what to. wear so. we can see by choosing someone to sit in for strange city down. the line to. the sea research council. hello and a warm welcome to focus on europe i'm liable oh it's nice to be back it's the most corrupt country in the e.u. for years belgariad has been rated last by transparency international for corruption and press freedom in the european union and many blame one man in particular prime minister boyko borisov bug areas have taken to the streets in

their thousands * to vent their anger they say borisov is corrupt and accuse him of misusing e.u. funds well the narrowly survived a no confidence vote and is refusing to step down well she has had enough of proletarian as lassen over has experienced cronyism and corruption 1st hand she wants to curb the influence of powerful oligarchs in the country that's why she's joined protesters in the capital zofia calling for boris off to go. protesters have been taking to the streets of the capital sofia and most other major bulgarian cities for weeks now they number in the 10s of thousands they're calling for the government to step down accusing politicians of getting too cozy with the country's all agog and that's led to massive corruption among officials and members of the government.

and her husband mahmoud come out to join the protesters every day in all kinds of weather. in spite of the rain we're back again today because we have to do this. from a family that suffered a great deal from everything that's happened in this country. but the corruption is in the or less once. i have a g.t.t. have. disappeared my callous function. call the team his father owns a company that makes elevators and influential attorney decided he would take it over and says he was aided by the public prosecutor. tina's father refused to bow to the pressure and went public with the affair now he's fled the country since

then his family claims they've been continuously harassed and then a special police unit broke into their house in a drawer they allegedly discovered gold coins that hadn't been there before she says a surveillance camera recorded the home intrusion. arrived later she shows us where the coins were allegedly found the 40 the 3rd day it was opened the jewels both of you people i didn't talk to me think. that he this drawer contained only. the folder receipts. but they produced a little bag of corn in this. metal it had been laid on top. and they said to me. we found. prolegomena stays in touch with her father who is in hiding somewhere in western europe she can still reach him by telephone she says but the police confiscated her

laptop. it's grim extremely. you know how people look at me where i am not. sorry for me. once a crew in a virus crisis is over $3000000.00 bulgarians wishfully to western europe only ones left in the country will be the police public prosecutors and attorneys. there are protests flared up on july 9th on the black sea coast when demonstrators formed up in front of billionaire and ex politician ahmed gans vella he said to have close ties to the government the police tried to stop the demonstration but the crowd managed to break through to dog on the illegal private beach many bulgarians deeply resent these special privileges the all the guards by for themselves. journalists seize a moment of decision coming for ball garion society. that they knew full well what

this is about we're talking about widespread corruption here in bulgaria that has infiltrated everywhere and there was a stranglehold on our political system economy and society for younger generations always been rather passive when it comes to politics but now who has gone too far. and they're not going to take it anymore the point of matching that. up looking at the. member of parliament of the coalition party sees at least some of the demonstrators as enemies of the country and does not agree that the government should step down. unfortunately people are joining the demonstrations or obviously not interested in the teacher's democracy nor in justice or liberty with a slew of democrats spite of a double standard i am the demonstrators for their part insist they won't back down till their demands are met you know the you almost got we shall call

a national strike until these faces we see up there step down. we will go we will do everything in our power to achieve a new beginning. at it till we succeed. that. is also hoping the current government of prime minister boyko resign one last much longer now. he says he won't step down because there's no alternative but i believe there is an alternative open carrier that we're still going to hear about. she's afraid that until a new government is in power her father won't be able to return to bulgaria she has no idea when she'll be able to see him again. well corruption is also threatening to sink the historic city of venice quite literally a controversial project designed to save the city from flooding has some residents up in arms the so-called mozy down system is being built to safeguard venice from

floodwaters like the devastating ones that happened last november but the project has been plagued by problems with arrests and allegations of bribery and many say the dam system won't even be able to hold back the tide once it's built just like moses parted the seas the dam is dividing opinions in the lagoon city. monica doesn't have an easy job. she has to persuade the public to venice is on the brink so they should. she's a spokesperson for the huge music flood protection project it's still not completed and every time there's a flood there's anger. enough to see that people have lost faith after 70 years they simply can't see an end to a. time there was a flood they thought that most rain would save the city and told us to finally activate the floodgates. last november much of the city was flooded and damaged including the famous waterfront area and even delhi schiavone. next time around the

hope is that the flood gates will be activated and will protect the city it could be working as soon as autumn. the system is currently being tested. me to close the lido for the venetian lagoon connects with the adriatic sea our journey ended at the new key while. the security guard told us we were not allowed to come any closer for safety reasons it is still the test phase after all so we had to make do with observing this mammoth construction from a distance. his project who is a real engineering challenge to begin with 40000 ation pillars 60 meters long were lured into the water and connected by an underwater lock system and then 78 moved all chambers chasen's each wing over 300 tons were placed above from.

