul-searching over whether the same divisions could be exploited in Europe. 08/01/2021
Now playing Next USA US Capitol riot shows disparity of police attitude to protesters' race Wallace Ford is a professor of Public Administration at Medgar Evers College in New York. He says the police response in Washington DC highlights the disparity between the way black and white people in the US are treated by law enforcement. 08/01/2021
Now playing Next Europe News We should cherish Europe's democracy daily, says MEP after US violence "The rule of law and democracy should not be taken as self-evident and easy but something that we have to cherish and respect every day," said Finnish MEP Miapetra Kumpula-Natri. 08/01/2021
Now playing Next USA US Capitol riots: Police officer dead, bringing fatality toll to five Democratic leaders of the House Appropriations Committee called the officer's deatg a “tragic loss”. 08/01/2021
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