only tension on the country how can the rest of the well how what can be done for the people and how can india bring the situation under control a special edition of deep down the news on the coronavirus crisis in india and starts april 30th at 11 and d.-w. i. i. i lo and welcome to focus on europe i'm liable it's nice to be back many of us are itching to travel again but the pandemic still poses huge challenges some travel agencies have found an issue market and are luring tourists to moscow out for vaccine getaways the all inclusive deals offer luxury with a dose of russia's own sputnik lease shot sightseeing at the red square isn't the

only main attraction for their customers well they include this couple from germany heinz gary pinker nell and his wife catch your harmes she was born in russia and longs to travel again and see her family but germany's vaccine program prioritizes the elderly and at risk groups which means they'll have to wait their turn for profit companies are now solving this problem with vaccine tourism but should money allow people to jump the queue for some it's a no brainer. list off on the journey to immunity. at frankfurt airport hinds get pink and his wife are setting off for an unusual type of vacation after months of searching for ways to get vaccinated abroad they're off to moscow a round trip package complete with the sputnik the shot. dogs

are come on the stuff we can't assume that will get vaccinated any time soon in germany to be honest but the more people that are vaccinated the faster will achieve herd immunity so if there's the option of getting vaccinated in moscow then that just makes sense from. the doctor thing the norwegian travel operator is waiting for the guests from germany on arrival most of them have booked the cove aid package it includes a tourist visa a stay in moscow and the vaccination all for just under 2000 euros 50 germans are taking part in the 1st of these trips and there's a lot of media hype including from russian state t.v. i think the thing for you well not that i feel like we're being stalked i'm a lawyer and sometimes when a deal we work on attracts a lot of media buzz this can happen and these are but it's not quite at this level but. i'm not political about this i'm not a crime and critic or criminal supporter or maybe i'm fairly neutral as long as i

get my vaccine up and that's a great result. but russian authorities seem to have their own goals in mind the so-called all russia peoples front a political organization headed by president vladimir putin himself has been providing visa support for the tour operator world visitor no 200 years before such a p.r. for russia but what's the problem. sputnik the has become russia's calling card around the world even its name is a clear nod to soviet victories during the space race the vaccine has been approved . in over 60 countries worldwide despite questions about early trial data for the job since the vaccine rollout kicked off in december bloody near putin has been personally promoting sputnik the and presenting russia as a scientific superpower. we've said from the start and now it's been shown in practice as well the russian vaccine is the best in the world. but people in russia

are still skeptical here the vaccination campaign has been slow covert restrictions have been lifted almost entirely leaving little incentive for people to get the job one survey says nearly 2 thirds plan to steer clear of sputnik he. doesn't share their doubts on the day of his vaccination politics is far from his mind i actually have a needle phobia. sputnik he has yet to be approved in the e.u. but heins get there and his wife are glad that they could afford to travel for the job. it's a nice feeling to know that this worked out. and i honestly don't really care if it's been approved in europe for me it's simple i've been vaccinated now and i feel safe with the study so for a show on it's effect of. looking forward to maybe being able to travel again in

the future. now freshly vaccinated it's time for some sightseeing in russia the pandemic almost seems like a far off memory even if some experts warn a 3rd covert wave could already be underway here and her home country is enjoying freedoms she's been missing in germany. and i'm proud of my country and i feel great here in russia in germany the sense of freedom of strolling calmly down the street mosque. eating at restaurants. it's wonderful. it's. my mental fog and the fire in germany it's been a constant roller coaster ride you never know what's next. you can tell that the politicians and decision makers are just floundering helplessly and it makes you feel helpless as well and on and at the same time it also forces you to take on

personal responsibility and book a trip like this one for instance on one side how about you've got to fly by fog or folks who might name a bunch of us we're going to have to bring. a controversial opinion perhaps but according to the tourist agency hundreds of germans have already booked their own vaccination trips to moscow sputnik the would almost be a luxury item if it weren't so unpopular here at home. scotland is a place with a rich and unique cultural identity some believe the country should be independent from the united kingdom it's a view held by the ruling scottish nationalist party they want to return to the european union after briggs that forced them out if they can expand their majority in upcoming elections they are promising a new referendum on independence but the countries are strongly intertwined and

some who were once for scottish independence were split could throw their lives off kilter. another windy day in scotland as always we nickleby a 2nd generation kilt maker cycles to work in the traditional scottish men's garment he enjoys the 30 kilometer coastal right near the 1st of 4th s.t. very just north of edinburgh i feel scottish 1st you are who you are from where you're born and society of a. sculpture society is different from english welsh and irish society we have our own culture and music language art history that's what makes a coach or. how his father taught him how to make kilts decades ago. these days how he designs and sells the traditional scottish clothing items around the world the e.u. is a key market for him 7 and a half meters of fabric are needed to make

