these places in europe, the wreckers step into an old and venture. the treasure map forms modern globe trotters discover some of you to record breaking sites on google maps. and now also in book form the news. hello and welcome to focus on europe. i'm la, bella, it's nice to have you with us. after a long delay, the european championships have finally kicked off, and soccer fever has taken hold of europe. be it in the stadium in pubs or on the streets. millions of fans want to see their stars and their team for them. it's the perfect opportunity to finally experience

a bit of normality again and to have something to celebrate. but for him, soccer is about more than just scoring goals. paul, ask them a youngel is a refugee from cameroon. fighting for his future on the greek island of less, both he dreams of a career as a professional soccer player in europe. and sports has helped him to connect with others and to cope with the trauma of fleeing his home. his harrowing experiences include being stuck in the former moria refugee camp, despised by refugees and locals alike. these are the remains of the moria refugee camp, unless both at times more than 12000 people lived here in and around the camp until it burned down in september 2020 paul, a 20 year old from cameroon,

spent 2 years living in moria. it was a difficult time for and he doesn't like looking back on it now, he has trouble finding the place where he used to sleep on my cough. i remember this is my golf. i i got it forms pianos. so even kayla sponsors is probably the best known hobby football coach on last both and pauls savior. thanks to the greek gods. all is now a striker with the i o legal soccer team. the island club only just missed promotion to grease the 2nd division this year. that success is partly thanks to some new team members. 3 young asylum seekers from africa and their coach. but not everyone is happy that the 55 year old coach has taken the refugees under his wing . some great parents have taken their children out of sponsors,

youth teams. it was a problem, but i decide okay, doesn't matter. i'm doing. i'm also a physical educator or not, so i have to to teach people not only for sports, but also for me have your work for values for all these things. values like respect and solidarity. after practice a greek team, it drives paul home. he now lives together with other players in this former hotel for that he thinks spawn us and god. sure this is my bible. a bible is all that remains from his months long flight from political violence and his homeland. this is my e mail, short my parents right in front of me. i was like,

touch hard between i. they're nice too bad. so bad for me. i don't want to talk what i did. soccer and coach sponsors are his only consolation. the team is called fc cosmos. twice a week, young people come from the nearby car to tape a refugee camp for team practice for the young men who mostly fled to europe without their parents. it is one of the rare opportunities to get out of the camp. they say conditions in car a tip a are much better than they were in moria, but they still feel trapped. it can take years for an asylum claim to be processed in greece. a good, but now they have hope paul has shown them the way playing for the 3rd division

side and working as an assistant coach has helped him get a residence permit. and my wife that makes of uncle sponsors proud. he hopes his successful work will inspire greeks to show more understanding for the often traumatized youngsters. we can give them help, we can change their behaviors so we can make them better, better be better buttons. so when they're in the society in the community, it will be very easy for them to speak with local people and the local peoples to check to see that they are the same with us. they're not different. paul has his sights set high. he wants to move on from less bows and dreams of playing for a professional club in a big city in germany or france. paul is very

popular at the clubs, cafe, but among the greeks on the island, there's continuing controversy over the refugees. the european union is planning a new reception center, but most locals are opposed to it because we are against the new k, i mean, we don't want them hear what you're going to do. we don't have any factories or work here. what are they supposed to do here? coach sponsors is not put off by such opinions. and his persistence has paid off with f. c cosmos. receiving international support, including from soccer's, european governing body, you wafer, and where they are coming here, kids. and in every age they are very angry. so and every day by day we are looking them smiling, working,

talking with the others. this is nice, this nice. you read a former player cause really responses still there for his boy even after they've moved on to other clubs in greece or elsewhere. and those by, by not everyone sporting dreams come true, but on the soccer pitch coach, sponsors has given them reason to hope unless both and far beyond it never quite went away. the fear that the so called trouble may return to northern ireland. violent protests and april confirmed suspicions at briggs that could reignite the conflict between catholics and protestants on the island. well, for pro british protestants in belfast, fears of being left to drift or rising. since break it and despite countless promises to the contrary, a customs border between northern ireland and the rest of the united kingdom has

