more. choice. given their way to transport troops. and. hello and welcome to focus on europe i lie about biloela it's nice to have you with us there are few places where europe's failure to tackle the refugee crisis is so evident as in greece thousands of refugees are stuck in overcrowded camps waiting

for their asylum applications to be processed and there are new are rivals daily this despite the deal with turkey that was designed to halt the flow of illegal crossings to europe while the refugee camp on the island of samuels is filthy and crowned well it was originally intended for just $650.00 people but it now houses several 1000 it's a situation locals like maria careless cannot ignore the couple are extending a helping hand to the refugees despite objections from their neighbors. every day at noon maria macro jani waits for guests and they arrive on time refugees from the nearby camp on the island of song most. this time it's 2 young men from somalia. maria has prepared paster with chicken she hosts refugees in her apartment every

day. when i see refugees i offer them something to eat i've always done this. to refugees on sam most call her mama maria. the pensioner not only offers them a warm meal but also canned food and clothing. making for. the limbo bolivia for. the ball and sometimes fighting you cannot sometimes you're going to put something 3 years ago maria and her husband many colleagues were honored for their willingness to help back then they owned a tavern at the beach where refugees could get a free meal it was a place where people from all over the world who had lost their homes could feel welcomed. but then maria's lease was terminated

a shock that caused her to have 2 strokes. all of them in the army then a good little boy back then all i did was think of the refugees after getting up i would start cooking. today the sentiment has changed and is directed against the refugees locals don't see any solution. 5000 refugees now live ensembles which has a population of just 30000. the camp is overfilled many people have to sleep outside in tents. some have been waiting for years for their asylum requests to be processed local aid organizations say europe finally needs to take care of these people really you know that also to ensure that human lives are not lost at sea but also. see kids who. are sick persecution and. receive access to a decent. reception conditions are good but samples tells

a different story we're not allowed to enter the camp but we made mohamed again and he uses his phone to film inside children are playing next to rats in indescribable hygenic conditions. there is only one doctor for 5000 people here. comes from jungle. consideration in the form when it comes. and often it's very nice sometimes we don't have an ally sometimes we don't have any but our. life at the port of the has changed to. germany has sent a coast guard ship for support but that has hardly helped. many greeks feel europe has forgotten them they're appalled that some states are refusing to take in any refugees at all. other countries should open their borders in

order for these people to move on or the traffickers who brought them here should take them somewhere else. these people are stuck here that doesn't work we want our lives to be the way they were before very much going to. be cali shows us his former tavern maria doesn't like to return to the place she was driven out of because of her support for the refugees. that was 3 years ago her husband still remembers how it all began. we planted a few tomatoes and we saw a refugee pick and. that's when we understood that they were hungry and maria who has a kind heart started cooking for them. when they collies meets his former neighbors they say they were never against what he and maria were doing. but they are bothered by so many foreigners from africa

coming to the beach to swim. shocked by this. thing you say we felt the beach with the refugees. even though we always took care to keep it clean it's much dirtier now. the. living conditions in the refugee camps on the greek islands are getting worse by the day and at the same time and he refugee sentiment is on the rise people like mama maria who refuse to accept that are becoming more and more isolated. it was once considered a hidden gem in the adriatic sea a place to escape the mass tourism prevalent in other parts of the mediterranean kotor montenegro a medieval walled city overlooking a picturesque bay now attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year and its

population nearly doubles during the high season but all those visitors are leaving behind more than tass and locals like fisherman dragons are alarmed by the destruction caused by the cruise ships that dot the coastline on a fair day like this drug and search will throw his cast mates out twice a day like his father and his grandfather before him. they never had to roll far out because the bay of culture or used to be full of fish but over the last 2 years stocks have dramatically decreased. related to the study. used to be so many fish. we can show blue fish white fish and juvies. but those days are over there are no more. drug on thinks cruise ships like this one are to blame more and more are docking and co tours being hardly

a day passes without at least one of the huge ships to scorching throngs of tourists into the small city. called tours become one of the top cruise destinations along the adriatic next to venice and dubrovnik. but while the letter to have been overwhelmed by mass tourism that have put on the brakes the number of crew ships and culture is increasing. after all a single tourist spends around 40 euros. they have been on the time this is the only way tourism can prosper here and a lot of people live off it. unfortunately kauto doesn't have any beaches or even hotels. with tayla. coat or only gets day visitors it's not a sustainable model as the local tourist office well knows but they don't want to give up the lucrative business. plus a quote that appeared the only thing that would make a real difference in court order would be something hotels in the same number of

tourists would bring more profit and cause less environmental damage there wouldn't just be cruise ships here then but other day visitors to. even it would leave. but there's a shortage of concrete ideas. i. earlier when buildings began shooting up around one of its world heritage sites unesco was alarmed. but now says drought on the base entire ecosystem is under threat. for both. the ocean if you like the idea that this is a desert. whole bio diversity of collapsing if you. don't live oak and small fish survive you're. born when they're being exposed to such an enormous current. every time these giants

dark or are put to sea they're about planes and stern thrusters act like a huge blender roiling the water in the bay. the coast of victoria is considered one of the smaller ships the really large ones like the mine ships 6 weighing 100000 tons anchor outside the bed. for hours on end they bring their guests to shore with tenders. it's catastrophic for the sensitive ecosystem in the bay marine biologist best known much says but the complex mix of salt and fresh water is somehow still intact for now. the maritime environment can withstand a lot and can regenerate but there are limits. once this system collapses it will become extremely difficult protracted and expensive to restore it to be blunt i'm scared of what's still to come. this.

