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Lavinia Pitu

Video editor, investigative journalist and TV presenter. Specializes in stories relating to Europe

Lavinia Pitu creates and edits videos and articles in three languages: German, English and Romanian.

Lavinia studied Language and Literature (English and French) in Timisoara, Romania, and got a Masters in Political Science from the Freie Universität Berlin. She has been working at Deutsche Welle since 2004.

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A hand holds a wallet full of euro notes

Soil degradation costs every European €112 a year

Soil degradation costs every European €112 a year

The global decline in soil quality comes at a tangible financial cost to each and every person on the planet.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 20, 202303:13 min
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To whom is Serbia selling weapons?

To whom is Serbia selling weapons?

Serbia is the largest weapons producer in the Western Balkans and ranks 25th in the world in terms of arms exports.
PoliticsJune 26, 202302:34 min
A Ukrainian drag queen poses during the Warsaw Pride

Why is Poland bad for the LGBTQ+ community?

Why is Poland bad for the LGBTQ+ community?

Poland ranks last in the EU in terms of LGBTQ+ rights, according to a recent ILGA report.
SocietyJune 14, 202303:09 min
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Kosovo: Why is tension flaring up again?

Kosovo: Why is tension flaring up again?

Fifteen years after Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia, tension recently flared up again in the north of the country between ethnic Serbs on the one side and the Kosovo police on the other. The NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force, which is in the country to keep the peace between Kosovo Serbs and Kosovo Albanians, has been caught up in the clashes. But what is behind the recent escalation?
PoliticsJune 13, 202303:17 min
Opposition party leader Donald Tusk and Lech Walesa, the former President of Poland, lead thousands of people in an anti-government march

Poland: Why are people protesting?

Poland: Why are people protesting?

With many worried that democracy is being dismantled, Sunday's rally in Warsaw turned into a huge anti-government rally.
PoliticsJune 6, 202303:22 min
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'Serbia will never accept the independence of Kosovo'

'Serbia will never accept the independence of Kosovo'

Serbia's minister of European Integration stated that Belgrade will never recognize Kosovo's independence.
PoliticsJanuary 19, 202308:42 min
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