been implemented. and some protestants fear being cut off from the u. k. and joining the republic of ireland against their will. something that pro irish neighbors, however, would welcome tensions are on the rise. these protestors want to the british demonstrating on the outskirts of bel soft despite the police ban. when it comes to northern islands, special status, they feel betrayed by the u. k. government. we have not got a partition day where she's something the people in there have for, for, for hundreds of years is remy and part of the united kingdom. and we find ourselves divided from the united kingdom with no consent were produced by blood. but the blood flows for your patience, but as our possession of the united kingdom. no, we're no longer a part of united kingdom for the part of it, because not constitutional law. laws are in brussels or british symbols are common

in northern islands. protestant dominated areas, the red hand represents one of the many para military organizations. it can be found in traditional working class neighborhoods like this one near the port. it's now one of the poorest areas in northern ireland. jo keys grew up in a similar area. he knows the paramilitary group and he won't feel proud of this protestant heritage, but he's afraid it could be taken away by catholics. some people are loyalty as to the queen, sometimes it's their british down so they people fly their flags just out of pure love. so right down to me, it's an expression of who they are. his catholic neighbors live just next door behind a high wall. most of them want a united ireland. that would be a night master. joe. got one group of people who believed that northern ireland

should be part of the united ireland. then you've got one group of people who believe northern islands partition should remain part of the united kingdom. those are fundamentally opposed. ideology should come out both your either and one or the other. we may call way to the other side of the rules. in the past, it seemed violent street fighting that claimed over 3000 lives. one of the dead was the mother of mary adams, a catholic who died in a bomb attack carried out by pro british protestant militias. she says she's worried about increasing discontent amongst the protestants. they're not thinking about anybody else just themselves. and i've always been look at, it's always been like that. so i snatched the engine there, not latin, a change at all was damaged and make a payment. but for many catholics the united island they have fought for so long is increasingly within reach. mary's neighbor who runs a pub, says the protestants will just have to accept that tomato. martin mar wants go

straight. they can still have their betty shut down today because we still have our, at a town today, although we're still occupied by the british. so mainly we have lived with it for a 100 years, let them see how they can live us. back on the other side, joe keys sees the british, is protectors, not occupiers. until recently. anyway. now prime minister boris johnson's government has allowed goods from britain to be checked in the port of belfast for jo vets, unforgivable, and has to be changed at all costs. sometimes violence is the thing that you have to day. i'm not saying that we have to day up. i'm not saying that we will have to say, i'm just saying you asked me to take it off the table to ask me to categorically read it. especially when our political opponents have made very clear that they are not going to take it off the table. it's an unreasonable request. joe is not alone in his anger. according to polls, over 80 percent of people in northern ireland. don't trust the u. k. government.

there is some people who think that and violence in various forms expresses how serious you are. i know that the vast majority of people in northern ireland do not want to see anything like that, but it doesn't take too many people to create a situation in which people protest can escalate and say something violent right now, young protestants will as a northern ireland are preparing the annual bonfires to mark the 17th century victory over catholics. but many fear this year bonfires get out of control. there's certainly a sort of perception that our concerns and our worries and also our goals in our, on our dreams, are kind of ignored. i'm, we're kind of told to just sit down, be quiet and leave it to the professionals. don't right. don't do that since i

understand the frustration, breast it is the biggest threat. the northern ireland peace process has faced so far. and for the moment, that's about the only thing catholics and protestants here agree on this exotic animal feels right at home with us, even though it's on foreign land. the greater ria is a giant, flightless bird, and its size is matched only by its appetite native to south america. it is now making itself home in northern germany. the shall, the biosphere reserve has become home to the largest population of ria birds in europe. this may please conservationists, but for farmers they're nothing but a nuisance of birds. find plenty of food on their fields, but have no natural predators over there. there's one thomas toy has it in his sight. he's a farmer and he often keeps an eye out for them in the area. what's

