tell us how long it hold on to power the 60 minute d w. we've got some hot tips for your bucket list, the magic corner check. hot spot and some great coach on the board has to vote w travel off. we go the hello and a warm welcome from brussels, the capital of belgium, and the european union. the future of the issue is decided right here. so how can of achieve equal development and prosperity for all of its 27 member states?

that's what we'll be asking today on the special edition of focus on your. let's begin right here in brussels. the city center and the european quarter are prosperous and affluent. and contrast, right next door poverty is ramping. we'll meet a young woman from the disadvantage neighborhood of mullen back who is determined to break the cycle of poverty into has a dream. the 20 year old wants to make it big and be successful. in to is from little in big the district of brussels, known for a lively multiculturalism, but also for low incomes crime and unemployment. and has other plans for her future. i'm looking at the screens all around me. are you in time square? dreams about a job in new york city. do you know there's our own?

here's a to is taking part in an hour to work job coaching session, the organization ams, to help you with people from disadvantage, brussels neighborhoods, things yeah. i was pretty last before this one who had no orientation. i didn't know what to do with my nice and to ask what i might have had go less. but i didn't know how to achieve some good measure of if i knew to tend to as an off alone many struggle with the lack of opportunities and big more than one and 5 are unemployed. and those who do find work are often pretty paid to start contrast to other parts of the city. brussels is after all of the de facto capital of the you. you are being quarter as a whole different world. tough job. so do you pay a month? what people in him does neighborhood to aaron and a year. oh, there was yeah, there are strong differences between rich and poor neighborhoods in brussels. have

to be it's region with a lot of 12 of change. the ones that if the population in brussels lives on an income below that level, it, which publishes becomes a threat when growing up in these neighborhood access to the labor market is particularly difficult to go through the warranty. and there are real problems with education here. you're going to the district, you're just going to pursue to improve the situation that you use, supporting projects like our to work intended in graduate school before starting an arch to work. she went from one part time job to the next. now at some point, there was a moment when i realized this wasn't in life. i wanted dr. joseph funds come in every day for 6 weeks and learned the basics of working life like right and cover letters and resumes for the programs ames are higher. have i yes, and the person ality development is a big part of our work here into yes and what makes our participants realize

there's only one person who can make it happen. they themselves are kind of one of those people are to work out some to find a job in construction. what you didn't graduate from school and had long been seeking this place in society 75 implemented typically i can communicate with others. well now, and i understand the labor market better, i get up in the morning no longer saying to myself, i'm tired. all i focused on the positives. so how much is it that was i told myself, i'm contributing with i'm socializing is i'm going to work is going to call you today is a big day for him to after 6 weeks of training, she's presenting what you learned on her plans for the future her mother has come to the relief to hear it was like stepping out of the caves and so it's all to sit

on the i'm so proud of the people here have helped to move forward in life table. so she has found to weigh all and that she was the social math him to can go back to high school. when she graduates, she'll be well equipped for her future. i don't think there's any of her. i want to be a social worker. she will be the, the, i want to help young people. uh, it is a company of them and watch i have to go through my. so he said to the neighbors to it is just, i want to motivate them. but if the professor and tell them life might not always easy and it sure sure we can change things in the transforms a negative to positive to him, to could be doing her part to help address the social inequalities and persons here in this building the seat of the commission,

decisions are made to impact people like kinda her job training was co funded through the eaves main investment policy, the confusion policy. it supports economic growth and the improvement of life quality for you citizens among others. let's take a closer look at how it works. in the us spending a lot of money on something. most people might have never heard of your quotation, policy. coordination of policy? no, i never heard of. no, no, that doesn't ring a bell. no 3rd of the use budget funds go into it. the aim is that all regions and the you have the same cans for development and no region falls behind wanting to combat inequality and promote cohesion. the you cause that the glue that keeps the you together

and the main topic environment, transport, digitization, supporting small and medium sized enterprises, social and cultural projects. so here's some policies like amount of this. it's headed ministration of funds and brussels. while a lot of the decisions are made in the regions themselves. but critics say that not all regions benefit equally funds are not always invested wisely and there was not enough transparency. as you know, that was financed by the you know i, i didn't go no, no, no, i didn't know whether they are using a new bypass their trash is being recycled, taking the train or simply breathing and clean air. many us citizens don't even know what confusion policy money is going

a cohesion policy also works towards more sustainable and green europe. topics such as climate change in the u. structurally weak regions are addressed here in brussels. the greek island of t. lowes is powered entirely by clean energy. it's a project that has caught the attention of neighboring islands the whenever she has time. she comes here to look at her wind turbine may or monte, or come out of fatty islanders of t last long and hard for their joint structure. now they have it at 80 meters high, n wang, several tons. it has transformed t last into the 1st energy substitution island in the entire mediterranean. so far, so moto, so we have sent the message that even on the very small island, and it's all very big things can happen in athens, gilbert, bowden,

