hello, and welcome to "european journal,"from dw-tv. as germany opens up its doors to workers from eight eastern european countries, a novel approach in the czech republic to keep doctors from leaving for the high paid jobs across the border. also, the fanatic face of racism. in museum of living fossils under threat. a 40 years on, copenhagen's famous christina spotters are

told to move away. the european soccer championships are to be set up jointly by poland and the ukraine. there is already concern that it will not be on time, but there's also a concern about violence and racism, which is widespread in the ukraine. an ultra-nationalist party is waging a campaign against foreign professional players. >> "my honor is loyalty," the ss motto. nobody seems troubled by the violence and racism on display at the soccer matches. at a local hooligan told foreign fans to expect trouble. >> if any dark skin fans turned out, there will be riots. if we see them here in the ukraine, they are in for a beating. >> we meet aleksei, who does not want his family name mentioned.

the 21-ar-old student is also openly racist. >> we don't like seeing blacks around here. we don't like russians, turks, or romanians either. it has nothing to do with skin color. >> ukrainian hooligans have been cultivating their racist reputation for years. in one recent incident, supporters of a local team attacked visiting russian fans at the european cup match. but racism is not the only big problem. at the scene was filmed on a cellphone in kiev last august. during a match, several young fans were badly beaten without any apparent reason by a group of large men. members of the anti racist german fan club give us the footage. what a shocking is the fact officials towards stood by watching the attack without intervening.

>> given violence on this scale, it is little wonder that even though it was a small scale of that, ukrainian tv reported exclusively on an anti racist demonstration. back at the soccer stadium, we meet up with the racists, who say that foreign players have no place on the ukrainian teams. >> there are lots of at the racist fan clubs in germany. they hardly exist here. -- there are lots of anti-racist fan clubs in germany. they hardly exist here. we see things completely differently. everybody here supported the march. >> he means this march by the ultranationalist party called "freedom" which was held last september. more than 5000 party members paraded through kiev, demanding that foreign soccer players be thrown out of the country and be

replaced with ukrainians. we met a sports journalist at svoboda's headquarters in kiev and heard some surprising things. >> there is no racism in the to ukraine. maybe there are some individuals who did not like dark skinned people or other foreigners, but that is no real problem. >> this person disagrees. he campaigns against racism and the ukraine and stadiums. >> of course there is a direct connection between svoboda and the resistance against. svoboda organized a revolt in march against foreign soccer players. that march was pure racism. >> he said he would never dare wear his and the violence cars and public.

it would be too dangerous. several hundred foreigners are expected to attend the 2010 matches in the ukraine. until then, not only did the stadium's need to be completed, but mething also has to be done about the hooligans. when three countries share one of europe's greatest treasures, things can get complicated. that is the situation with lake prespa, one of the oldest of the world, declared a world heritage site by unesco because of the richest. the richness of its ecology. now the fragile at the system is being polluted by agricultural and sewage discharges, but no one country wants to take responsibility. >> this roundup by 2,500 meter

high peaks, like press but is breathtaking. -- lake prespa is breathtaking. it has a unique wildlife and mild climate. this family lives on the macedonian side of the lake. until life years ago, there were fishermen and lived well off of their catch, but now fishing is banned to attract -- to protect the lakes ecological balance. plenty of people still fish despite the ban, risking fines or prison sentences. they say to watch out so the police don't see you. this man said they confiscated his expensive nets just yesterday. alexander is angry. ever since he stopped fishing, he has been without aob.

>> we are in one of the world's most beautiful areas, it that we cannot live. the government talks about protecting the environment, but who is protecting us, the people? there is no infrastructure for tourism. ever since the fishing ban, we're practically destitutes. >> the rules change depending on where you live. only a few hundred meters away, on the albanian side, fishing is still permitted. one chief advocate to protect the environment is the mayor on the greek shore. he grew up here and still cannot get enough of life beside the lake. >> i love this area. on weekends, but others are watching soccer on tv, i take long hikes here.

it is the greatest way to unwind. >> his biggest headache is illegal logging in the area. more than 20,000 head acres of forest have been cut down in recent years -- more than 20,000 hectares of forest have been cut down in recent years. the result is erosion and destruction of wildlife. >> looked at what the thieves do. everything destroyed, everything dead. in macedonia, the authorities have been cracking down on the thieves. some were shot by the border police. the logging has stopped there. now they all come here to greece. >> the criminals in albanians even blow up old communist era bankers to sell the steel. he asks locals what they know

about the illegal loggers. 3the man answers they are poor people who need the wood for heating. but the albanians are not the only ones harming the environment. we had to the lake's northern shore, to macedonia. here we see the water level has fallen alarmingly. this person has recorded the level from the wall of his house. >> in the past 30 years, the water level has dropped more than 8 meters. this is the high water marks. global warming is to blame. that hardly ever rains any more. >> that is not the only reason the lake is drying up. macedonian and greek farmers use the like to irrigate their fields. since fishing is banned, there are plenty of farmers. >> people from six villages in

the area worked in the fishing industry. no private investors stepped in when the state run companies closed down. >> he now makes money by poaching. tourism is still rare around lake prespa. this family want to attract more guests. they show us their favorite island, an enchanting place where people were already living 2500 years ago. how much longer will it take before tourists discover this natural pearl? the italian mafia has

traditionally limited its activities to sicily and the south of the country, but now their stranglehold has moved into richer parts of the country, as far north as the italian riviera yeclose to the french border. a mafia gang using terror tactics and extortion has infiltrated the local administration. the crisis has reached the point where the italian government has taken drastic steps and dissolved the council. >> the coast in northern italy. in the summer, it is a popular tourist destination, but there is visible evidence when people oppose the mafia. this person, herself threatened by the mafia and under police protection, tells us unfortunately that burned out facilities like this beach bar are not isolated cases. >> this is just one among many fires on the beach. we have also had burned cars, trash cans, and motorcycles.

