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Apr 2020
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Europe's dissonant coronavirus response ...

THE IRISH TIMES
About this episode
Europe correspondent Naomi O'Leary joins Hugh and Pat to talk about the EU response to the coronavirus crisis and how differing national memories of anther crisis, the financial crash of a decade ago, are driving dissonance among member states. Plus, Pat digs into the government formation talks once again.

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