and not getting the police for that. but out of my day, when the wind sometimes drops solar energy kicks in, produced by this plant. a dozens of robust panels collect power from some 300 annual days of sunshine by stevie color book. your teeth only has to go and inspect them once a year. that way we can minimize the cost sale for maintenance and the at the same time or we can have an a, they put the ones like 5 minutes to leave more about that to 25 years. the hundreds of islanders and up to 40000 seasonal visitors who flowing to the island, i supplied with renewable energy in this way. tourism is t last main source of income before the homespun green energy revolution. there were constant difficulties as calvin only economy is correct. you may

have to the believe him and used to be quite tough. they find the power often went out for hours of the times with up to you, cause problems for appliances, especially a fridges and for the food you're going to do. the financial damage was quite high . now things are a lot better. you know, when you guys got the problem backs then stem from the diesel power plant on the island of cos, 50 kilometers north. it generates electricity. you're not always reliably, but with a lot of pollutants. like you to cut that high. yeah, the plant looks terrible, but since people are probably still swimming right next to it, you can, as well as the to change that maria and her team set to work on the multi 1000000 euro eco project. find the funds, the paperwork with brussels. now those many binders,

but she never thought of giving up the job. he told me see, the need this project be several met. we feel we have to do something to protect the environmental level. and at the very bottom, i was convinced this plan would make a difference. i had, was there anything that i use? i don't think i was wrong. she didn't have the and then it was done for a few years now. the wind and solar plants have been running, controlled from this container and monitored by laptops this time and we can see that the wizard buying the product use is about the 600 and the p. let's. and it's also important to see they me, we can avoid about the, the 3 tones of friends he'll do any since the, even the tories have heard the t last, literally has good energy without buying them. and it's of course,

it's positive when they make it green. i think it's fantastic because the loss is a good example for, for greece. and the other 2 is to countries the only one for these old power lines. we still have to feed the energy they produce here into the ailing state on power grid that fingers. maria see me up with you and the defense there are always problems high with a bowl comes out of the seat. yeah. so sometimes that noise. yeah. yeah. sometimes i don't, yeah, you threw up with his golden once. it isn't broke out here. and the whole island when my doc assume you will put the how many get me give you a complete black out the see. ready the and so the green energy campaign continues a new power grid is needed. and here on t last, they are convinced they'll succeed the key part of

building a greener europe includes the rare earth elements. some of those wind turbines on t last, electric cars and solar panels. where are the elements are a crucial component. that's why millions in a new funds are flowing into a stone you to build a factory dedicated to where this is neither flower nor sugar. it's a roll of material that could make your decisions of green future realities. read this in this country in eastern estonia, the way it's done broken down into that chemical components. the canadian investor is aiming to use the valuable metals to make maintenance and relying on the new in the process. over the last decade, policy makers and brussels have been studying dependencies on critical mineral supply chains. and they've identified words as being at the top of criticality and

the index of criticality of strategic materials for green technologies and the transition to not 0 industry. there's an urgent demand for the rent. it's metals they needed for making high performance. when you to binds engine electric call. notice the white powder is processed with the resulting material used to make what are called permanent magnets. and that's just not happening here in the florida. city of nava, the canadian company mia was building the 1st such magnet factory in europe with millions and support from the e. u. at the specifications for electric vehicle motors, often german and french automotive manufacturers. up until now julia has dominated the market for rent and they have products. the project in nava is meant to change that. the handshake with canadian industry came up just the right moment

for the mayor of the board to town, and the driver with the factory may help to better integrate novice russian residents into a stony and society. 90 percent of novice inhabitants are with russian descent. the russian city of even go hard is located on the opposite side of the novel rizza 100. the data is gathered on the estonian river side on may, 9th, when a screen with russian propaganda was set up across the river. demonstrate as against the war and ukraine were attacked. group, still the marys counting on the loyalty of the russian residents. and we are hoping to the round table, the name on the very vic, nobody wants to leave an offer in the you about, but i really would like a better life than i thought. all waiting, there are drops when people go to work to all them in the city will come

a life. these thoughts, right. such viewing now for the leave, the premises of politicians the unemployment rate in the border region is moving twice the national average. yeah. um, yeah, cuz there's too little investment many leaves because there's no work. there's jobs near to wants to work for 800 or a 1000 euro. so we have seen the prices and the stores with, i mean, i guess the goal is to be one more factories. it makes jobs from men so that they don't have to go away little bit, go to of the you is aiming to prevent not to. that's why money will keep flowing into a 10 system in, in russian border region. very well in the process of the amazon, so that for the local population, they see the difference. and definitely when you go and walk around the none of our and c lama, you've seen already the tremendous work that has been done with different cohesion funds there. the funding isn't just an investment in

a peaceful future. after rule, nato and russia faced each other, he admits increasing tension. the hope is that the plans magnet factory will bring jolts and prosperity and ease the situation on the stony inside, at least while contributing to a green future. so your at the we're here at the mini europe park in brussels, where visitors can see europe's most famous landmarks, including the arc de triomphe hungry is also featured here, a nation whose leader is often at odds with you in victor, oregon, and his government regularly failed to comply with core e, you values and principles and yet hungry has enjoyed subsidies from the european union's covers. so where is their relationship headed? it seems unbelievable that here in the middle of nowhere, a train should be arriving at any moment. a good portion of the 6 kilometers have