out there? i know if i can see one, i can't see the 2nd one behind that hollow toy is no friend of the greater ria birds beat his crops. da, they're always over that way on both sides of the road office. the hungry birds are very fond of his rape seed. no wonder. it's an energy packed food crop stuff. this is one of the plants they've bit know. look here, you can see how they beaten the lauer. see it if it's been handy. dow and the blue up cousin, the farmer says the greater we as force him to plant 20 percent more. reap seed the damage amounts to thousands of euro's under the fund. a lot of people think they're wonderful, but we, well, we think the birds are great to when their feet is coming out of your pocket, it makes you mad. we farmers are used to dealing with

a certain amount of damage from wild animals. but this is a pretty extreme case, and these are wild animals that don't really have anything to do with us, and this is all not far from toys, fields in the northern german town of gold clay now there were one 6th grader rios kept in a private sue, then some 20 years ago, the gate was left open and the birds who are a native to south america, escaped from their enclosure and managed to breed successfully in the area. that makes them the responsibility of ranger mario axes from the shows they were nefco, beauty or reserve. he and his colleagues count the greater re as at regular intervals . as the result of that fateful oversight 2 decades ago, the birds population has grown to 600 individuals now mythical. whenever own the animals back then clearly wasn't paying enough attention and

wasn't too concerned after the fact. they probably assume the situation with simply take care of itself for a line of reagan. it didn't. the birds even braved the cold german winters and took up residence in the region. it's really just the local humans who have adapted to them from miss status. still look unfamiliar to me in their lunch when you need the silhouette of one of these birds strutting along for me, it just doesn't really harmonize with the image i have of the northern german landscape in north deutscher holds. the rangers are trying to keep down the numbers of greater ria, for example by drilling holes into their eggs. but the birds just lay more of them . 3 years have no natural predators here. unlike in south america, where greater reappraised, jaguars, but the rangers, in northern germany hope the local wild boar will start to take an interest in the

re is x. there are this is theresa going on trying once more and tries an egg? this is, eyes will be it, it will be interested in finding more an open because he had met with in not and wild boar is approaching. the nest won't be scared off by a male ria on the find open, but they'll manage to eat the eggs. so again, would be, for instance, the 30 and now people like district hunter, hiker funk, are joining the effort to keep the ria population and check. they've shot more than $200.00 of the animals with official permission. of course. they are not trying to kill all of them from to convince that the real will continue to multiply. he says the clever birds are leaving the areas where they are hunted and counted detail counting the greater ria in the monitored areas. it does not provide the real numbers of the population. here. there are ria outside, the counting zone was totally committed. doesn't think they've evacuated the area. hill. yes,

they've moved 20 kilometers further east. that's no big deal for them over them. farmer toys also thinks that the greater rios are here to stay in northern germany and on his fields. not for sure i can come well, we can't chase them away, isn't they run a lot faster than we do? we've tried scarecrow some things like that choice on so they don't mind one bit on it. so there's no way to frighten them away. to shorten the greater we as are certainly i catch it for locals and tourists. but perhaps before too long, the new natives will become a normal feature of this strange new world. europe's woodland are under threat fires. storms and pests are reaching havoc on the 4th health. years of drought have amplified the problem and damaged huge ranges of timber. o people in eastern belgium are feeling the heat from the climate emergency. the

forest were once a place for rest and relaxation. but now rangers and owners can only watch as the trees whither the forest is something that we are in for a quiet, almost magical oasis. in times like these where travel is often impossible. for many, it is a place of refuge sometimes for too many. but most of us do not realize europe's woods are in serious danger. the greatest, fairly surprisingly small is the past 3 years. the tiny bark beetle has spread through europe's spruce forests, attacking countless trees. the insect poses a grave. danger says belgian forestry expert hubert, or toyed. even though technically, the beetle only attacks 6 trees truly to appear an official natural response. bruce tree or any tree for that matter against bark beetle is to produce this app. in the

