we are working tirelessly to keep you informed on all of our platforms we are only interested in and together on making sure you stay safe everybody. stay safe stay safe please use to say. hello and a very warm welcome indeed to focus on europe with me peter craven and one of the big questions in europe in recent weeks has been could greece and turkey go to war in a bitter showdown of what appears to be largely gas and oil deposits in the eastern mediterranean. now i'm korea had angered athens by sending a survey vessel into waters that greece believes to be its own land ship has since

been withdrawn but both sides have stepped up their military presence in the region . now turkey says the disputed deposits are within its continental shelf athens though for its part points to greek islands that like close to the turkish coast and on one of them cuss tello rate so we met an unlikely couple see cost and his wife 40 good who are living proof that differences can be resolved peacefully. the greek island and holiday paradise cost a lower is the lies just off the turkish coast. when seacoast my office goes out in his boat he's always within sight of the turkish mainland he grew up on this island and is mighty proud of his home his wife back here she comes from turkey when they 1st met they say it was love at 1st sight now they run

a restaurant together on costello. and i'm sure our wedding was quite a surprise. nothing like it has ever happened in the history of our region cashen cast a little. reacted well. with him all. turks and greeks our neighbors here they say they need each other and they don't like to talk about the political tensions between the 2 countries. and i'm not politicians enough to know how to solve the problem but i'm certain the heads of government should then their rhetoric and find a solution together our government along with everyone's people. but on this island there's no escaping the crisis the dispute over natural gas reserves has prompted both countries to send troops and warships to the region many here worry that tensions could escalate out of control. there was an incident

between a turkish frigate and a greek war. it's highly probable something like that will happen again we're going to. try to got. nobody at least not in greece once. their view of cause to lower is 0 from the turkish side just 2 kilometers from cash the $7000.00 plus townspeople have always thought of themselves as the larger half of castillo is named mason turkish. but the ferries that carried turks and greeks back and forth have stopped running and not just because of the pandemic now turkish military helicopters buzz over the harbor and frigates patrol the waters. owner and shams kill its wish they could return to the days of harmonious coexistence with the greek side they came to cash 6 years ago and open to scuba

diving school. when they take their clients out to the best diving areas they cover half the distance to. now their boat alarms the greek coast guard. anybody who didn't know the situation here we think a war is already underway. helicopters and jets flying around but it isn't as this has a negative impact on truism normally the diving area would be full of tourist boats cruising about but today and his customers have it all to themselves. the family moved here to the mediterranean coast from istanbul mainly so their son would enjoy a peaceful and carefree childhood side by side with their greek neighbors every day it's really too bad we can't go over there because there really aren't any problems between our 2 peoples all of us greeks and turks have friends on the other side

cross border couples get married all the time how politics might ruin all of that. turkish president to one continues directing harsh words and threats at his neighbors insisting on his country's claim to the natural resources in the mediterranean greece also stakes its claims. anyone who opposes turkey. only place his own population in danger. i say this very clearly. he will in time. pay high price for it with. relations between greece and turkey have gone through difficult times before but it's been a long time since they've been as tense as they are now both locals and tourists agree. that's why i just see this warship why i'm curious to see what's there.

but i feel i would feel more comfortable when they look back on cause to laura's old seacoast mayotte he's and his wife are closing up shop for the day so they can spend time with their son they're proud he speaks both languages they'd like to visit their family in turkey again but the corona pandemic has kept the border shut that causes enough problems they say the whole maritime dispute is just adding coal to the fire everyone here needs turkey because we all work together with the turks just like we depend on the people going to catch up with god they also know this is just a loser. yeah there all we're neighbors. because my are these then who are really good back here she hope that both sides will manage to deescalate the situation soon that would be a happy turn of events for the entire region. and worth the resumption of e.u. back talks between greece and turkey on their maritime dispute there is still hope

that a peaceful resolution is on the horizon. now this year germany is marking the reunification of the country that took place 3 decades ago the incredible and at times troubles a growing together of east and west germany that began after the fall of the berlin wall one legacy of that reunification can be found in the network of 16 national parks several of which date back to that time such as the heart's national park located right on the former east west border here dense woodlands have grown together faster perhaps than the people of the country around them. this is where the death strip used to run between east and west germany today it's one of germany's largest nature reserves. ever since the hots national park was created 30 years ago biologists going to cause death has been making sure that what

belongs to gether grows together. with. the unique thing about this national park is that we're giving nature 24730 hectares of space to unfold who have looked like. it's rare for such a large area to pick completely untouched by the lumber industry and that nature has such free rein. back when the national park was created the staff had to start from scratch like here at the farm or death strip. in 1909 soldiers were still patrolling the border between east and west germany a stretch of no man's land 100 metres wide was to prevent people from escaping to west germany. the barbed wire and concrete fortifications were practically insurmountable. 3 decades later nature has spilled this deadly zone with

