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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Is Nessie the sea monster actually real?
For centuries, adventurers have searched for Nessie—without success. But Dave Holton is confident he'll find the Loch Ness monster someday. And he has high-tech equipment to help with his quest, but a canoe may be just as useful.
Greece: More Refugees Arrive in Lesbos
The refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos is all but full, still more than 1300 people have been arriving every month since July 2023.
France: Fortress or Land of Liberté?
France is imposing tight border controls on neighboring Italy to make them turn away refugees. For a long time, the EU has been working towards opening its internal borders, but the refugee crisis has made that goal more difficult to achieve.
Resistance to liberal drug laws in Portugal
The consumption of hard drugs has been legal in Portugal for decades, but now resistance is building. With addicts using in public spaces, even outside schools, many demand more protection for society and less care for addicts.
A café of hope in Bosnia
The Dragon's Heart café in Bosnia employs people with Down syndrome. After a rough start, a successful social media campaign brought in many more guests and saved the café.
Are EU funds being wasted in Romania?
Romania received EU funds to close a substandard landfill and implement better waste standards. Since then, little has changed — and no one feels responsible.
A death doula offers end of life care in Germany
Death and dying is something most of us find hard to talk about. That's also true for Regina Ciriack, who is terminally ill. She's receiving care from a death doula — a trained end of life companion.
Devastating floods in Slovenia
Floods have devastated two-thirds of Slovenia. Many villages are cut off from the outside world. The Balkan country is struggling with the worst natural disaster in its history.
Digitization helps neighborhood in Naples
San Giovani a Teducco in Naples was a neglected and impoverished neighborhood. Now, with the help of EU funding, a digital campus has been built there.
Finland: Nuclear waste disposal facility wanted
The world's first nuclear waste repository is being built off Finland's west coast on the island of Olkiluoto. Highly radioactive waste will soon be buried deep underground there.