the thompson's everyday life we all because like, instead of the so the hello and welcome to this week's focus on europe with the live show. thanks for joining us today. we'll begin today's program in europe. youngest country, comfortable. it was born after years of conflict in the region, and while the economy is growing steadily, the country still relies on foreign aid for many development projects. so it's came as quite a shock to affinity that will shape the when the us government announced that it is

essentially shutting down. it's for an agency, us, a id. it is with american support that the renown doctor and human rights activist was able to provide critical care to her patients in the capital, a piece, tina, and l square. there are many people who rely on therapy to shield from the atrocities they suffered during a conflict that ravaged the people decades ago. a free me isn't his real name. we've changed it to protect his identity. he was 19 years old when to serve you and policeman, great. and that was more than 25 years ago during the comfortable war between ethnic albanians striving for autonomy, a nationalist serves the trauma, he says, has been eating at him ever since. i kept putting off going to the doctor, so it's like my trauma got so bad that i couldn't even walk properly,

which was so it'd be the she has been helping him. she's a doctor and founder of the eat organization, k r c t. the introduced women and her 30 employees look after torture survivors over 1300 to date. i should do you know that most of them are women who survive sexual abuse or, or organizations work is funded from abroad with a fish coming from u. s. c. i t until recently, shortly after sweeping into the white house for a 2nd term. donald trump proves us the id funding is a huge problem for bushy t feeling this at 1st, it was an incredible shock and you can't really put it into words. the last we learned of the decision on a weekend, the me that forced us to suspend parts of our work for an initial period of 3 months. time a y k r c t is still providing psychological support for women, like susanna. also not her real name. she was read and abused multiple times during

the war. it took her years to find the courage to seek help from k r c t. but even today, she says 26 years later, she still wakes up every night at 1 20 am. the exact time when she was 1st rate from a home from new nutrition. the smallest thing can send us into a downward spiral in deaker normal medical treatment, psychological support, and financial aid, or cut off that will spell out disaster for us. when you're from, from that on from it all. the people who come here couldn't afford this kind of psychological care themselves. health insurance and costs of who is limited and health care can be expensive. like a free mean, many men were also raped during the war uncomfortable. but to this day, he's the only one willing to talk in front of the camera. impossible, which is still very conservative victims of sexual violence face deep rooted stigmata. i had

a lot of problems because i kept it all in. i was introverted, short tempered. i don't know how to describe it. it was pretty bad. i don't know how i raised my children. you'll be able to speak about it, k r c t helps address the widespread stigmatization of victims. and that's just one example of how the suspension of us the id is affecting costs of $1.00 of your reps peruse countries. it was until now also one of the largest recipients of us aid and the western balkans over $500000000.00 in the last 5 years. no cost if it was government is doing what it can to limit the damaged by diplomatic means. image of up to understand about what i think is going you on the south today. of course, there's now and you government to the us with its own political priorities. um, especially on how to spend tax payers money. that's what i call hopefully how many context of course it,

how many come up this doesn't change the strong relationship between our 2 countries. model bank which extends to many areas and then he goes to doctors 3 and some poor despite repeated requests for an interview with the american embassy, we receive no response. so read the receipt to you is not surprised or trust in the us as being deeply shaken. things used to be different because the young, this is a photo of me, was the 1st lady, maloney, a trumpet to me, is that some of it on the department to see somebody coming in for 0 set to cut off . that was in march 2018. seen that when the us state department selected 10 women from around the world to present them with an award for their courage and strength and body to, to work on the front of van with quantity. i was one of them, missing a to, to come change. we can do me assessment at the school cartoon cartoon at the time. donald trump was the sitting president as of this from president jeff to us. ruth, she was recently nominated for this year's nobel peace prize by

a swedish member of parliament. a free me as far removed from all of this for him as for so many others, it's literally a matter of survival single for the without therapy. i couldn't live a minutes longer. not a single minutes. smell. like all of us, without therapy, we'd go crazy. we can't do without it the cost of his treatment consumes over half of his pension. a free me certainly can't afford a psychologist. what? no, he doesn't know. he can only hope the . it's a phenomenon that we're witnessing across europe. many young people are voting for right wing and fluoride parties to understand why we met him. i'll be at the young

