we're working tirelessly to keep you with informed on over platforms we're all in the secure run together and we're making sure. everybody. stay safe for you to see. you. hello and a warm welcome to focus on your old palace show and it's great to have you with us summer is just around the corner here in europe and normally that will be the time when people pack their bags and fly or drive to their holiday destinations but with the travel restrictions the social distancing and facemasks this summer it will be very different from previous ones many people are spending the holidays at home

because of the corona crisis they've canceled their vacation out of fear of contracting of the virus during a trip countries whose economy relies on tourism will suffer the most it's a stark contrast to up the tourism hotspots along the mediterranean usually look like at this time of the year although italy has opened its borders the people working in the tourism sector still feel for their livelihoods like jean all of it out of the who for decades now has run a restaurant in the town of that sheen them he shows us how he's preparing for visitors all trying to keep all the required hygiene measures. the battle for the best spots has begun you know that r.d. wants an abba front row seat as his usual beach despite all the changes caused by the coronavirus. be sure imo he's not getting that it's all going how's it looking with sullen brothers and social distancing but the bit that was the bad part meters by 3 meters 12 square meters for everyone i can only set up half as many umbrellas

. and telecine is no exception the same distancing regulations that apply at this beach south of rome are also in effect at ones across italy the country to some 5000 kilometers of beaches but italians worry to risk will stay away this year and not let it. happen it 3 meters between the shambala 4 meters between each row. you can only go to the watch you just swim not chattering around in groups and then return to your son manager having no loveable. measuring tape dictates where people can go everywhere but it seems. quick for us i hope that by the start of july the latest will be operating at full capacity. but in the end of that guess will be on a summer holiday mood for the unfunny forget about coronavirus under lax. but for no people here having to start a new after 12 weeks of luck with some of the longest and toughest quarantine

measures in all of europe. do you know that r.d. had to close his restaurant and guest rooms. at 1st the fear was great no one knew how to confront the stager only when safety measures were introduced that we have the feeling we'll get through this. but now he has new worries people still come from abroad to holiday in italy foreign visitors a kind for one and for gas and had a china. normally many come from germany and sweden but they are in particular mistrust of italy is running high could people be all over what kind of a europe is that when the nations say don't go to italy here it is dangerous there . we might be the safest country for a woman but we were the 1st nation after china to get a coronavirus but there's a record of yours and we've almost completely overcome it wasn't obama and. tara

tina has witnessed a lot of history throughout the millennia built by the romans the runs through the piazza but you know there are demons have to clean up like many other germans she fell in love with this police and decided to stay she knows ted achiness events or history long before the current pandemic the plague and malaria raged here in the middle ages. this one guns don't really get very few people survived this if that happened quite often but. malaria was a big problem here. because the lowlands down below were also farms and this one i'll assume for. during the months of look how to clean a spent lots of time on her terrace in the old town she no news hope quickly or once carefree life can change. i really miss not being allowed to have people or anything like this so i can well imagine how folks are fearing for their existence

. geno that r.d. was one of those fearing for his livelihood recently fishermen have begun docking at the harbor again most of their catch is soldier restaurant owners like gino. when the eateries were closed the fisherman had no buyers for their scampi and crabs though hopefully that's over now. the catch is good. and once again finding takers dating. has because tourists have returned to terra cina at least italian ones their longing for sun sand in sea is greater than their fear of contracting couvade $1000.00 more coming each week. and a genius restaurant they are preparing for the guests arrival they can cook food again but must adhere to stringent who is of hygiene. this example even if my rubber gloves are clean i must be careful when i lift up my face mask i have to do taste tests after all it's not easy. to guess may not be aware of the extra efforts

made in the kitchen but in the dining area the changes are visible. the distances between tables are measuring precisely and all guests must provide their name and contact info to follow up should a corona virus outbreak occur. will open up a couple of bottles of champagne or prosecco once we've gotten through the 1st few weeks. by then we can laugh about this adventure. that is up. with any luck he'll be laughing about it with his regular customers from northern europe. gene over r.t. things they will be able to resist the beauty of the mediterranean for too long. we move on to bulgaria the country is among those with the lowest recorded number of corona deaths in the e.u. but since the number of tests carried out is also low it's not clear how many people really have been infected what is known is that some will go and hospitals

have become hotbeds for 19 transmissions money are not above scam is a nurse at $1.00 of those hospitals and she believes that a lack of protective gear is among the main reasons why the corona virus has spread so rapidly at her workplace. this hospital called sveta petka invited block area has been dominating the headlines for weeks 43 people from the medical staff over 2 percent of become infected with the coronavirus to date presumably the virus has also been passed on to patients staff at the hospital the meant the lack of protective gear and hygiene exceeds the measures. marianne ever busken has been working as a nurse at the hospital for 20 years she's the only one who has publicly spoken up about the shortcomings and wrongdoings. that. uncovered 19 and the epidemic where freshly announced. we received one face mask and 2 pairs of gloves