heart was trapped in the beetle. cannot grow to maturity and then dies in the bomb of trees that last water at their roots can produce sap done can and are therefore defenseless against the insect them in unreasonable and capable, there was always does it all though this year was rather cood and damp so far that was not enough to offset 3 years of drought and drive away the people we meet at chance ny as his family. his own this far as to the east and belgium for the past 100 years. about 60 percent of europe sorest, a privately owned and toes, huge problems for their owners. the science had to cut down entire areas like this one to fight to bog people into station home. i really traumatic or areas where trees 2 or 3 years ago or now bear. so boom, trees that had grown to maturity and we're ready to be felled. are suddenly dead

mostly because of the drought. there's been a lot of fetal damaged, wood and timber processing companies. are overwhelmed, those who cannot happy to set it off to china at a discount europeans prefer impeccable timber, which is becoming increasingly costly and rather weld over sort of the tank on hopefully deal. i think only the big players can live off there for a while. funny, our forest is a family big book with us. we are attached to it of course. and we also need to invest in the work you have to keep selling in the timber to keep replanting on will not be economically viable if it weren't for climate change. so probably implement to keep it. we'll start, the forestry expert has recommended this nice to plant latches, and douglas says, which i'll say from bach beetles. both are also more robust than spruce trees.

although only time will tell how they'll hold up against climate change. planting trees is a costly experiment that could lead to financial ruin. many people think forest common property and should be placed under protection. they oppose the timber industry and say this with guaranteed bio diversity. but europe needs forest stone is to look after and cultivate the forests. we've got all the products on the production is very important that us biller. there is already a shortage. you know, the soon we will have to import even more timbers one city, including from region where it isn't treated sustainable, the ones the fund money of the sky is instance takes sustainability seriously planting. different tree types selling selectively and

planting use saplings is needed. after all, the family wants to preserve the forest for coming generations. have you ever uncovered something old while digging around in the sand or in the garden, a chart of clay, or perhaps the coin that looked to be ancient and valuable? well, most of the time, what many hope is that historical fine turns out to be worthless debris. but that doesn't stop numerous danish hobby, archaeologists to go treasure hunting, armed with the right tools, they hope that the next big fine is just a pain away. when this many people spend their free time sweeping the field, you know, there must be something special buried. they are all amateur archaeologist from mid detect. the 350 member metal detecting club in jutland in denmark. and today, they're searching for treasures from the past. so that's why he stole in, lots of danes are interested in history. and this is both an adventure and

a history lesson. for me, it's a way of telling the next generation about our country's past fargo. he was, the hobby has been booming. since the spread of the pandemic says miko had learned . it gets practitioners outdoors for once. of course, they ask the farmers for permission to search 1st. wherever the detector beeps, they dig. it's always a thrill says 17 year old patrick isn't. i mean it's been that the damage is the most exciting experience is to hold something old in your hands when someone might have last held some 3000 years ago. new a single system. it's so fascinating to think about who last stood here using that object. talk to the new story. most of the time, the diggers just find unearth rubbish like cans or old tools made of iron or aluminum, says olsh banner. he's been doing this for 5 years now. but not this time i was until today he gets lucky and find something very rare. one in the, around

a stamp seal. probably dates to the middle ages. maybe even a little earlier around 1200 or 12 valuable objects like this are photographed and registered and the digital portal demon was about 6 and the treasure hunters use the app to contact. danish museums explains archeologist andre store, but at or whose university is that way? experts are promptly informed of any new discovery and can evaluated from your sister. that here, here in history is viewed as something very immediate and hobby, archeologists really bring that notion to life. it's like a hands on less than in history. some stamps sealed that almost banner found has already been registered in or who's and will soon go on display search, find register, and give to a museum. that's how symbol uncovering the past can be in denmark.

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