politician from the netherlands. she invited us to a networking event for like minded people in the town of long, and there's a similar trend in italy, whereas some young voters say they occur in hard drive. and popular government is not going far enough to protect what they consider to be italy's identity and the culture they are young and the vote for rights. more and more young people in europe are turning to right wing and nationalistic parties. what's behind the shift to the rights? we are in wrong since 2022. utility has been governed by a right wing nationalist coalition. philipo, however, considers them to saw the history student as a member of a neo fascist use organization. i remember that to the fact that joe, raising the interest about politics was the 1st selection of the time. yeah,

so the frontier on 2016. because i remember that's all the people said this. i'm a talked about that these fact uh has a negative surprise. so this is generated my 1st thing to us, the most of most people takes us to the district who's construction was commissions by the tell the and dictator benito mussolini in the early 19 thirty's. so the, everything was bad, them to newport tells us, pointing to the architecture as an example. he says utility has to be comments, trunk nation again that immigration must be stopped and the power of the leads must be broken for me. strong success anymore, right? and left, you have the, the police to one side and the single police to other side, the especially to defend our, i worry them to the scene, a global war, the something that was the single preserving their own identity. that's what

virginia view the eclipse. and these priorities as well, the 21 year old likes to speak about strong women and to be cruel. they played during the fascist era. virginia takes us into the headquarters of force on one of the neo fascist party. they are getting ready here for a protest march to this plan. and the next day you into sports and all that i, i joined force and whatever between 20202021 after the street protests over the anti cobit measures to own it. you know, when the strong popular resistance against the restrictions was silenced and not 1st and what was the only movement that raised its head and stared to engage in genuine social protest. i felt that i found it in trouble got it. we are surprised that he genia has no problem taking to the streets along with well known right wing x from is that she seems committed to fashion an ideology that's defined as all to a nationalist and anti liberal. elizabeth. we meet up with professor cloud forum on

and we know use research and also are of numerous studies on the topic. porterman says it's done in co little historical awareness. some young people have human though it is infinity. this young people don't feel right when, because they think i have problems. my generation has big problems just getting a lot on how we can get into the economy. the job market is confusing. digitalization is rolling over as we feel we have lost control of our lives due to coven? yeah, happens to go on up. it's this mix of issues, and they need an answer for that team. how do this commission is? what types of bol, cynthia? not what, what are the answers offered for right wing x from is proving so popular. we attend dinner party on the wrong and in the netherlands. it's hosted by e b i t. the daughter of curtis immigrants needs a ride twinkies organization. young voters help that right. we can populous cam with the most recent parliamentary elections and then never really lost the country

. we liked our history or identity and we like the people here, and we want to go here and it's, it's now becoming less and less. you don't know where your neighbors are anymore to really talk to each other. most of the people here are members of a party called for room for democracy. they are against the you and the euro. they claim that that's identity must be protected from islam is ation has also invited right wing populist from other parts of europe. that'd be amazing. hire, understand that you're from spain. striking with how much content the dinner guest speak about human rights. the young right wing populist are calling for an ethnically homogeneous society. they reject the diversity email the distance fully behind it, even though her parents are courteously together. since the integrated

a 100 percent. she tell us where it is high and promotes her believes on social media, including conspiracy theories. ringback it was through social media that she connected with bite wings. ideology in says when we meet for coffee and i'm still, i think it's because social media people are less afraid to think what they think because they see a donor people social media are willing to talk about stuff or show stuff or do sports. it's okay to be a man, it's okay to be wides. nowadays, social media plays a crucial role in the political discourse. says close world on the use research from germany heading that the fact that by doing parties upfront and there is, there's tricks, you'll make another tune. the young generation is definitely political and they are guided by their needs and interests. some thoughts i, to a high extent young people are present online and communicate this way and this is

almost as important to them as the content itself. you know, and that's why political parties have to have a digital presence degree type because it's going digital and offering concrete solutions. we have learned doing our trip across europe. that is, tablets. parties have to take seriously how young people feel to get them excited to get involved. can fashion bring hope to award to a certain country? absolutely. say, mary, i really look and natasha come. and scott, they are designers from ukraine. and their inspiration comes from traditional local ad tire, and to be ongoing war. but do entrepreneurs have made quite a name for themselves in the country as well as beyond ukraine's borders? they firmly believe that the clothes they manufacture not only tell a story and to help create jobs, but can also increase morale among those non fighting at the front line.

