you're on this side of love really. to search the. troops out of. town to work. and to connect the world. is not an easy thing. to do you don't really use coming up ahead. lines. cutting. hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm liable lola it's nice to have you with us 1st some it's an art form rooted in tradition but to others it's a torturous blood sport bullfighting has divided opinion in spain and each summer

the debate gets heated well away from the big arenas and famous matadors are the so-called the surround of festivals where small calves are killed by young bull fighters the animals present no real threats but they are nevertheless killed for spectacle well bullfighting is banned in most countries and animal activists in spain wanted to be outlawed there too they see killing defenseless animals as barbarism but there are those who have a different view some see it as part of the country's cultural heritage and argue it should be protected well our reporter went to san rafael where the conflict is playing out. these one year old bull calves will soon be the main attraction in a blood thirsty spectacle. it's to be held in san preface arena 50 kilometers northwest of madrid.

but just before the bull fight begins the mood on the streets turns ugly for the 1st time the bulls won't be killed in the arena you know what i think the bulls should have to die this time to with a little bit of knowledge that it's no fun this way they've always been killed they would fight injuries that part let us come into play on everything that. the dispute flared up a year ago animal protection activists took videos of the best out of the bulls fight with calves. the young men traditionally celebrate their coming of age by fighting a bullet a bull calf under 2 years of age. activist sylvie about catto says the custom is inhumane a bull cast fight to the death is long an agonizing. process of us the becker ratable fights are especially cruel because books whose homes are still small get tormented to death by the villagers often young inexperienced people who turn the fight into an absolute bloodbath an hour that i don't know what they think of me 30

of. the activists filed a lawsuit and the community had to pay a fine now they're confronting the mayor and demanding that he cancel the best of other completely cameras are not allowed at the discussion and the mayor refuses a request for an interview. they eventually arrive at a decision the bow fire will go ahead but this time the bullocks won't be killed in the arena. most of the villagers see this as a defeat they regard it as a threat to their tradition. many of them are so outraged that they even start to threaten the camera crew. that there were actually other guys delete that video ross mash your camera man out there is one of. the showdown is between animal rights and tradition spain is divided on the issue in some areas

bull fighting has lost its popularity and it's even been banned antonio nautica covers bullfighting for spain's leading newspaper he says only people who live the centuries old tradition can understand it novels a lot locally thought feeling ill fighting has very deep roots in the villages of certain regions in spain or of little brother in that and it's rooted in the people other regions though find it hard to relate to it because it was never a tradition they're not that often along for that will not be a no brainer right. the bull isn't just spain's national symbol it's also an economic factor over $1000.00 breeders specialized in wild cattle especially for bullfighting. as works on a ranch near said many of the bulls he sells of all ages are for village festivals the breeders could hardly get by on just breeding bulls for the professional both. not below the vehicle your mind never learned to do anything else i guess and google i grew up in the country you have to feel it to live it from the birth of

the car to the fixing of the attack. the bullfights banished from the festivals i'll go bust as will many of my fellow breeders and their operations with them. down there on the. back of the arena of san rafael the lances have been blunted and no blood has been spilled this time even so the bull calves repeatedly collapse from terror and exhaustion. this is just one reason sylvia back arrow and her animal protection group one of vents like this band out right she has fellow activists observe the fight in secret it would be too dangerous for her to try that herself when i. am and i've even had death threats with if we show our faces in the villages people get aggressive and start abusing us actually if they're so proud of what they're doing we ought to be able to openly show our faces in the arena. instead they threaten us and chase us

away. but both fighting fans also feel threatened they're afraid the activists will succeed in having a centuries old tradition banned they react to the activists like a bull would to a red rag. she up and it's sad it's no longer how used to be everything's different both. sides will disappear or not this year but several i don't think we'll have them anymore we'll get over here by the holy grail getting. hundreds of bullet fighters still held all over spain every year sometimes the calves survive in san rafael a calf lives the arena exhausted but a life for the 1st time. but it won't be for long it's taken straight to the slaughterhouse. the heat wave in europe this summer has broken records and scientists say the temperatures will only become war intense as water

levels rise in many places global warming is threatening to return the land to the sea the crumbling coastlines of britain have been called a ticking time bomb in the welsh village of fairborn authorities are considering giving up defending the community against the climate crisis they plan to completely dismantle the village leaving its residents like mike russell homeless and without any financial compensation. mike russell has the scene right at his doorstep he's a dedicated angler who's lived on the coast of wales for over 40 years right now the ira seeds bright and sunny but the people here have seen their share of storm surges. mike's house stands right behind this dike it's held against wind and tide so far it's hard to realize that.

