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Kosovo: the struggle for recognition (part two)

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Our reporter met with Kosovo’s Roma community, many of whom spent a decade in lead-contaminated camps. We’ll also follow NATO’s KFOR troops in their daily mission as they seek to preserve Kosovo’s fragile peace. And Gani Jakupi, the author of a graphic novel on the aftermath of the 1999 war, will revisit Kosovo’s troubled recent history through his drawings.

EUROPE NOW
By Christophe ROBEET

Director: Caroline de Camaret
Presenter: Christophe Robeet
Producers: Alix Le Bourdon and Julie Dungelhoeff
Reporters: Alix Le Bourdon and Julie Dungelhoeff
Cameraman: Stéphane Bodenne
Video editing: Audrey Le Narvor

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