a single kilt was how most material is a man's co how he voted in favor of scottish independence in the 24000 referendum he does still believe scotland should be an autonomous country but back set and the pandemic have given him doubts he thinks independence could be risky device in society and even his family is becoming sensitive again. disharmony not created within a family unit spread right across the whole of scotland and into england we head to the capital and seat of the scottish parliament in edinburgh to see what people think about independence many here tell us they'd be happy to leave britain. be home say it's a great assets and i think throughout this well interestingly especially in edinburgh in the capital there's been a real community feel. in your shit so i think that that will be to the benefit

of our country i think scotland is a lot more liberal has a country rather than england and those choices. we can make and are making aren't really and you know have to get onto westminster for approval which those that we get others meanwhile feel that after the bracks turmoil scotland needs to let the dust settle either we stay in the union i think. i didn't want bracks and that has been. you know an absolute nightmare so why would you want to break up being in this you know hundreds and hundreds of years i think it would cost a lot of money i think it would be terrible for the economy and i don't think scotland can afford to be independent we have devolved parliament they have taxation powers they have quite a lot of power so i don't see where else we want. many scots living near the anglo scottish border some 100 kilometers south of edinburgh oppose the idea of independence john elliott's cattle farm overlooks the chevy and hills that straddle

the border. many people here work and shop over in england. we're aware that. that if there was any trade barriers that very very difficult in this area because at the moment a lot of the communities are integrated between england and scotland in this area and i think that. would be a shame of those any sort of body between now and between the 2 john elliott runs the farm together with his father. they sell aberdeen angus cattle for breeding to the e.u. and elsewhere. so international trade is important but to them keeping scotland in britain is even more important. i personally voted in the e.u. referendum to remain within europe but i think of us asked the question why would i want to go through it all again and to try and achieve to get back into europe i

think my answer would be no i think um i think the union at the moment seems to be doing ok we've had a lot of the pain and got through it. helped make or how we nickels be has thought long and hard about the possible economic consequences of scottish independence and he thinks independence will have to wait for now i only want an independent scotland it is good for scotland and the scottish people and it feels too much that it's politicians and politics and party rivalry as opposed to thinking on a business level and strategy and plan of how was actually going to work. the drive for independence will continue to impact scots like how we nickleby and his family and brags it has only served to stoke the fire. 30 years ago the yugoslav wars broke out in europe more than 100000 people were

killed in the decade that followed well the scars of the war are still visible ruins serve as a reminder of the conflict that tore through the balkans one artist in serbia is using the debris to heal the wounds of the past his childhood was marred with the sounds of destruction but he's working through the trauma with the help of a secret weapon. tracking military scrap for its acoustic properties. serbian artist nicholas zorra discovering a junkyard for old guns i mean issued and army equipment from the yugoslav wars one day he hopes to find time in his studio in the city of novi sad nights or turns old army equipment into musical instruments guitars built using helmets and kalashnikov rifles. and string instruments like this cello made from canisters and grenade

launchers. that of getting better really have a favorite instrument but this cello means a lot to me produces a fabulous sound it's the best instrument i've made from an acoustic standpoint. nicolo once the so-called bumper phone made from a grenade launcher and helmet to sound like a saxophone. it does make a few sounds but not many and they're not very clean. i'd need at least a pentatonic scale so i can improvise. that's the direction we want to take bomba phone. nickel or has found another grenade launcher that will be ideal for building a new even better bond of our own. but it's got to be built 1st i need to properly clean the cheap remove the old layer of paint and give it a new one not

a military color i need to add finger holes to of the court will only be able to tell if it's any good for me out the mouthpiece and blow out the most. challenged militar spirit show tunes the grenade launcher cello. she advised on crafting the instrument. like the other musicians supports nikolaus art project i was one of them in the premier section i was still very young during the war i remember nato bombs coming down and serbia those are grim memories but this project shows that we can transform ugly objects and grim advance into something positive. an impressive channel like sound. considering this instrument only has 3 not 4 strings and a body made of metal rather than what. nickel are searching

another military scrap yard for salvageable objects this one's even larger than the 1st. he says many german and polish collectors come here to buy war relics. unfortunately nicholas still hasn't come across a tank or the mint because a nickel i won't give up hope i'll keep searching maybe i'll stumble across a tongue somewhere that you had converted into a joint the caution instrument and install it outside somewhere because you need to go back. to the day of the trial concert with one guitar player husband shown up. so he gets to play the reimagined kalashnikov rifle. nicholas's he wants to instruments to something a little off key he's happy they now have a more positive purpose. slovenia

is set to take over the e.u. council presidency in july it's a role that involves mediation between member states and sharing meetings pragmatism and a level head are required but european parliament members are sounding the alarm over slovenia's prime minister he is waging a war of words against critical journalists parliamentarian say press freedom and democracy are under attack in slovenia journalist lloyds a passion has been at the receiving end of the prime minister's fury threats and insults have become a routine part of her job. these days journalist moretz a passion conducts most of her interviews outside. his years on the hill over the slovenian capital you piano her reporting isn't only in that by the pandemic however. the facebook page of the public house offers the cheap services of the washed up prostitutes gania and might see. one for 30 euros the other for 35