the training and made function has become a symbol of resistance. as designers to fight a war the, the creation celebrate life. despite all the pain and offered glimmering of lights and times of despair. of the training and fashion designers, natasha and maria are convinced that session can inspire hope. they combine traditional crossman shift with modern designs, and i just have dish right now and back to the roots. we want to speak about your brand, but in a threatening your way into a you know, as of ways it's going to be understandable for modern people, for younger generation to showcase houses for this can. and you know, be a part of your lifestyle and it's what we are labeled as a success story. traditionally tire for ukraine in farm hands inspired an entire

war and felt collection research how to recreate this and recreate it's something you it's also resembles, you know, is, is the water and bliss jago looks, etc. but it's, it's all i was before and you bring young culture as well and, but so we would create this ease into in, in your brain and kind of way. and it's also one of our best sellers. so people buy another great success for the designer, joe was when a leading actress and the netflix series many empowers or pajamas from the collection. and thereby help the label make a breakthrough in the international fashion, saying that definitely works as a, you know, a brand of a growth of brand awareness. and so we bring in an international markets as well because i remember the times when we started this date 10 or even a 15 years ago, and no one wanted to coordinate and design and design is. it wasn't the fashion it was in the cold. but the times of changed despite all the grief and pain around

them, ukrainian women once dress well and enjoy life done, or part of, of sca says, used to buy mostly for an function. it was viewed as something valuable. but since 2022, she started appreciating everything ukraine, which more the 1st if that's when i browse the shops, i always end up buying ukrainian sessions. and then when i no longer buy mass, produce goods and all my friends, including many foreigners, are always impressed. i'm to, they always asked me, where did you find that we put that to socialism create, excuse, know, with tax that the class, not as awesome. it's maybe women who keep the business running the ukrainian economy along with it's thousands of jobs depends on the fashion industry. but it to face the serious challenges. power outages and supply bottlenecks to name the most common we have become stronger, although the war has been going on for 3 years now. and so when they, we always find solutions. despite the difficulties we face the style,

we're trying to become more resilient. we, even though we faced greater difficulties commercial guy, mostly it was to it was almost impossible to find tre and stuff at 1st. that was nice. he said with many ukrainian women have returned from abroad, says natasha bishop to buy them, put them on that. so they created new jobs that are now even expanding for should not be. i'm used to having just 13 people for working here. and they call in our this production stuff is like more experimental. so then they have a low dose supply. these ukrainians are finding joy and to find the war as best they can. whether that's by creating trendy apparel or showing it off the runway norway is one of the world leading oil producers. that's things to people like him beyond a cups that he used to be an oil worker,

a job that helped boost his country's economy, but which also took a huge toll on his physical and mental health. beyond it and his former colleagues worked on an oil rig in the north sea, off the south western city of stop. i am and now they are demanding compensation from the government. in this oil platform is a model in a museum down a cap. start of norway worked on one like it for 20 years. he doesn't have many good memories at that time. of the 1980s, when he and his cobra credits were happy, truly exposed to toxic substances. i worked on the cranes to to the next. they are exhaust fumes from the turbine engines with blast right in our faces. sometimes we'd have to come back down after just a few minutes talking stock. can we believe in self uric acid or working on the tanks? that was really bad. they have well, many of us, even through up to the longest bit by age 44 cups that was unable to work

diagnosed with mental disability. now pensioner, he can barely remember things quickly overwhelmed even by visitors in his own home vehicle. but i'm always getting busy and i think can they just leave on can should be going to at least see the time. not doing well. that's a little can get very empty. social is sophia, although former oil rick workers like cups that are called pioneers of norway's oil age. southerners oil museum pays tribute to them. in the 19 seventy's and eighty's, they were hired by the state to extract as much oil and gas from the north sea as they could as quickly as possible. but when workers like cups that started asking for compensation for the damage they'd suffered while working there, please fell on deaf ears the down and move the whole time so called experts were making us feel like we were just pretending on the so it was pretty nasty i see

