Focus on Europe | Video Podcast | Deutsche Welle

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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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 4m. Bisher sind 1218 Folge(n) erschienen. .

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 1 hour 17 minutes

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Spain: the chambermaid scandal


A good 70 million tourists headed for the Iberian Peninsula this summer. But they brought no joy to hotel chambermaids. Many work hard six or seven days a week for barely more than minimum wage of 655 euros.


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 September 8, 2016  4m
 
 

Italy after the quake: Who is to blame?


Italy's severe earthquake has triggered heated debate throughout the country. Many suspect building regulations were often ignored in the areas affected.


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 September 1, 2016  4m
 
 

Tensions over burkini ban in France


Tensions are escalating over the ban on full-body burkinis for Muslim women in France. The Mediterranean city of Nice has upheld its ban – as have Cannes and several other French resorts.


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 September 1, 2016  4m
 
 

France: tensions over burkini ban


Tensions are escalating over the ban on full-body burkinis for Muslim women in France. The Mediterranean city of Nice has upheld its ban - as have Cannes and several other French resorts.


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 September 1, 2016  4m
 
 

Italy: Who Is To Blame?


Italy's severe earthquake has triggered heated debate throughout the country. Many suspect building regulations were often ignored in the areas affected.


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 September 1, 2016  4m
 
 

Refugees sought in Portugal


Unlike many other EU nations, Portugal is showing solidarity on the refugee issue. The country wants to take in 10,500 displaced victims of war. Until now, however, few have accepted the offer.


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 August 25, 2016  4m
 
 

Stranded at the Hungarian border


Refugees planning to enter Hungary from Serbia can only apply for asylum in a “transit zone”. They spend weeks waiting outside the designated area – in make-shift tents, with insufficient food and medical care.


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 August 25, 2016  5m
 
 

Merkel’s influence on Europe


"We can do it!" was Chancellor Angela Merkel’s response to the influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees to Europe in August 2015. One year on, there is widespread disillusionment.


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 August 25, 2016  3m
 
 

Living for music


A Syrian man fled the terror of so-called Islamic State – and ended up on the new album of English singer-songwriter Sting. The amazing story of Thabet Azzawi.


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 August 25, 2016  3m
 
 

Belgium: Merkel’s Influence on Europe


"We can do it!" was Chancellor Angela Merkel’s response to the influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees to Europe in August 2015. One year on, there is widespread disillusionment.


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 August 25, 2016  3m