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A tale of six cities

Copenhagen, Malmö, Lund, Stockholm, Tirana, Athens

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Timothy Garton Ash
Nov 06, 2023
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Copenhagen

In Borgen, home of the Danish parliament - and the TV series

I'm just back from a somewhat crazy whistlestop tour – four editions of Homelands (Danish, Swedish, Albanian and Greek) in six cities in eight days. Below are a few photos, stories and impressions.

In Borgen, I was delighted to b…

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