for a shift. she were told that there weren't any more available so much. but that wasn't the case. but i found out later that the hospital's pharmacy had more than enough. that. all that the protective gear stayed there. and i don't know why they don't distribute more of it out. because of the threats posed by corona camera teams are not allowed inside the hospital mariani used her smartphone to record these videos years of funding cuts to the bulgarian health care system have resulted in a lower quality of health care far below the average bulgarian faces a lack of doctors since they are in better wages abroad working conditions are generally bad for the whole medical stuff that's why there's

a high risk of infection at the moment. yes especially here in this space just 2 toilets for the entire team of 20 that's on call jayna shipped. this for the people of the medical emergency team. ask the drivers that and so on. to. the lack of protective gear and necessary precautions events are not an over who heads the clinic disputes nurse marianna's accusations. all information has been manipulated i can state that all of this is wrong the idea that this hospital its management and the local authorities had not acquired and secured enough protective gear that's a lie. not only do hospital staff complain about the conditions in the hospital

patients are too. pater and all human and obvious father died of covert 19 here a few days ago he was taken to hospital because of a heart condition. and ariana's relatives are now getting themselves tested. look at the course of the book what's the problem better to do it here than directly next to patients with cope at 19 that woman there is surely positive. so far peter hasn't received an answer as to whether or not his father got infected with the virus in the hospital. nor the few for today and nobody answered the phone and the clues the hospital were that he was a. somebody needs to take responsibility for what happened or someone needs to reimburse the people who have suffered major falls decisions need to be compensated for. vide and has registered an especially high number of chronic

cases the city is located in one of the persons regions of the country. when employment is widespread. by now some hospital staff have quit their jobs. the authorities are having difficulties finding new stuff in times of the crisis. but the city's mayor says the main reason our low wages. center set up was that the average age of doctors nurses and other medical staff working at the hospital is 55 to 60 years and. 880 liver that's 440 euros what can i say it's a half of what a bus driver and is here to get us in terms of the hygiene of conditions the mayor says the situation of specter petka hospital has significantly improved now look at the most disciplined and maybe see my colleagues might have underestimated the situation. but you can see with your own eyes that all necessary measures were

taken to anyone working on the front lines meaning 130 cases i was tested every single person almost as he said when a bird in. marianas experience at the hospital has been quite different she wanted to know if she had possibly been affected with coronavirus at work. but she was told that was only possible at her own expense. you people money i went to the microbiology department to ask for a rapid test i was told that i would have to pay $50.00 liver such as 25 year us. i received was then made out for the test before i could take it but i think that. despite everything marianna doesn't want to quit her job or move away from vida the specter petco hospital is like her home she says and giving up is out of the question. before the covert 19th endemic

russia was fighting an epidemic of its own alcoholism although the amount of alcohol that russians consume has been going down in the past years it's still relatively high compared to most european countries and now the numbers have gone up again during the imposed lock down i'm gone but of scheme is on a mission to reverse that upward trend he 2nd half of the fight against illegal sales of alcohol. footage from a hidden camera serves as proof this moscow convenience store is selling bootleg licker. after the sale and on but off ski checks the taxi all with an app put out by the russian alcohol regulator as he feared this bottle could be dangerous its black market vodka. bottle on the seal shows it is registered as well in solon fairbridge 12 in rust of

but this is what i posted about 15 or 20 minutes ago and was. the bootleg vodka is reason enough for the activist from the sober russia movement to call the police. were there several times a week activists from the anti alcohol movement go on the hunt for stores breaking the liquor legislation in moscow and across russia until one says the police often turns a blind eye to violations but this time the officers are on the case quickly. the owner of the store could have to pay a hefty fine in times of the corona crisis on things the author worries should be particularly watchful when it comes to alcohol consumption. but alcohol sales have increased during the condemning the statistics show that but it can also see it on

the streets. even on my way here i saw a lot of drunk people some of them couldn't even stand. people are bored in lockdown and many people have lost their jobs. drinking in public is illegal in russia but seen drunk people out isn't uncommon particularly on that we can't trust the economic turmoil after the fall of the soviet union caused a huge spike in alcoholism since 2003 however alcohol consumption has officially dropped by 40 percent it's not clear whether the coronavirus crisis will push russia back into its old habits officially the numbers have only risen by 2. 3 percent but illegal sales fly under the radar and some players in retail are reporting a huge rise in sales. during the lockdown alcohol sales increased several fold. people stocked up on wine and hard liquor stores.

