principal. now work around december shouldn't. be the weeks to do what i said. to my. cult. member 27th on. a low and a warm welcome to focus on europe. glad you could join us french cuisine is famous the world over so you may be surprised to hear that it's at the heart of a cultural war living the good life in france includes cullen airy delights such as

meat cheese and fish the food is so treasured that it was named a unesco world heritage in 2010. but now a battle is raging over these a very foods by a group of vegans they want all animal products banned from food production they used radical methods against butchers restaurants and merchants to get their message across steve inskeep suna has experienced their wrath firsthand he owns an organic butchery in paris is going to market hall that's where the activists targeted his shop and attacked him. 6 o'clock in the morning at the sunken some markets stevens consumer is trying to stop is a mechanic butcher only handles meat from animals that are kept in accordance with our gun extern hundreds he's having a hard time understanding the world. this summer his stand was attacked by

a group of militant deeds they poured red paint on his goods the didn't spill in the attack putting the pictures on the internet. you know. when i looked up 15 or 20 people were standing there shouting their slogans for the animals and. it all went very fast. i went around the counter and a fight broke out. i broke a rib some of them couldn't work for a week and could feeney the attackers belong to an international association based in the french city of strasburg. there we met the sweetest student just prove the stuff that. you need. it's been proven that a vegan diet is sufficient for all age groups so why keep on slaughtering animals it's not makes me sick. we live in

a system in which people base their existence on nets to murder. every day 3000000 animals are murdered in france. 21. of the starts and thinks the attack on butcher consumer style is absolutely justified the fact the consumer is an organic butcher and cares about the welfare of the animals is a relevant to him. according to radical vegans the french should also do with cheese because they say dairy industry is cruel to animals. animal products should be banned as a matter of principle in the country of cuisine this causes some indignation. whether mussels from normandy or jump on the beyond many french delicacies i made from animal products french cuisine even has unesco's world cultural heritage protection. also people like restaurant owner florian p.r.t.

could be targeted by the militant feedings but he's not afraid he could lose his customers. with a lot if you try to all those people you've only got a fair bit of and they're not going to eat less meat. on the contrary they'll develop a counter-reaction and say to themselves this is annoying now i'm going to eat meat more than ever. to get them out. never the less radical vegans are gaining ground in france they shake a purser's by which shark auctions hoping to make france a frontrunner in the fight against the consumption of animal products. we may have fewer be considered in other countries like the ukraine or the us but i hope that radical action comes from us here in france we don't need to be millions. we'll forceful i don't know what actions we release animals from the stables and

rescue them from slaughter. stevens consume is deeply shocked that he is a butcher was targeted by these activists. limited worship or was it my trade is my entire life but if a customer comes back and tells me that the meat was particularly good then i'm really happy it's great i'm at a loss for words but that but most of. the existence of butchers like assume it is completely irrelevant to activists just because starvation in view of the suffering of animals he says the profession is trivial. limits. setup morally unacceptable must disappear there are no more executioners either there were no longer needed and the profession does appear to aspire to. moderates and the rights activists in france are suspicious of such radicalism to get got here has been fighting for unaware fair for years she doesn't believe that violent action will be successful.

when you throw stones at butcher shops it's suddenly all about whether you are allowed to eat meat or not. the question of how the animals are actually treated is completely forgotten. basic nights because soon as close an instant since the attack in the shop he's grateful for every peaceful day when nothing bad happens. i want to talk with me there's no way i'm giving up my job i started my apprenticeship at 14 and now i'm 34 i do this with a passion and will continue doing so refer to the. pursuit of billy's e o's it's affronts the land of going a cuisine. so what do you think should delicacies such as flood watch and tar tar be banned let me know your thoughts on twitter soccer is nothing without fans words from a legendary scottish coach they are the heart of the game and can inspire players

when the chips are down so what happens when a team is denied its fans it's a reality for the am as for soccer team from diyarbakir turkey a kurdish stronghold supporters of the club make no secret of their kurdish pride and many turkish nationalists see them as a threat so when the 1st whistle is sounded during a match like here in the city of tarsus politics are often brought on to the pitch . 2nd turkish division club med sport is getting ready for the relegation battle in tarsus a city by the mediterranean the team boss is about to leave for the stadium and the club president expects a tough away game. yet again sports fans are not allowed onto the grounds this has been going on for years now the official reason being security concerns the fans that came nevertheless are disappointed it will surely come to guarantee security for just 30 to 40 away fans. provocations never originate from our side. we're

close from 0 to understanding that piece this. in route to the stadium the team's bus is accompanied by an armored police vehicle apparently because the club's president and his players are from the kurdish stronghold. and. nobody's bought the debt we need to travel without us friends every time so it's not fair. and it hurts that you see in the stadium the police are out in force the kurdish visitors are greeted by the turkish national colors. the match is not going well for the opposing fans shout this is tarsus i won't get out of here again in the end i mean spore loses 50. club president met him killed was russians out of the stadium. at least this time

