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17.06.2018

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Mobile phones don´t grow on trees – Bas van Abel on the Global Economy Prize 2018

Interview with Bas van Abel, Founder and CEO of Fairphone B.V., at the Kiel Institute.

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  • People demonstrating against war in the Ukraine

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    War against Ukraine

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  • Production site fully automatic with robot arms

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  • Aerial view of an African village, solar-powered well in the center

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    Africa

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  • Two women inspect a solar panel

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  • Colorful flags of European countires in front of an official EU building.

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    Tension within the European Union

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  • Inside shoot of the cupola of the Reichstag, the building of the German Bundestag.

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    Economic Policy in Germany

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