place to get on the scene that sees an enormous floating gate us had to be positioned right alongside each other to say it was a 5 millimeter margin. maybe it was an extremely precise remote controlled underwater operation because less available it was a metallic to. this area between the lagoon in the sea has been a construction site for 17 years there are people various interruptions and a seas of corruption scandals leading to arrest this is also why museum has a poor reputation among many venetians. sundry bernina is one of the most vocal critics of the project she says transparency that will go beyond that is citing the out of the 6000000000 euros for a project that has been criticized by many international specialists who don't believe that it will attack to venice. the value of

a huge waves. public money like we've never seen before but i thought the the it is so simple because. he thinks that there are other ways of protecting the city. together with a fellow campaigner from his association he sure does the damage caused by the storms and floods last november. many walls were destroyed but the tree data island serves as a bulwark and prevented similar damage in other parts of the city. that never made it on monday. want to the how much of the most they funds could have used for effective flood protection systems and the whole city but because of climate change there are going to be more and more storms and floods in the future and they will be more intense. skeptics say that these mobile logs in the internet exceed won't protect venice under either ina is among them. he's also angry that the museum

money wasn't used to maintain the city's historic buildings. if you remember the. 'd floods are a problem. but the ships and cruises are worse because they're causing the foundations of the city to erode and they're endangering the structures of it all to no point looked over and did do to the future delafield of the i thought it would make sense to drain the canals on a regular basis and renovate the foundations but this maintenance work hasn't been done for decades. one accomplice seanie is more optimistic about music she hopes that the tests will prove that the mobile looks system to run smoothly and silence the critics. block it out this it will be you know really satisfying when the residents of venice stay nice and dry the next time there's

a serious flaw dollars sure they're not as if they are not about that it's not. so far the system has only been tested in good weather perhaps it will prove itself in the next flood comes otherwise venetians will once again be at the mercy of the elements. now to a place where goth needs royalty the basilica of santa name is one of the most important and little known historical sites in france located just north of paris it's known as the birthplace of gothic architecture it's also where nearly all of the country's kings and queens are buried well it's a residents have been invited to take part in the renovation of a tower but the response has been less than enthusiastic they are also makinson is trying to attract helping hands using a truly medieval method. picture them. in the shadows of the basilica of santa in the participants of this workshop learning how to work style like the

masons of the middle ages. saw some x. amount of the workshop leader tells them to be very careful. it can easily crumble if you frontrunners are the hardest part you have to make sure you don't break it deadly force my concern is passionate about his job. he wants to teach people about masonry and encourage the younger ones perhaps to do an apprenticeship and become professionals peterson but everyone who takes part in a workshop leaves with a smile on their face we show them the right way to hold the tools but above always has on a love for the material and that's a great feeling but i will know. the workshops are part of efforts to raise awareness about masonry because the basilica 2nd spy is finally being rebuilt. it was damaged by lightning in the mid 19th century and dismantled. when all the

clues we want people to get involved in the reconstruction of this historical building will buy them as well and for that if you will need to be hands on lab so they can really get stuck in. the tools being used for the project a not very different from base used in the south century when the original abbey church was built but that practicing on clay if you go i'm going to help build the spire so i'm happy by the national dog. this is a prestigious project the basilica of son danny is home to the not true dump and it's where most of france's monarchs were buried. including 100 the 2nd and katherine to meet each other with the 16th and marian tonight. the reconstruction is due to last 11 years and set to cost around $28000000.00 euros. so you knock out all of it's a sanctuary in poland that's at risk of becoming

a disaster zone the centaurs foundation in the country's west is a safe haven for rescued animals over the years they say they have saved nearly 1200 horses from the slaughterhouse well the foundation is dependent on donations but due to the coronavirus the money has stopped coming and it's a heartbreaking reality for veronica neighbor rock who works at the foundation she hopes the horses can be saved from a cruel face. these animals have finally find a safe haven here at the largest horse century in europe. more than $500.00 horses belong to the centaurus foundation is just. something.