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A person receives Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine at the Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 27, 2020. Nations across Europe began their COVID-19 vaccination effort on Sunday. NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Zsolt Jeszenszky, creative director of Hungary's Pesti TV, hosts his talk show, Political Hobbyist. In Trump's refusal to concede, he hears a message for European nationalists: "If there is a system that's against you, you should fight, and you should not submit." Pesti TV hide caption
Pro-Populist Media In Eastern Europe Promote Trump's Baseless Voter Fraud Claims
Pro-Government Media In Eastern Europe Promote Claims Of Stolen U.S. Election
Joe Biden speaks Thursday in Wilmington, Del., with Sen. Kamala Harris at his side. World leaders reacted to Biden's victory, mostly congratulating the president-elect and vice president-elect. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban did not join other European leaders in congratulating Joe Biden. Orban and President Trump are seen here meeting last year at the White House. Chris Kleponis/Pool via Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci announces his resignation Thursday in the Kosovo capital of Pristina. He said he was stepping down to face war crimes charges in The Hague. Visar Kryeziu/AP hide caption
Publicly, Hungary PM Orbán Predicts Trump Win. Privately, Prepares For Loss
Hungarian Journalists Launch Independent News Site Amid Tightening Government Control
A Greek court has sentenced Nikos Michaloliakos and another former Golden Dawn leader, Ioannis Lagos (seen here), to 13 years in prison, after finding the party to be a criminal organization. Thanassis Stavrakis/AP hide caption
Thousands of people gather for an anti-fascist protest outside a court in Athens on Wednesday. The court ruled the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party was operating as a criminal organization, and delivered landmark guilty verdicts in a five-year trial against dozens of defendants, including former lawmakers. Yorgos Karahalis/AP hide caption
The Greek island of Kastellorizo, shown here at sunset from the top of an ancient castle, is a little over a mile away from the Turkish shore. Known for its architecture, turquoise sea and friendship with the neighbor Turks, it's recently become a pawn in a geopolitical dispute between the Greek and Turkish governments over hydrocarbons and maritime borders. Demetrios Ioannou for NPR hide caption
A massive fire this week ravaged a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, leaving more than 12,000 asylum-seekers homeless. Milos Bicanski/Getty Images hide caption