the team and club officials are spared being beaten up unlike in october. 2 grimmer dampen the players' mood since the authorities banned their fans they've been on a steady decline. of course we'd love to have her fans supporting us. have stopped counting how many matches we've played without them up this will be inherited round the world. even after the match. waiting fans aren't allowed near their team and kill of us and his players have to wait to the police always let them out of the stadium last quoting security reasons. the kurdish city of dealbreakers home to ahmed spore is set on the banks of the 2 chris river in the past there were recurring violent clashes between kurdish nationals and the turkish state here. the elected mayor of a kurd was removed by the government the accusation supporting terrorism now

portraits of president barack obama lined the streets. met in kill of was a lawyer by profession has witnessed the decline of democracy in his hometown he himself has been indicted several times. today you know reading press conference or any other public expression of opinion are allowed in the city anymore. but the kurdish question needs to be solved if we succeed in that. could become a beautiful place on this earth. but there still seems to be a long road ahead ahmed's 4 players have also been repeatedly targeted by the authorities striker dennys not he was born in germany 3 years ago he had to appear in court on terrorist propaganda charges he had publicly criticized turkish security forces after returning to germany his car was shot at on the highway by unknown person. whether they're turkish or kurdish many players don't

want to play and care anymore kid of us struggles to find sponsors his club faces being financially ruined the new stadium on the city's outskirts won't change that either but make him kill of us want to keep this club alive as part of kurdish identity in turkey to kill the oceans we live in turkey with by sure of right here and for a country where everyone can voice their opinion without fear of repercussion that's because that's what defines ahmed spalls that means that on the spot us. he hopes the story of the only kurdish professional football club in turkey continues even with empty stands and if necessary. germany is unique in europe towards 3 tears school system it divides children into different high schools based on their primary school grades and only one type of secondary school grants access to

a university education critics say the system discriminates against children from lower income families and that one's future path shouldn't be decided so early on robin from south get there has beaten the odds and is on track to graduate from university still he is plagued by doubts and worries about his future. robin is earned a high school diploma no small feat in the south skitter industrial region where only one in 4 youngsters achieve this that's only herve the german average. in germany it still matters tremendously into what kind of a funny kids are born into it. and i don't i mean i want schools my parents became unemployed and we suddenly faced a whole new situation as a family context i'm afraid i think then i could understand why my parents told me to learn a trade or something less risky meaning of the cycle. but i was

a bit rebellious and i told myself i need to get out of fear and do what's right for me and. for the 1st instance. at 16 robyn decided to carry on to high school to get a diploma my father. my father was a heavy drinker and got very angry and he used to get very loud. and so on that day he went up into my room because of my decision to stay in school and directed not to my guns and everything and. that same night robyn moved out he's still in good terms with his mother and sister. a confidant he couldn't study at home the television was always blaring my husband would have it on while he slept we couldn't turn it off i didn't think robin would pull this off to be honest . because of me going into today robin studies months and philosophy in brown

strike he showing his sister around that is university. she's currently studying for a high school diploma and wants to become a teacher. sure he's a role model because he managed to achieve all those things i want to do he's an inspiration. robin meets his former mentor she's from a private foundation called studio on campus that helps some 1300 youngsters from working class families graduated from high school and adopted to university life because in germany these kids don't enjoy the same educational opportunities others do. i think a lot still needs to improve when it comes to equality of opportunity and education . today a person social background still largely determines that person's opportunities in life and what kind of education they get i think

a lot of potential is left untapped in this way. katherine philip mentor robin during his final stages in high school and the 1st year at university that's important because studies show that students from nonacademic parents are far less likely to pursue a doctorate. in germany a person's background still largely determines that person's life chances and crew prospects more so than in most other european countries. so they were robbins back at his old school talking to 10th graders. deciding soon whether to remain in school to qualify for uni but to learn a trade. many of my friends that decision difficult to know. why not they all managed to achieve something is not in let me tell you about it. and that's what is referred to that's here. he tells the

students that 19 of his former classmates went on to learn a trade. for earned a technical diploma and only here and serve got a high school diploma. it's interesting i'm interested in medicine and that's why i've applied to become a nurse i've got a job interview coming up. but someday i would like to become a doctor. but for that you need to attend university. studio. my teacher suggested i do ok so training i didn't know what i should do at the time. just like the student robert sometimes wonders of higher education is the right choice for him today's meeting cedras and all school friend of his who left school after 10th grade to become a car mechanic. an engineering degree would have been interesting anything with technology. so why didn't you roll it university this is. well it's

a big deal. i was scared i wouldn't pass my exams and all that in those years good money and plans to get a master craftsman certificate soon. and maybe even start his own business. for me things are not as clear everything is much more open there's still a certain risk several years ago. robin has at least 2 more years of studying ahead of him for his university degree. hot stuff for. myself he's done i'm up wasting my time doing this of course it would be disappointing to take up a job but my degree is of no use to realize that i should have made a good living like cedric less of an inferior are you worried about the future yes yes. taking a ride in cedric's to talk golf wondering whether they've taken the right decisions

