Helena Dalli interview: Striving for a Union of Equality
21 Dec Justice

Helena Dalli interview: Striving for a Union of Equality

After the Coronavirus pandemic exposed many of the inequalities still besetting our world in the twenty-first century, European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli tells Lorna Hutchinson it’s time to double down on justice.
by Lorna Hutchinson
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