new life. church trees really want the rice to the history it was treated with herbicides and pesticides so heavily hardly anything could still grow here and yet so much is happened here in the past 30 years. and it's not just the plants that are making a comeback several rare animal species are also reclaiming their natural habitats this hidden camera has captured the latest arrivals. a lynx around 200 years ago this predatory big cat had died out in the region but today more than 100 individuals have returned. look the 4 legs have lived here in the hearts region for a long time. until they were killed off by humans it. will be they deserved to be back in the hearts of course and so on $99495.00 we started reintroducing and for broad. it was a successful undertaking which took

a lot of hard work the biologists spent thousands of hours in the woods carefully documenting nature's campaign to recapture its territory in the former border region. and yet the biggest challenge the staff at the national park face still lies ahead of them dead trees as far as the eye can see here there used to be huge spruces but droughts and rising temperatures week into the trees and the bark beetles finished them are. increasingly going to cost as stems the tides but educational work. isn't science when you walk along here. if you look closely you can see that all your life is emerging where the old spruce trees have died out. it's a colossal task requiring that authorities from the former east and west work together more closely than ever without germany's reunification this would have

been unthinkable. but we still need to be able to disagree sometimes otherwise we lose the pieces for new ideas schools on both before 3 to beat everyone just agreed all the time but we never make any progress. the journey continues onwards to the national parks highest point. on route we passed by this former hotel. takes us along inside back in the day he says decorated members of the east german state security or stars he would lodge here. here they could take a holiday were spied from spying on fellow citizens as i say it was the stars who pick shots who came to stay in. time seems to have stood still in these rooms it still invokes better memories for the former east german citizen. a student when i was a student in my 6th term i had an encounter with the stars when they wanted me to

spy and one of my friends and i refused i knew full well that that could have repercussions. that's just something we live with or damage because this is our home the hearts is our own. it's me. the finally at 1100 meters above sea level we reach our destination the brocken this listening post which used to be sealed off was used by east german and soviet secret services to intercept communications in the west. today it's right next door to the botanists pride and joy a garden with hundreds of plants. prefer this means that over the past 30 years the brocken has regained some of its native features and its untouched nature that makes us really happy but is not done yet cost of carries on until one day

what belongs to gether has grown together for good. now staying on reunification and it's intriguing to know that there was a short interlude just a few months after the fall of the berlin wall when the formerly communist east germany democratically elected its own parliament located in the old palace of the republic and its own head of state sabina beckman poll now 3 decades on she's been reflecting on that remarkable episode in german history and she too has been asking how well the 2 halves of one day sion have since been able to grow together. this is that being a bad man paul today hardly anyone recognizes the 74 year old as she strolled through berlin's brandenburg gate and yet her biography is inextricably intertwined with germany's historic past she served as east germany's last parliamentary

president and head of state shall you never thought i'd actually witness germany's reunification. nobody's if you want a glimpse at life behind the iron curtain you need to go to a museum. at the interactive d.t.r. museum on the banks of the sri river exhibitions with original artifacts take visitors on a trip back in time. so i mean a bad month you'll remember that all too well and how ceased by an overbearing oppressive state families and friends had to stick together. but even the most well curated museum trance can be that sense of community. but i'm very in the states crumble museums can help preserve their collective memory but they cannot conserve the feelings and personal experiences of people who lived there and then that's why it is important to share these memories with the next

generation of 30 years after germany's reunification many are still keen to learn more about life back then young visitors are especially eager to hear the personal accounts of older generations for our generation was mostly for for media right like for movies and that's always a virus he would perspective. so anyway that you can actually get sort of real measure from someone who has experienced it that's super valuable. we look a lot i learned about east germany in school during history classes. but nobody in my family actually lived there and need to be sure to pose the most urgent issue. explain. to be aware of what. is more order. systems. today many remnants of this era have vanished like the former east german parliament building which was located here just around the corner from the museum

the palace of the republic has made way for a replica of the royal palace this is where the east german parliament used to convene the for decades the real power elite with the ruling socialist unity party of germany it was only after the east german revolution that free elections became possible and law makers like the. enter parliament. really were just a motley mix of political neophyte who happened to go on to write history. the east germany's parliament was staffed by newbies. but we quickly learned how politics works and what we need to do to shape it was. you know because 990 east german lawmakers voted for the country to join west germany it was a key moment in the process towards german reunification announced by the elected head herself. yahav 294 delegates voted yes.

if visitors to the berlin palace would never guess that this is where lawmakers once made this momentous decision. that's outrageous belief additionally i have written letters and told so many people it would be essential to mark this is the place that played a key role in german history and this is where german history was written where a major step towards reunification was taken a mortar she says is essential to keep the memory of east germany ally. nevertheless she is still pleased to see her germany has evolved over the years. as a. first i was very disappointed about how little people knew about east germany but today i know that germany offers us plenty of opportunities to grow. i hope that someday we will no longer be comparing east and west northwest riyad the moon with