that good. well, i not until late 2024 did the majority in norway's parliament vote to compensate the former oil workers who had been affected by their unsafe working conditions. even so, the government was reluctant to be wary of the prospect of a deluge of loss, and since i had given no apologies were forthcoming to the thrill gets in long. well, there is some in most sealed. i wish to express my thanks to these people. they were young in shooting, but as prime minister, i can only offer an apology in certain cases, something we can see if i don't wish to do that. here i'd have to say or know, the opposition accused pass governments of prioritizing oil revenues over the health of the oil workers for see the start of our wiley age in the 19 seventies and 18. so the government worried that such occurrences might endanger the oil production of the thing. it's good, like a new lesson to make sure we could continue to drill and extract oil. beautiful folks that they didn't want to even get to such thing as a board. like to lou and discuss them, an issue with the suck is

a hooked enormous somebody. all this sitting in the north sea. divers did receive compensation for their occupational impairments, but only after all is good for them. and up let's and, and his colleague rode, began, had sued the norwegian government, in strasburg, syrup and core of human rights. in oil production, the 2 pioneer divers worked as deep as 500 meters below the surface. and then in 2016, the court ruled the incorrect pressure tables for decompression. procedures were to blame for the brain damage they sustained during that time. on the over the past, the only so i wanted to retrain as an ambulance driver. but when the time came for me to take the test, i shouldn't, i'd forgotten everything. tell me anything to help coordinate to speak on the phone . but then the doctors told me my cognitive deficit it to get worse over the years . so both of us at the back, some of the never in fact clearly has to do with a diving history, and that was all. it was somebody above write down

a cop 7 other former oil. rick workers are still waiting to receive compensation for the damage they've suffered to their health. hundreds of died in the meantime. the survivors say they don't have much time left or ahead. doors should be that they suffer from a still processing that does something that it won't and well ship all my bones keep getting softer, fee of 8 when, while the old boy and wish you it's time something happened before. even more of us are gone. yeah, no feel and hopefully of the funded florida. man, we won't get our health back either way. had some, some do, nor all those years. last, already talked, or even if the decades of legal wrangling come to an end for piano cop stopped, and others the painful after effects up their work in the north sea will not as long as they live if you have

a cat allergy like i do, you may have to be careful when visiting is symbol, the city is famous for its streets cab so famous in fact, but many consider it the cat's capital of the world. here the fuel lines are unseen astray, but as communal pets and many are known to roam freely and shops and coffee phase. well, some might consider them a new sense. other is like all the to do, i'll go the extra mile to make sure they are cared for. in fact, it's thanks to always the many even have a chance of surviving in the bustling city. as much as the red street cars on tex him square and the sparkling bus for his cats are a large part of his temples charm. there. everywhere in cafe is in front of shops, even on laptops. and the people love their street cats. they build tiny homes for them and take good care of them. so to the nearly 70 year old alley, he's been carrying for some 100 caps for over 30 years now. then some other get it

because i can't imagine is stumbled without cons, giving it to the goodwood to cops. pigeons and dogs are indispensable for the city because they're living proof that people are not alone. does he do a night alley works as an electrician on construction sites by day he's back with a caps because i don't sleep any more than 2 or 3 hours. i think once the cuts are fed unhappy, then i am happy in minnesota. you whenever i'm here under climbing around on me, i always feel better in the shelter. he built himself all the give sick animals special care. you know, he's the booting most of his attention to these kids and they lost their mother. ali feed some 5 times a day. the electrician has gained quite a reputation among his human neighbors. many take photos within and leave donations . you'll so shy, they're open, evelyn's lives nearby and calls lead the angel with the cats have

a very strong bones with the cat sail most holy like the cows in india. just on the stumble, we take care of the cots because the true owners of the city gets excited. in autumn and times, most of the houses were wooden, and the cats were needed to help keep the rats and mice it be these days, the kitties are not as busy. people see the more as cuddly, little friends than us hunters. ali sees the more as his children. i see myself as the father and with a good 100 children. papa ali has lots to do and even if they can't tell him, i'm sure he knows that his cats are very grateful to have such a caring father. well, that report from the sub will brings us to the end of today's show. thanks for being with us. don't forget to follow us on social media. so you don't miss any of

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