What drives people in Europe? How do Europeans lead their lives? What are their views, hopes and fears? Fokus Europa provides the answers: up close, exciting and balanced.
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Montenegro: Dynamite fishing ongoing despite ban
Fishers are still using illegal explosives off Montenegro's coast to catch fish, destroying marine life and habitats.
Winemakers in Turkey fighting to survive
Turkey's President Erdogan is making things hard for winemakers and brewers by imposing alcohol taxes that have risen by 1,550 percent since 2011. For Seniz Saç winemaking is a millennia-old cultural tradition.
Women given men's rights in Albania
In Albania, if a woman takes an oath of virginity, she can gain the legal rights and responsibilities of a man. According to an archaic law known as the Kanun, the women who take this vow are referred to as Burrnesha.
The school of refugees in Cyprus
In a school in Limassol, 80 percent of the students are from Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. They feel at home here - and with each other - as they play together in the yard far away from the war.
Germany: Fears of Violence
Hamas' terror in Israel is affecting Israelis and Jews abroad. They fear violence by Hamas and its sympathizers in Europe.
Denmark: The Baltic Sea is running out of oxygen
Marine life is dying in the Vejle Fjord: eutrophication and climate change are causing algae growth in the Baltic Sea. As a result, fish lack oxygen.
Albania’s airport by a national park
Albania is building a huge airport in the delta of one of Europe's last wild rivers. It highlights the tensions between the country’s desire for increased tourism and the need for nature conservation.
Tensions on Svalbard between Russians and Norwegians
The war in Ukraine is heightening tensions between Russians and Norwegians living on Svalbard. A 1920 treaty has so far allowed the populations to live together peacefully.
French mayors under fire
Radical users on YouTube are undermining democratic norms in France. Mayors are becoming targets of both left-wing and right-wing extremists who disagree with municipal decisions.
Fertility treatments hotly debated in Polish elections
Fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization are a contentious issue in the Polish election campaign. The liberal opposition supports IVF. The right-wing PiS party rejects it, calling it "human breeding."