with rising sea levels all this could be gone. they say in these little as 50 years it's hard to believe. one is a seaside village of about a 1000 people and say the experts doomed by climate change several 1000000 pounds have gone to build dams and dikes to protect the houses from the sea. but now the well so far it is are throwing in the towel i'm calling on the villagers to find new homes. we're measuring the sea levels in the area across the north wales coast i'm way off finding evidence the sea levels are rising that reality and so before and a catastrophe happens before anything big happens we really really need to be making sure that people are aware of those risks and that we're talking to them and in. valving solutions. but what solutions can there possibly be mike and his partner see their lives and their home at stake and lots of money. quite amazing

how the situation is already it's not a simple for them as it is for pensioners to buy a new house elsewhere recently learned they feel the state has left them holding the bag the fact is that they have no answers for us they can't tell us where they got the movers they can't tell us when they're going to move us there's no financial support no compensation tool and the sting in the title to the us is if they insist that everybody moves out. they would expect michael leiter pay for the demolishment also his hosts. council chairman stuart eads who runs a camping ground in fairborn said it's also gay mongering like many in the community he doesn't trust the data. what's all public about you know the there's other villages beside us that are in the same mess but we are

the one the experiment is being followed so we're the 1st one to see how help people react to everything it's true that fair bone won't be the only town to faith imminent danger in coming years over 30 communities in wales alone are dealing with erosion and flooding from rising seas. and infrastructure such as rail and power lines and roads are also at risk the problem is a massive financial time bomb for britain's coasts climate experts say. they can't leave it to local authorities because we've had 10 years of austerity austerity local authorities are crippled already in delivering services that budgets have been slashed what this is a huge huge issue that's affecting our whole country and it cannot be left to the individual authorities that are already struggling to. i deliver the solution for i need to be biggest nations and not. the residents a fair bone complain that everyone's simply passing the buck. my can angela say the

prospect of a forced evacuation is always hanging over their heads they're hoping to stay in their current house as long as they possibly can treat the problem. meanwhile the historic steam train keeps carrying tourists through the village the tracks run right behind the dike which in future will no longer being reinforced or expanded. which effectively seals fairborn speight. this is what your look like 30 years ago to military alliances fighting for influence as the iron curtain divided the continent well that all changed when

people in the eastern bloc rebelled including the former czechoslovakia well today the czech republic is a shining example of the successful transition from socialism to capitalism economy is thriving and it has the lowest unemployment rate in the e.u. so why are so many checks unhappy our reporter visited the country to look behind the picture perfect facade. prague in all its glory every day hordes of tourists flock to the czech capital snapping endless selfies and throng the chiles bridge and the city's medieval squares and lanes with its stunning historical architecture and landscapes world famous beers and hearty traditional food the czech republic to be a central european star but many checks a deeply dissatisfied but why. to find out more we meet

a one time ally of the country's 1st post communist president that's love harvell carroll shot some bad when czechoslovakia's communist government was overthrown by the velvet revolution in 1989 havel was under house arrest and charts and in exile neither were career politicians so you were amateurs maturity of course i was an amateur at everything in life because nobody teaches you how to lead a revolution the cure for well. i must visit that course the. between 199-1992 shots and berg served as the director of president havel chancellery later he became the czech foreign minister he comes from a wealthy family that owns land all over europe yet he says that today too much of the czech republic is in foreign hands. the bug the banks financial institutions and large parts of our industry are no longer in the hands of czech companies the they're owned by german dutch french korean and japanese ones instead

. he says he understands why many czech people complain about no wages and a large share of the earnings go to the parent companies abroad but those people are angry about that oh. here. we head to the countryside to find out more in the 17th century friedland castle was the seat of the imperial generalists from valentine and later inspired france kafka's novel the castle its brewery is 700 years old today it's run by margaret barbara. that's right works extremely hard and the brewery is doing very well so well in fact that he's desperately looking for a start. valve for delivers his beer to loyal customers throughout bohemia while these villages look picturesque many locals feel left behind and support the right

wing populist today that there is delivering beer to the town of heine it's a catholic pilgrimage site local priest pavel anders and that are often find their compatriots behavior hard to fathom not long ago for example and has hosted 50 novice benteke and priests from various ethnic backgrounds in the town but when they went to watch a football match they were mistaken for refugees. an old man got upset and started to insult the students shouting at them to go back home he said that if the novices had never experienced anything like that on their european trip. just. or used to foreigners in the czech republic but things are different here in the sudetenland where there aren't many of them this can lead to misunderstandings. some locals couldn't tell the difference between the vatican novice priests and the flood of migrants that they had been hearing about on television openings that if they were. good for is unhappy with the check status quo as well 3 years ago he

signed up to a new radical political movement. there also said a lot of you know that i joined the action of dissatisfied citizens back then we were hoping for a fresh start without the baggage of the past but with backing from the entire political spectrum. but in the end nothing has changed in an ironic parallel to the events of late 1989 hundreds of thousands of people are back on the streets again accusing the current leadership of corruption and abuse of power they say prime minister andre foundation was also the lead. has embezzled millions of euros of funds and obstructed any investigation into the allegations that's why many checks a harking back to votes of harvell the form a dissident turned president who was well known for his integrity and honesty. you have 2 days regime as kleptocratic instead of authoritarian regime which is also

