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
Endangered fjords in Norway
Norway is one of only five countries in the world to allow tailings from mining to be dumped straight into the sea. Now plans are afoot to dump the waste into fjords. Fishermen, reindeer herders and residents are putting up a fight.
Germany: An attack on freedom
Terrorism in Berlin: a suspected attacker plowed a truck into a crowd at the Christmas market by the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. At least 12 people died and dozens were injured.
France: unknown heroes
In 2015, Islamist terrorists killed 130 people in restaurants, cafés and a theater in Paris. Overcoming their own fear, many Parisians tended to the wounded and saved lives even as the attacks were underway.
Romania: children of the streets
Hundreds of children live on the streets or in the heating tunnels of Bucharest. Underground they can stay warm and survive the hard winter. Now, aid workers are trying to provide them a way out by teaching them marketable skills such as circus tricks.
Ban on bear hunting in Romania
Romania has banned the hunting of brown bears, triggering uproar among hunting associations. They argue that large carnivores are a threat to villagers and a nuisance to livestock farmers.
Murder in Freiburg
An Afghan asylum seeker has been arrested on suspicion of raping and murdering a student in Germany. Right-wing extremists have taken advantage of the case to intensify their campaign against refugees.
Poland's oldest fashion model
Retired actress Helena Norowicz has embarked on a second career: she's become a fashion model at the age of 82. She's booked for photo shoots and even struts the catwalk.
Muscovites fight church invading their park
Russian police recently raided the homes of Moscow residents who'd protested against the construction of a Russian Orthodox church in the city's Torfyanka Park. Many were taken away in the dead of night for blocking builders' access to the park.
Populists prey on young Austrian voters
In Austria the voting age is just 16. These young, first-time voters are often targeted by right-wing populists. Surveys show many young people don't feel represented by traditional parties and express their discontent by supporting extremists.
France: Survival in the legal grey zone
Thousands of refugees are living on the streets of Paris. Shutting down the "Jungle" camp in Calais has added to the numbers converging on the capital. Local authorities are struggling to cope, meaning the refugees are often left fend for themselves.