and some russians also see as a useful home remedy for illnesses. or you can add salt to a shot of the border part of a river or you had pepper to sweat out to a fever for of the you through some people think that vodka helps with the corona virus or when you're sick but that's not true you have to take medicine or go to the doctor. exercises to stay healthy and the 22 year old doesn't drink his father was a policeman and his cop stories made quite an impression on anton. but when someone is brought to the police department and doesn't even know what happened to us he wakes up in the morning and doesn't remember anything but he isn't actually killed someone and doesn't even know it was my father told me all this stuff when i was younger i think my love for my country and they hate for alcohol comes from my family background anton has been a member of sober russia since he was 15 and is

a bit of an expert on tracking down illegal liquor sales chips a list of stores that sell alcohol illegally including after 11 pm he thinks people need to be protected from themselves in this time of economic crisis. it was like a hole is evil alcohol is bad. but i want people to understand that it's a waste of money. it's better to buy food. because of the pandemic people are complaining that they don't have any money but look the and then they go out and buy alcohol. on time calls his trips to shut down liquor stores raids but he also describes them as part of an endless battle despite his calls to the police he keeps having to add new stores to his list. one of europe's biggest contain a ports is the part of corail although it's located in greece it's no longer

belongs to the greeks but still the chinese china invested heavily into the sport allowing of the country a direct gateway into europe since the financial crisis more than 10 years ago china has also pumped billions into the construction and real estate sector of greece while some are hailing the chinese as savior others ascap to call about beijing's intentions. the creek construction sector is booming despite weeks of coronavirus shut down. for years chinese investors have pumped money into greek real estate projects which has helped the sector get through the financial crisis both countries have signed up bilateral agreement that makes the cooperation easier . building contractor use he. says it's a win win situation. a few years ago when the greeks didn't have money to build houses and couldn't get loans but construction searcher

was in crisis. but this agreement has allowed everyone who owns real estate like apartments to sell them and make some much needed cash. it's a fantasy. one chinese investor has channel 3500000 euros into this construction project alone and it's not his only one yes you may hear. this investor buys land builds homes and then sells them to chinese buyers. some then commission companies to rent them out to greeks on a long term basis or as holiday homes on platforms like air b.n. b. or booking. prescribes permanent residency to anyone who invest 250000 euros in the country and

the right to travel in the schengen zone be set free. greece isn't the only e.u. country to offer such a deal although it charges the least. the scheme has drawn criticism too with some arguing it promotes money laundering and corruption. ever since chinese company cosco took over the part of prey as many more chinese investors have discovered greece as a country to snap up property over the past 15 years chinese investors funneled some 7500000000 euros into the country. and they should get there using 4 we've drawn up a list of investments in saying the deal between both countries twice a year we take turns meeting in athens or beaching to talk about progress on these investments among other things the chinese are investing in the tourist sector renewables ports and logistics. many great people welcome the chinese investments and the jobs they created. most europeans

after all shied away from putting money in the country during the financial crisis . but there is a flipside to warn experts. there's this myth that you know. the chinese are great friends of greece and this is why they lent and when nobody else was around. we have to take into account a very strong and pronounced chinese self interest. they were looking for some assets not just in greece but in another south european countries as well in spain portugal. and italy as well. and if you look at the map of chinese presence along the line it's a rainy and shoals of europe. critics say china is using greece as a european bridgehead for its new silk road and for structure program they accuse

beijing of wanting to increase its influence and so discord in europe the greek based chinese investors reject those accusations i don't understand all the other countries if you don't well come chinese in most years what else do you want refugees michael he argues that greece benefits from china's involvement financially and culturally in fact he thinks china's influence is beneficial to all countries in the world. for now many see the greek chinese relationship as a match made in heaven after all both countries are profiting but very few greeks are considering the potential risks now for another type of china and the type that's used to make tableware and tiles the dutch town of delft is one of europe's best known china manufacturer as the company's products stand out because of their distinct blue and white designs some will go back 400 years of but now the

artists are reaching out for add the inspirations and designs and they've teamed up with the real rebel a world famous tattoo artist also from the netherlands together they're putting a modern twist on the earthenware from delft. tattooing requires great concentration and a steady hand but 70 year old hank schiff is a true artist as a young man he like to photograph tattooed people he was magically drawn to them and is still fascinated by this form of body art. that's an intellectual would say sure your bookshelf who you are you build so i'd say. today the dutch tattoo artist is world renowned that's why porcelain manufacture royal delft came up with the idea of putting his designs on dishware and tiles. and for this year here you can see a young christ your christmas the his body is covered with little tots whose which

refer to his future leverage a national. the highlight of a special exhibition at the royal delft factory is across dedicated to all pilgrims the image of the crucifixion in the center comes from a family who've been in the tattoo business for 13 generations the frigate birds depicted on the tiles corners signal sailors that land is in sight the birds bones were once used to make tattoo equipment everything has meaning some of it provocative like the queen's footman she had a mcleish throw really didn't put any obstacles in my path they let me do what i wanted this is my world i don't have to justify myself to anyone. leo to hold it has been a master painter at royal delved for 41 years here he's transferring schiffman designs onto porcelain tiles both men's handicrafts require more than just patience and a passion for precision work border italy is poor and souped up paint and water right

away so i don't get a 2nd chance i have to get it right the 1st time in cahoots. every work features hank shift logo he created it because italian customers wanted his name to appear under their tattoos sign a your and they are used to things saying it all took a banner or versace because they're after a brand name product merik. while tattoo art and fine delft pottery may not be to everyone's taste these works unite 2 kinds of artistry for which the netherlands has become world famous. and if you want to see this combination of the old and the new you can check out the exhibit in delhi which has actually been extended until october and that brings us to the end of today's show tune in again next week for more stories from across

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