. that man paul is optimistic about the future and will never forget east german past. now with the corona pandemic threatening the livelihoods of so many people in so many different ways an old adage comes to mind desperate times they say call for desperate measures and in scotland a growing number of people are responding to the hardships they face by turning to a practice that goes back centuries for all and popovich and others like him it's much more than just a hobby. the water's cold cold. for 2 days has been on manic water in southwestern scotland dredging up the creek bed he'd just learned how to prospect for gold 3 weeks ago and thought he tries look here the creek has been known to carry gold for centuries i dug

a hole here and there was absolutely nothing i did a test all i would doubt about so receipt absolutely nothing i moved up. a meter and i was on goal that's how. close you could be to it without getting. punished makes the heavier gold settle to the bottom. that looks like a piece right there. you see that stuck in there. alan pounds for gold as a way to relax. my mind for a while right now myself hopefully i'm back to work in the next level each but. i'm just trying to make the best of it and make a ring one day. status gold so. that would basically be. my goal right now you may find the very 1st particles of gold for it and this pile. about 100 kilometers farther north vincent is heading for another strain. he's been carrying his equipment over the hills and through the underbrush for an hour so. he feels

drawn to the wilderness. this is one of the richest gold streams in scotland and nobody comes here any more i don't know why i think they're not doing their research because the 1st thing is research and the 2nd thing is getting . vincent has been prospecting for some 40 years normally he teaches courses on how to prospect for gold but the crown of hyundai mc has left him without income for months hasn't been able to travel either he's looking for somewhat larger nuggets uses a magnifying glass to do it i've already forgotten all my problems. i've only been here a few minutes. what i love doing this is you're looking on the water with your hand you're blowing away the gravel and sometimes you just see it and that slight the holy grail prospect is well i haven't seen one yet but you just never know.

the 1st hours of work of turned up nothing at all pining hasn't helped either. evening comes and still no gold for he still got high hopes. maybe he'll have better luck the next thing he's glad to see britain's rediscovering gold prospecting. for the month for prospecting rights is booming i get one or 2 letters a month from people who are dreaming and they write to me and say i've decided i want to pay off my mortgage so i'm going to go go prospecting how do i start where do i go where is the best place and i always write back to them there are 100 reasons to go go prospecting and money is not one of. allen's had to brave some rather inclement weather. but he keeps his diet for that telltale metallic yellow. every particle takes a bit closer to his gold ring. than

a stepfather from the stress of his job. and i've never heard of snuff a bottle. was captured in the bottle. it all adds up to be staring at it tonight when i get home. brag in every way. it's amazing and good feeling really good feeling so in love it. instead has found another spot in that stream he'd rather not name. the new day brought new luck. a surprising 100 euro's worth. i found a rather lovely nugget i am so pleased with this i was finding some small a bit surlier and suddenly that one appeared and it's like whoa where did you come from i really really wasn't expecting anything this big in fact my granddaughter matilda has just been born so maybe this is matilda is now get her grandfather

found her gold nugget and she will have a little chain and that's for me i've only just thought of that it's beautiful isn't a. prospecting for gold is no way to get rich not financially anyway . quite possibly in many other ways. well finally to northern italy and corona has also changed everything in venice with the city on the water facing a moment of truth everybody agrees that before the pandemic this global treasure was slowly suffocating in the millions of tourists it hosted annually now the big question is can and should venice be protected from the masses. the arsenal is just a stone's throw away from the famous st mark's square and home to many even the locals. like arianna and her husband even who own a little pasta factory here their traditional business is fighting the tides of

must tourism to keep a foothold in the area. and this is fragile it's a very delicate fine city and it doesn't need certain types of tourism. if you just want to stroll through the city you can go to las vegas and have a look at the thick tennis there mariano has popped by the shop to pick up some pasta he used to repair electronic devices but nowadays that's not enough to make ends meet i had to switch jobs because the population was decreasing and i didn't have enough work to get by. someone i became a gondolier so. what kind of tourism is good for venice many residents here asked themselves the same question in early 2020 the city was closed off for 10 weeks due to corona today streets are still strangely empty the guggenheim museum is open 4 days a week down most visitors are italian experimenting learning and doing new things

especially in times of crisis these are the things that land arts its vitality. we must also think that about protecting it for us but also for future generations so there is an opportunity and we have to see whether this opportunity will be will be taken and understood by the right people and the younger generations. the local say corona could be an opportunity for a fresh start. if they don't mess tourism oh no it is on the ground more civilized this city deserves to have cared who are. saying yes to tirzah but in moderation this could be venice is formula for. future after corona. i do love tennis it's certainly one of the most beautiful places on earth despite everything and i hope that corona will teach us to give our cities our forests and

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