mine shift 6 pulls its anchors sluicing tons of mud through the big again. the passage out of the big leads through a narrow channel barely wide enough for the giant ships to pass. it's a tourist attraction and marine biologists by merit the same time and hard to imagine what would happen if a ship went aground. vesna says the bay of coal. tor should already be a protected area if montenegro wants to join the e.u. it will have to set up reserves. name of this of. every country should protect 10 percent of its coast. that would mean about 30

kilometers here. montenegro has been working on some marine reserve projects for the last decade but unfortunately we still don't have any. there used to be hundreds of fishermen in coach or dragon service now just a handful are left and if things don't change his generation might be the last. it's a place that was shrouded in secrecy for decades until its dark past was on earth near the bellows capital of minsk mass executions were carried out in the forest of cura paddy between 10371941 hundreds of thousands are estimated to have been killed there by stalin's secret police while a group of activists feel the site should be a place of remembrance but in a country accused of white washing crimes of the past it's become fair game for

commercial development for people like urban ovitz seeing buildings on what was once a killing field is unthinkable. these woods on the highway to minsk were the site of a mass murder and right next to the improvised memorial is a restaurant. lets go in each is just a short drive away for the residents of the belorussian capital. and it's a nice sort of bundle of each thinks it's horrible that people dine here the 29 year old is handing out flyers to the guests he wants to ensure the atrocities committed here are not forgotten and that the restaurant is closed. because some of the visitors are aware of where they're going and some aren't and some people don't mind being on bones. johnny stands vigil outside the restaurant every weekend he's a critic of the government and sees himself as an opposition activist he's the chairman of the young french and nationalistic youth movement pushing for

democratic change the activists call this the restaurant of death and they stand outside it in shifts the owner of the restaurant doesn't want to speak to us and we're not allowed to film beyond the driveway. the activists say when the restaurant complex was built the official border of the mass graves was shifted but ultimately no one knows where the memorial should begin or end joseph stalin had between 30250000 people shot here in the late thirty's and early forty's declared enemies of the state those murdered were innocent victims of the soviet dictator's purges it was shortly before the end of the soviet union that the knowledge of the site became public since then it has become an impromptu people's memorial and a center of opposition activity. or by knowledge came here the 1st time when he was 15 with his father and it is a usually it smells like pine needles and leaves in the woods but here you have the

feeling that thousands of candles are burning denise's great grand uncle is one of the victims buried here he was a teacher and he says sworn to defend the memorial. i just can't give this place up . i don't know how i could ever close my eyes to quote a party i won't be able to sleep at night if i do when i come here something shifts and me i start thinking differently. a half a year ago the belorussian government set up an official monument to the victims of stalin secret police at the edge of the forest the government removed dozens of large crosses and built a fence around the whole area officials said the crosses had been put up illegally for denise the move was yet another warning signal he's concerned the government wants to take control of the memorial and points out the country's president aleksander to look at shankar has often praised stalin's legacy. we have to have a plan on how to finish fixing up quite

a party but no one should be able to do anything here without permission what's going on here are demonstrations it must be in someone's interest these are political protest. look i shan't go has also said that the restaurant by the mass grave doesn't bother him but in minsk not everyone agrees. it depends where the restaurant is. it's not in the middle of the cross it's a. bit somewhere on the near the exit. i think that's fine in minsk everything is right and proper. there are bones everywhere in belarus we don't know everything that happened here but life has to go on. so now people go to a spot where people were killed to have a good time it's not right. it's a nice agrees he makes the bus journey from minsk to corrupt party at least twice a week he has been protesting against the restaurant here for a year and demonstrators want to keep fighting. cheney said the others see this

restaurant as an attack on the memorial and for them that means it's an attack on the people of. we don't really have anything of our own anymore but we do have quite a party for us they are here and we have to defend them if the government destroys quite a party this is not i won't call myself about to receive anymore. seeing for bella ruse and for the victims here in the woods it's a prayer for the dead but which has demands for the living as well he wants the whole historical truth of this place to be revealed and is demanding the opening of soviet archives. the climate crisis is forcing many of us to rethink our daily habits in order to reduce our carbon footprint and when it comes to electric vehicles norway is miles ahead of the curve thanks in part to generous incentives for consumers norway has the biggest per capita market for cars those

who opt for gas or diesel powered vehicles don't get to enjoy perks such as free parking but the boom has come at a cost and now the government wants to roll back some of those incentives that made this a success. the pioneering electric city car has had its state it helped bring electric power to norway's roads but now used bodies are often abandoned to used car sales lots but they're created on paper and movements aren't willing to give up on them just yet the next generation body already exists at least on paper . the more they would have you never know who will survive in the end many have fallen by the wayside but we're getting a 2nd chance in. the battle for norway's electric car market is on major carmakers arrived on the scene long ago now mercedes has invited journalists from all over europe for the no weekend premiere of its new electric s.u.v.