very disheartening but here was he showing that this is right and for that it indeed neither honors fots love hobbles ideals it ignore those that spark the 1909 revolution. big now seems the country may be facing get another political update perhaps then the czechs will be happier as they strolled across the charles bridge . well greece is another country struggling to find its footing after its decade long financial crisis and austerity measures the new government has promised stability and a break from the past but the challenges they face are plain to see in cities like fairly near athens but there is a light at the end of the tunnel people on the island of kilos in the a.g.m. have found a way out of the crisis so how did they go from austerity the prosperity by investing in themselves. there is no

bigger cliche in greece but something is different on the island. these goats belong to a cooperative with a vision for the future which spirit even came all the way from albania for. i'm thankful for this gold project as a member of the corporative feels like it's my own business and. this is precisely their goal. everyone takes on responsibilities this way they believe life until loss can be worth living again this includes maria comma the mayor she helps out wherever she's needed the latest project is a cheese factory it was donated by the swiss municipality and it's run by

volunteers. but demand he's huge the idea was developed when the un refugee agency inquired about the possibility of sending refugees to. the mayor had just one condition. that they could work. more now during the summer the program which brings refugees to tell us will be starting up again we hope that some of them will be interested in working at the cheese factory nothing of that i'm going to give. the small island of to los in the aegean sea was once greece's most indebted municipality all that could left then 20 years ago it bought a large ship which connected it to the rest of greece even though they were deeper in debt than ever now they're starting to see the benefits. when maria comma took over as mayor 7 years ago she simply continued what her predecessors had initiated. synodic i gather again on this island didn't

get into debt by building conference centers. a few nights town halls and organizing a festival gaff bought up all of the did it to develop its economy or the statistics show that our island has grown since the last census in the 1990 s. . i bought a few here nicholson and then i. meanwhile over and feeling a small town just outside of athens things look grim the town has a population of 46000 and owns its own t.v. channel with about 140 staff. as well as the municipal garbage dump which brings in $38000000.00 euros a year. but feeling is deep in debt which may or christos poplars says is not its fault. we have to pay

250000 euros in interest on our debts every year he would have. seen believe. it would take ages and to with paid them a lot of them. 3 decades ago the town dump was supposed to bring in lots of money but today it's a source of disease the city is now rundown and criminality is high. retiree thomas beside us says feeley should theoretically be very wealthy but corruption has sucked up much of the money. and irrelevant projects the rest. is. part of the article about they had a big corruption party. but there's thousands were employed by the municipality v.b. had 4000 employees and football stadiums were built for local clubs which then got promoted to the 1st division. it was all just

a big party when millions were spent. back until last there ending high and looking towards renewable energy a big huge project to set up camp on the island much to the joy of the municipality and of its mayor who sees the benefits. better the advantages are obvious we've stabilized energy supplies we have clean energy and there aren't any power cuts any while. the inhabitants until us are assured europeans the e.u. also helped build them a retirement home. today the municipality pays for geriatric nurses such as 18. she lives with the program is brought to the island. people wait for you with their doors they wait for you to come visit and see how they're doing so i think this program is one of the best in europe. yes.

they are in body a comma is certain that what was achieved until laws can work in other parts of greece to. transparency political motivation and individual responsibility are all that are needed to turn around even the poorest municipality . some people will go to great lengths to make a statement one salon in serbia is giving customers their 15 minutes of fame a barber marial who is a man of many talents and he has found that a short cut can produce hair raising looks. in this in conspicuous barbershop in lovey side serbia world history is being painted mario is a portrait artist and the electric razor is his brush. his customer luca is going to be accompanied by chancellor in america started with razor art 10 years ago.

i used to paint at some point i had the idea to combine painting and cutting hair. the portrait takes 8 hours to complete the eyes are particularly difficult says but it's a good to picture of america as agreed he's looking forward to standing out. or to accommodate. i expect reactions. many people will be surprised and delighted to. have allah has done them all leo messi diego maradona just donald trump crown and lady mere putting through his art he's gained loyal customers like musician do conrad avoid. they both became instantly famous after a concert where do can have north korean dictator kim jong un shaved onto the back

of his head. within a day it are gone viral on all serbian web portals and worldwide. i am a member on the america's portrait has turned. into a local celebrity and nobody said he gets stopped for photos all the time. all the . chancellor merkel has made him cheerful. the moment it's adorable this young man an angle a magical together the very cute family. the most important thing is that she's on his head not mine everything else falls under freedom of expression when you look at when there was a when i broke. on the americans guest appearance last only a couple of days as nature runs its course and reclaims lucas scalp. then he disappears back into the crowd. but his look will live on thanks to social media

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