Greece and EU face off with Turkey over border crossings

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The EU’s border with Turkey is again a source of majors tensions  – we take a look at online reactions. Here in France an opinion piece slamming the decision to give Roman Polanski a prize as Best Director in the annual César Awards has generated a lot of debate. Finally, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he may quit social media. 

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The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,233,255.3 km² and an estimated total population of about 447 million.

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    India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the second-most populous country, the seventh-largest country by land area, and the most populous democracy in the world. New Delhi is the capital.

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