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EU Migration Commissioner Brunner | EU must engage with Taliban
Season 1, Ep. 13
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He is touted as having the toughest job in Brussels, and dreams of playing tennis with the pope.
EU Commissioner for Migration, Magnus Brunner, joins the Europe Conversation to discuss why the Commission supports engaging with the Taliban, the EU's role in negotiating return hubs and more.
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