for the future. well many countries in europe are struggling to cope with immigration others are feeling the effects of emigration nations like lithuania were suffering from brain drain as young people left for opportunities elsewhere so the former soviet state came up with a plan to stem the flow and now lithuania is wooing investors with its business friendly policies its capital vilnius is cosmopolitan innovative and above all affordable people like eustace yet now schools are helping shape the country's future bringing lithuanians abroad back home. little weanies capital deniece is growing vertically and glowing promising the baltic metropolis has become a focal point for i.t. talents and draws many young people here they're developing the digital world of tomorrow eustis you now because it's the country's own mark zuckerberg he's 35 and

it's turned multiple start a piteous into flourishing business models humans and it's his newest project the idea anyone can present knowledge on the platform whether it's on starting a business clothing or a healthy diet interested uses then pay for meeting a share of the proceeds is donated. we believe that 3 months app is the next facebook we have a fairly fast traction people love it people start booking. each other for getting knowledge answers to their burning questions they have and didn't find the answers for months sometimes years everyone just super happy so far. investors have already gotten on board and used to since teens are hopeful the idea will be profitable soon it could even yield more money than vintage an online marketplace for secondhand clothing whose headquarters are in vilnius the vintage idea was used

this is a stepping stone into the start of world 10 years ago but once the company's turnover moved into millions he withdrew from day to day operations. these are now run by thomas plantinga who came to visit us one and a half years ago because everybody is really in a mall it lets you know let's just build stuff and let's make this a better place i want to work hard i will get like a better future and that is something that is ingrained in everybody so you have a sharp analytical mindset very strong work into us and that brings a different type of energy and a different type of the livery then you get. from teams in germany in the netherlands there's an optimistic spirits in the lithuanian eye she said earlier young people would leave the country over religion was a serious problem. but then lithuania's government decided to lend itself to support of the startup sector it invested in broadband expansion and the founding

of companies was simplified last year 611 startups were registered in lithuania over 6 years more than 4300 jobs have been created for a better route akina heads the organization stops up lithuania making lithuania's i.t. sector more visible around the world everyone is going digital everyone is going so lithium doesn't want to be a low price country low price producers and you know any more we want to be in the relations and country so we are trying to create a start of paradise here. lithuania is eager to get emigrants to return to their home country and many young lithuanians who studied and worked abroad are in fact coming back. like 33 year old monica cooter who worked as a london based media manager but decided the job wasn't for her.

in london i will go this career path that i'm not interested in and i want to make things i can actually live in less mania live in my country. on saturdays to meet with my friends but my bringing in my solutions can travel globally and i think it's very very attractive. back home in vilnius monica founded it and by a company that wants to help children understand the digital age it all starts with you being curious about what you can create and i would love our kids not to lose that sense of curiosity and to carry it with them and use it as a real a real biological to. compliment it with less available in the world. used to streams of tony in the us into eastern europeans silicon valley. everything he takes his dogs growth sees i am he's on the out for

a while who unsurprisingly have their very own instagram accounts. trying out new things pushing boundaries and taking. place when it's always has been seen in through the history is always this small and they're a developed nation and we have this kind of stigma about ourselves and when you have this stigma it's a big motivation to the u.k. we will show that it's not the case and then you can go extra mile. to clean it i thought but ensconce obscene with id pioneers keen to conquer the tech world and it's certainly got the ideas to make it happen. now i would like to introduce your to europe's oldest tattoo artist he may even be the world's oldest working one at 87 don price from plymouth england has lost count

of how many people he's tattooed and though his clientele has changed over the decades doc says there's one thing that has stood the test of time. how does a small shop implement a living legend darryl dr pryce age 87 and day in day out he works on human bodies he's worn out hundreds of machines and sees himself as a scribe not an artist he's proud of being the pull of this tattoo artist in europe 70 years ago his motives were for criminals sailors ladies of love nowadays they're for the rich and poor young and old that's for business the fine line between love and hate. the love business took to assume the love for the for the poor of all because of the pope. as a relationship goes up and. his 1st tattoo in 1945 he was 13 his

mother was furious and was about to be him until she saw the word mother. price fell for ours and his self-taught sometimes he made bad mistakes he has a reading and spelling weakness his home in wales cape town sydney the stations before he settled in the south of england it's been 60 years since he had to throw a drunken sailor out of his shop. because he says presidents assume you know through the recent years working every day. with the new congress bored with some of those who have a crush on the level of paul because it's just do you know drew it's a little different but this year with 3. in the end he passed on his passion to his only son still. doesn't solve duck price says he may not be the greatest artist but perhaps the most passionate one. which is why he'll continue tattooing until

he's no longer able to. and that's all from me thanks for watching focus on europe if you have any thoughts about this week's show do get in touch with me on twitter by for now. the elite. elite.

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mrs starts december 13th on t w. this is the news live from berlin a school shooting in the united states leaves 2 students dead it happened at a high school near los angeles police say the shooter is among the injured after turning the gun on himself we'll get the latest from l.a. also coming up italy declares a state of emergency after catastrophic flooding in venice the highest tines of

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