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Inside Europe
Saturday, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. on KUOW2
Inside Europe is a weekly news magazine exploring the topical issues shaping Europe. The program, hosted by Helen Seeney, includes interviews with newsmakers and personalities, background features and cultural reports from correspondents throughout the continent. Produced by Deutsche Welle, Germany's international broadcaster.
Podcasts
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Latvia is getting ready to introduce the euro in January 2014, but politicians worry about little support for the single currency. Only 30 percent of Latvians want to switch from lats and santims to euros and cents.
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Political heavyweight Jean-Claude Juncker steps down after eight years at the helm of the euro zone. He will be succeeded by Dutchman Jeroen Dijsselbloem. Juncker's humor is likely to be sorely missed.
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Frankfurt's main airport has been hit with further delays and cancellations as it deals with new snowfall following freezing rain. Recent heavy winter weather conditions have halted traffic at airports across Europe.
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Austrian's have voted by a large margin to retain their conscript system. The country will therefore remain one of the few European Union members with mandatory military service.
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A veteran Turkish minority party leader in Bulgaria has escaped unharmed after a gunman took close aim during a televised speech in Sofia. Guards tackled the 25-year-old assailant whose gun did not discharge.