years as young as young tweeted this in 26 the. last year he became slovenia's prime minister i didn't know that how it began and from that march 2016 just explode everything in slovenia after after that tweet because it was like a. point. with a starting point of insulting attacking the person that attacks on journalist in slovenia. the politician was apparently annoyed by a report that passion and her colleague could released pressure going to court about the tweet and young she was sued for defamation. pascha is currently working on a report about the slovenian press agency which has complained about the government's withdrawal of phones she was well both for the trailer. it all began early

last year for. the agency was accused of producing fake news bogo much later their talks got worse and of tobar and we were described as a national disgrace the guy for 4 months we didn't get a cent for work. courtrai o'clock i think that's the governments would do anything to get us under its political control though the argand c o. d w tried to get an interview with prime minister a young child to discuss these allegations with no success his spokesman was also reticent i have just one question to you about your reaction to the allegations made against your prime minister that he's undermining press freedoms that we. now know from it don't go i don't go for. it mark is a media studies professor in europe young a critic of the current government and i think that this sort of personal behavior

is also a part of the problem it is a part of a problem when a politician does not agree with the standards of european behavior if you call journalists prostitutes if you do these sort of vulgar and aggressive things which were unimaginable in europe 10 years ago then of course we have a wider problem there is growing concern in the e.u.'s institutions about the dangers to press freedom in slovenia european commissioner johansson addressed the issue we have discussed this and of course the freedom on the floor a list of media is the corners are also some new things has happened recently when it comes to the financing. for being on the press the slovenian interior minister said there's no problem and the agency would get play out. but without the riddle of the sure the commissioner that there was absolute press freedom in slovenia. absolutely unsureness could report freely about anything.

that's far more it's a pasha copes despite her negative experiences and the pressure she has faced for years. and. my experience is in 1st place that you are a little bit that this is a depressed. but then again i'm in a fighting mood and so i think that my professional work is to explain to our public the truth about our government which suppression is determined to keep telling the truth and do her work as best she can imagine being stuck at sea not in a boat but in a tower 6 stories high sounds like a fairy tale but it's in fact a lighthouse france is all this working on it was built some 400 years ago to help sailors navigate the strong currents of this year on estuary the unique structure

is still manned by life housekeepers to this day getting to work dry is one problem that still remains centuries later. that way. and while until mom are full of concentration. the tide is coming in and they'll have to get out sassed of the lighthouse. first for a long load everything. it's the changing of the lighthouse keepers. come out and then why has everything they need for a week. they'll be totally alone as soon as the door shuts. they have to get used to a new rhythm. to a new life. into

a bunch we hear we hear. we're going to go anywhere. we'll be able to take our time. with a call because i want to get here a much calmer than one on my home. the corridor one lighthouse in southwestern france is a national monument. it's over 400 years old and boasts 301 steps. but then why until are used to them they have to check that everything is ok. the beacon is at a height of 70 meters and it needs regular cleaning. your deliberately if there's one thing that has to be perfectly clean it's this for sure . but life was still serves as a navigational aid despite the existence of satellite systems. it's always important to have a visual aid just like in a car which grid means you shouldn't come through it's dangerous just green means

it so if. the lights go on automatically after dark. light housekeepers no longer have to light the beacon themselves. but they like coming up anyway. there were no i think it's great there are always certain lights effect. the light can be seen from 40 kilometers away. the 2 always eat together or there are 6 light housekeepers in total and they always do one or 2 weeks shifts in pairs. the next morning they go for a walk at low tide the weather stormy but they are well equipped they love it here . to surf and could only spice for

us if you are totally free. be advantages that we know locked in a toll despite being at sea. they go for walks as much as possible. in summer they show the tourists around and they also carry out repairs when necessary . and electrician and sculptor pays regular attention to the railings which get damaged by the weather he's been working here for 9 years already. most are like these old buildings. the old stone there's a lot of material to work with a lot of physical work to go through this is what i'm interested in this is you know this is my passion as from one floor down to ma's polishing the copper. after his studies he worked on cruise ships and at holiday resorts. he found this job by chance. that nobody will say to me if you polish the copper or not

that's good but most people don't care we're in the middle of the ocean there's nobody here to see it but if i want to do it i do i think it's a very positive context to work in it's not having to do this on among but not so much she's taken this on a wednesday so this is how i want to live the to also have very little contact with the outside world phones don't work well all they have for company is each other far away from their families because they're going to miss my wife and kids it's not that i want to leave here is just what i want to be with them you know but otherwise it's good to hear if my wife and daughter were here i could live here the whole year but there's. they both want to stay in this increasingly rare profession for as long as possible. a work vacation no quarantine required well in the summer unesco will decide whether the lighthouse will become a world heritage site thanks so much for watching focus on your of do let me know

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