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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 1 hour 17 minutes
The Fight for Europe's Last Primeval Forest
Polish authorities are cutting down Europe's last primeval forest in defiance of international protests. The European Court of Justice ordered an immediate halt to logging operations, while environmentalists are physically impeding them.
Lithuania’s dark past
Under Stalin’s dictatorship, more than 200,000 Lithuanians were deported to Siberia. Many never returned. Survivors are still waiting for compensation, but Russia doesn’t want to remember its prison camps and mass deportations.
Catalonia - Resistance in a divided country
Spain’s central government has stripped Catalonia’s regional government of powers and assumed control of the region. Residents of the town of Santa Pau don’t want to submit. Most of them are ardent supporters of independence.
Germany: Church searches for lost souls
500 years ago Martin Luther began his quest to reform the church and spread his Protestant ideas. But today just twelve percent of people in Saxony-Anhalt, the state where Luther sparked the Reformation, belong to the Protestant Church.
The battle for Catalonia
Weeks after Catalonia's independence vote, the political brinksmanship continues. The Spanish government aims to impose direct rule on the autonomous region.
Ukraine: Adventures in ruins
There are more than 200 abandoned building sites and half-completed buildings in Kyiv. They exert a powerful fascination on urban explorers and the adventurous.
Christians facing persecution in Turkey
The Turkish directorate of religious affairs is set to seize over 50 churches, monasteries and cemeteries belonging to the Christian Syriac community in southeastern Turkey.
Britons in France and Brexit
Since the 1960s, many Britons have moved to southwestern France, especially the Dordogne. But Brexit could throw a wrench in the works: as non-EU-citizens, they would face new restrictions.
Romania’s garbage dumps
There are dozens of illegal landfills in Romania. The country has received millions from the EU for waste management. Yet, illegal waste dumps are still common.
Greece's Tax Fraud Problem
Since the financial crisis, Greece has been beefing up its tax collection system: widespread evasion and fraud means its tax yield is way too low. If everybody paid what they should, revenue could rise by about ten billion euros a year.