track over on gary and meadows and pastors, was financed with european union funds. opposition? politician alco shot housing is i'm looking forward to the trip. he's taking for us on the european union funding some time spent on useful things. see how, but often it's used on something completely useless though such as railway and i did a unpaired value or as i guess one of the as the train is rolling through the home village of mister victor, oregon, few passengers are on board. it comes across as a plaything for the prime minister. the mayor is reluctant to speak with us as our most of the residents. but a young woman in the village shop steps of it is she's thankful for the you projects. no way this. this is also for us to live without b u of tools or

a countries with on to you. members with the go, the little train is just one example of how europe and financial support is used to in hungry that contrast here it was useful, but probably won't be available in the future. in the home gary and capital budapest, a subway line was modernized with the you money. whether other lines will benefit as well as uncertain hungry has always been popular with tourist is not as well as not by everyone in charge of the you. that's down to a certain mister up on a non conformist when it comes to the you, especially concerning o g p t to plus issues, freedom of speech, image just the system. that's why brussels has stopped the flow of money from some funding programs until or by and gets back in mind the,

the deputy mayor of budapest, an open opponent of corbin to, to, to says that could take some time. this war between don giving government and brussels. well, the ones who are losing the most of the citizens of with us because we are using this money in line with your pin goals. no new you funds for now. you have half of those survey favor organ and his policies on the streets. his opponents on afraid to speak up about the dispute and yet the government as well as good, they defy the european union and then show that we don't get any money for you when you are not sure that nobody examples. you're not putting them couple imprints that because that will put you in the market irritated values must be respected. uh, funny. okay. yeah, and it's is not doing so far, no matter how many people dislike the opening government of your sho,

they've done and do a no show for me. then next to that act as a representative to the european parliament for orleans, the best party too much deutsche says the you alone is at fault for the funding for use to move on to 2nd. let me go to a 2nd. let me, let me get someone them as new as when it comes to hungry is open political blackmail as a political. you hold on me to call them as a political power struggle. it shows when you say that the shipping is, that can be fraser development funding. just inductive exercise and pressure to change the hungarian position. because the, the last time we got outage going to the, i'll call it and make lots of stuff to me on the opposition. politicians, of course, hot housy, it's barely making progress against corbin's populous propaganda. in the meantime, he's left the little chain and it's racing down the highway. the network of motor ways and hungry is operated by a consortium with close ties to a friend of carbons. some sections were financed with the you, money. apparently, for organ. the e. u is good enough for that rest of your thought or to call the senior

entity that we will only need the units. the money is flowing into. the also says that as soon as we're contributing more money to the time we get off, the water should start to think about whether it will stay in the u. k. e u money may well have been dubiously squandered on a few projects and we're cash as needed. it may not arrive at all. it seems as it's hungry may have come to a dead end on its journey with the european union, the here in the brussels and musical instruments museum, europe's ancient and music traditions are on display. and the collection is quite diverse. for example, in cost and in finland, a special style of fiddle playing has achieved a spot on unit schools, cultural heritage list, and young musicians play

a key role in keeping this heritage alive. the tungsten in central finland. nothing special you might think. but there's more to this unassuming region funding the the evening's entertainment, a sibling frenzy posted. it is noon far beyond its borders with this mary musical tradition. and it's even popular with the local youth. the 16 year old jerky is your regular teenager spending plenty of time and his laptop i'm playing guitar, but his priority is violent. every time i want to play violin and scroll are something a few of my friends are no, no, no. please don't do a place to enter it, but i think it's normal for my friends nowadays that i live in and i play some folks. you joins the ranks of coast and in spoken. do this

every year for an intense week of rehearsals, open to all, even the youngest federal fanatics are invited to the participants flock to the festival from all over finland, season, even in the loan. the children pick up their instruments again when they get home in the evening. they just keep practicing a lot and use the technical fun fun as to how to select the many places the traditional fiddler is telling him, but not in testing. and the costing in would have not had this kind of reputation and all the activities concerning music and harry fiction, folk dance and, and the festival. the situation would be a very, very different folks. music is the is the music of the future, which you is also interested in the past. the 73 year old grandfather knows all

about the history of the customer's building. and the 2 week rid of his father was an decision to so you're not valuable to them and you back then they play that summer weddings, which would last at least a whole day. but sometimes even 3. it's just it's this kind of story. the cultural studies researchers are collecting from all over in northern europe as part of an e u. project. a living heritage is something that is, it continues to devil open. it's used. if something is placed in an archive, it's not living heritage anymore. it's like a new c, the tungsten is one of those places that keeps spinning ins. hermitage lines farewell concert goes down a storm. they say the best way. it's under the

a well deserved round of applause for the young musicians for carrying on their cultural heritage. it's just one of the many development projects happening across you member states. and that brings our special broadcasts from brussels to an end. thanks so much for your company and bye for now the, the, the

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