Katalin Cseh interview: Generation Europe
27 Apr EU Institutions

Katalin Cseh interview: Generation Europe

Katalin Cseh was drawn to politics having witnessed the deterioration of rule of law in her native Hungary. She talks to Lorna Hutchinson about what it means to be European, the power of sanctions on China and that SofaGate incident.
by Lorna Hutchinson
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5 Questions with... Niels Fuglsang
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