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World Service,24 Jan 2001,30 mins

Asylum seekers crisis in Belgium

Weekend, From the BBC World Service Archive

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Crisis in Belgium as direct financial aid for asylum seekers ends and open financial reception facilites have to be found for 42,000 people every year. Also, Europe's health tourists who combine cheap medical treatment with holidays. Finally, a referendum in Switzerland on whether lawyers should defend the rights of animals in court.

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