Erstellt am: 4. 12. 2013 - 15:08 Uhr

Packing the punches - from Kiev to Copenhagen

Reality Check: Ukraine protests, Austrian coalition talks, young asylum seekers and children's rights, poverty in the EU, Nordic Noir

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Boxing Champion and opposition leader Vitaliy Klitschko talks to the press

Why the events in Ukraine are of concern to the EU, and why the Ukrainian political opposition is not able to capitalize on the current unrest.

Roman Wolczuc considers the possible outcomes of the current standoff between pro-EU demonstrators and the government, and what they would mean for Ukraine and for Europe.

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Who will compromise for a coalition by Christmas?

Coalition talks

Political analyst, Thomas Hofer, looks at the current coalition negotiations and the increasing pressure on the SPÖ and ÖVP to come up with a deal.

Analysts are already drawing comparisons with Germany, where the elections were held just one week earlier, and a coalition is already in place.

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Primary education must be made more accessible for young asylum seekers

Asylum seeker children and their rights

One of the articles of the United Nations' convention on the rights of the child states that all children have the right to primary education, which should be free. Human Rights consultant, Marianne Schulze, looks at how well Austria is fulfilling its commitments.

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The financial crisis has seen unemployment and homelessness soar

Poverty and social exclusion

The European commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs, Lazlo Andor, talks to Chris Cummins about the challenges facing the EU in the current climate of increasing social inequality.

creative commons

The Danish series "The Killing" has become a worldwide hit

Nordic Noir

Johnny Bliss takes a Nordic Noir tour of Copenhagen and finds out what makes this particular brand of Scandanavian crime drama so popular around the world.

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