. this is understood this is an important market in europe because electra mobility enjoys such great support here and it has such a large market share that's part of the reason we're here it's a key market in europe for electric vehicles. electoral votes. currently about half the new cars on norway's roads have electric drives course stain item levels is a member of norway's parliament he's been driving an electric car for almost 10 years norway exempt electric vehicles from v.a. t. and high registration fees which has made the tesla more affordable it's also exempted from in a simple tolls and parking fees for more business. so many norwegians are buying electric cars or hybrids that the state is losing too much revenue so now we're discussing how we can get drivers of electric cars to pay something parking fees or tolls or sales tax for instance. the state is losing money used to take in from

gasoline and diesel powered cars. to be little victim of norway is gradually changing its policy in june the capital also low introduced a very small toll for electric cars other towns are thinking about reinstating the parking fees for electric cars. the electric boom seems to be pushing its limits norway has abundant hydroelectric power but not enough fast charging stations. taxi driver goal i'm right he me often runs into problems trying to recharge his car. you always have to wait here with at least 3 cars ahead of you and not all of the charging points are always working the manufacturer doesn't service them it's irritating even when i come here at midnight there's a line. for all of them so norway's electric car association has drawn up a list of demands including 8000 new charging stations by 2025 especially in rural

areas. the association secretary general christina boo is something like the face of emo belittle in norway a constant stream of c.e.o.'s and reporters in my house through her office alone wanting to know why norway is such a success when it comes to electric cars she says the answer is simple we're taking home letting the essence of norway's electric mobility policy is to make sure the new technology gets established in the marketplace. the more it does the more the incentives can be rolled back. but it's way too early to dispense with all the incentives now. we have to do that gradually. being electric motor scooters are another booming market in march a number of start ups began renting out east scooters this one charges around 5 euros for 20 minutes which isn't exactly cheap. not the cheapest thing but

it's ok because if you i don't know you are from somewhere to somewhere you don't get to see a round. you also pay a lot so i think it's a good way of spending money so. writers and on slow have to photograph their scooters when they return them to make sure they don't get misplaced. otherwise there are a few rules. the problem with the scooters is that many writers simply forget they're not the only ones on the paths. that's one of the reasons it can be dangerous and cause problems. even the movement the creators of the body have expanded to electric 2 wheelers their ebonics are selling like hotcakes this is their latest model in september they'll be taking it to the world's largest bicycle trade fair in germany. to test it and norway intends to set an example for electoral mobility in europe in the future too and for what happens as ever greater

numbers of people go electric. it's something that many of us here in the european union take for granted clearing your schedule for a spontaneous getaway on the continent well it's a freedom that many who live in kosovo are unable to enjoy the country damed independence only 11 years ago so for the time being citizens of kosovo must have visas to travel to 26 european countries and they are not always easy to get well this situation has become somewhat of a national joke one that acts as a much needed antidote to the bureaucratic headaches. when cost of r.'s take a trip they start having adventures even before setting out on full television series is devoted to the trials and tribulations of obtaining a showing in visa. and it's already run 3 seasons says lose the sola who plays

a somewhat gangster risk head of a visa referral agency the episodes are inspired by a stark reality. for a 5 day trip to austria i had to spend a week collecting documents. and it's the same thing every time. we know of cases where they asked for a grandfather's death certificate or a marriage certificate so we picked up on these cases and gave them a comic spirit you know when they were. in kosovo specialized agencies organize appointments at the consulates the faster the more expensive with as much as 150 euros for express service they always have long lines at their doors a touch of humor can help pass the time. in which i like the series it shows the sad reality in a comic vein. because. i was in the embassy today for a visa application and i felt just like i was in that series. i've been boycotting

the schengen countries for 10 years because they won't give me freedom to travel. in one episode some ambassadors are invited to the opening of one such agency this is a big step for. this is a big thing for of course so. he needs their goodwill for his business concept to work someone in any way can profit off of course it was reason. that i was saying that they are over the board. i think the way the consulates treat us is inhumane or. you know if you feel like something lower than an e.u. citizen this isolation also harms the economy in my words that's all you have your plan other. characters in the series promised that course of ours will soon be enjoying freedom of travel to as soon as 2076 that leaves time for many more seasons to get out your goal ok. well as casco once said believing in

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