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Inside Europe 26 June 2025

Kate LaycockJune 26, 2025

A NATO Summit special with the view from Turkey, France, Spain and The Netherlands, Security Correspondent Teri Schultz answering listener questions from The Hague and Political Correspondent Thomas Sparrow on Friedrich Merz’s foreign policy gamble. Then: Sami rights, Bezos in Venice and Ye in Bratislava.

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Inside Europe

A weekly deep dive into the twists and turns of European current affairs, politics and culture, brought to you by Germany’s international broadcaster.

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