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
Corsica: Assaults on Muslims
Young nationalists are stirring up sentiment against immigrants on the French island of Corsica. And they're calling for a return to arms.
Sun worshippers at Trieste's historic lido
One of Europe's oldest lidos, La Lanterna in Trieste, Italy, is brimming with bathers. By tradition, men and women swim here on opposites of a wall.
Exodus from Turkey
With tens of thousands of officials, academics and teachers being suspended or arrested in Turkey, more and more people are starting to fear for their futures. In particular young and well educated Turks are leaving the country.
Spain: against the clock
Spain observes Central European Time, but many in the country think it should adopt Western European Time, because it more accurately reflects the position of the sun in the region.
Spain: against the clock
Spain observes Central European Time, but many in the country think it should adopt Western European Time, because it more accurately reflects the position of the sun in the region.
Walk of the World in Netherlands
Every summer tens of thousands of people gather in the Netherlands to take part in the biggest walking event in the world: the Nijmegen Four Day Marches. On each of the stages they have to cover 30, 40 or 50 kilometers.
Turkey after the coup
President Erdoğan has referred to his wave of arrests and dismissals as “cleansing”. His supporters welcome the move. Those targeted and their families are shocked, and concerned about which direction their country is taking.
Turkey: After the Coup
President Erdoğan has referred to his wave of arrests and dismissals as "cleansing”. His supporters welcome the move. Those targeted and their families are shocked, and concerned about which direction their country is taking.
Netherlands: Walk of the World
Every summer tens of thousands of people gather in the Netherlands to take part in the biggest walking event in the world: the Nijmegen Four Day Marches. On each of the stages they have to cover 30, 40 or 50 kilometers.
France: the attack and its aftermath
During Bastille Day celebrations, a Tunisian resident of France drove a truck into crowds of revelers on Nice’s Promenade des Anglais, killing at least 84 and injuring over 300. Now the city on the Riviera is left in shock.