everything went up in flames. i have been threatened on the telephone. somebody said, we are reminding huge you have children. i answered, so do you. that is what i noticed there was something big behind the threats, but also behind what else was happening. >> in 2008, a casino was supposed to open in this bar. the politicians who oppose the idea received threats. many are shocked the mafia has arrived here in northern italy. >> bordighera was always a quiet town with happy tourists who never complained. i cannot believe it. >> there is no mafia in bordighera. if the local council was dissolved because of mafia involvement, every council in the south would have to be shut down, also. >> a new polish neighborhood was supposed to be built here, but construction work has been continued -- a new plush

neighborhood was supposed to be built here, but construction work has been discontinued. this new kindergarten was never opened. construction work and toxic waste disposal are especially of a crime syndicate based in the far south of italy. >> this district of the future was built with their money. unfortunately , that is nothing special in -- unfortunately, that is nothing special in the construction industry. the region around milan has often is not always belonged to the mafia. >> drug trafficking has made them strong. last year, and should know what alone, there was almost seven how to percents -- last year, in genoa, there is almost 700% more hashish. >> they will not by holding a

pistol to somebody's head and telling them to give a contract to a certain company, with the money from drug trafficking, the start a company with a lot of money and it winds building contracts. >> in this way, dirty money can be laundered by purchasing legitimate businesses, especially during a financial crisis. good connections are necessary, especially to political circles. this town council is no exception. the deal is simple, i promise you votes, you or to make contracts. at the national level, silvio berlusconi is facing several trials at once. unsurprisingly, he hates prosecutors and has cut funding for the police and investigators. >> within two years, more than 3 billion euros were cut. that means 40,000 jobs. at the same time, he attacks the state prosecutors almost daily,

with the result that the state is much weaker, especially the people battling the mafia. so the mafia benefits. >> many people prefer not to talk about organized crime in the north of the country, but it is clear enough the mafia goes where the money is an forces when the goverent d jucial stem are weak. since may 1, workers and eight european countries now have the right to work freely in germany. not welcome news perhaps to authorities in countries like the czech republic, who fear that doctors in particular will abandon the failing health services and travel across the jordan burden project did germany border. they're offering free cosmetic surgery to doctors who are prepared to stay.

>> this doctor and an anesthetist from the czech republic is glad that his patients do not chat much. his german is still not that good, but normally the patients are fast asleep anyway. >> my vocabulary is limited to medical matters. >> this woman is having an operation on her spine. she does not mind that he is not german. as far as she is concerned, he is helping to solve the doctor shortage problem. >> i think it is good. i also met lots of foreign doctors in the up homology ward. -- and the, at first word. >> they have 12% more foreign doctors than last year, and the numbers are growing. doctors are in short supply, especially in remote areas, but

the problem could soon spread to cities. many say the issue has been ignored for far too long. >> the situation continues to be fraught. even though doctors from abroad have helped fill some gaps, the problem is by no means solved. >> as the head of his department, he would be happy to hire more doctors from eastern europe, the first test to prove he cannot find a german for th job -- but first he has to prove that he cannot find a german for the job. this father of three herds about 5000 euros per month, 2.5 times the salary that he would be receiving in the czech republic, plus child benefits. >> the child benefitsk are a big help. my wife does not earn much as a nurse back home.

>> the staff at this private clinic for cmetic surgery in prague are check, but the patients are german. the nurses and doctors erred one-third more in a private clinic than they would a state hospital. in a bid to stop the mass exodus to germany, the clinic director of let's his staff have treatment for free to offset the low wages. >> i had liposuction. i was so impressed, i am planning more surgery on my thighs and i will have my eyelids done, too. >> i have had liposuction done twice. my colleague did it. >> it makes sense to offer staff free treatment and a beauty clinics like this. that even more popular than liposuction are breast

enlargements. but are these perks enough to keep doctors from leaving? >> at the beginning of the year, thousands of doctors quit when it or cut from the health sector. many just give up and it accepted offers an austrian and german hospitals. >> this person was among those who quit. she is learning german and planning to leave prague in june. her boyfriend is an anesthetist. he is going, too. >> in germany, i could earn seven times more thai can hear. >> in the czech republic, the monthly salary in state hospitals for doctors fresh out of medical school is about 650 euros. if they work overtime, they could take home more. many end up frustrated and overworked. she has figured out that she earns less than four euros per hour, whereas in saxony, she will be paid to do specialist

training. doctors believe without a language barrier, many more doctors would come. conditions in germany are unbelievably good compared with the czech republic. >> there is a border dividing saxony and the czech republic, and they are worlds apart. >> he crosses that border every day and feels he has the best of both worlds, well-paid work in germany and a family in the czech republic 60 kilometers away. because he works less hours off. it would at home, he has more leisure time also. -- because he works less hours that he would at home, he has more leisure time also. 40 years ago, a group of the hippies set up a swat added old military barracks in cristiani, which is one of the most famous tourist attractions, but christiania has always had its critics. more recently it has been

accused of being a center for organized crime, which is why denmark's highest court now ruled the squatters must either purchased their land or move away. >> from the roof of his house, he looks over christiania, the autonomous commune in the heart of copenhagen, which celebrates its 40th birthday this year. he has been here from the start, when and 1971 hippie squatted on the disused barracks and challenged the authorities to do something new. >> what are they so afraid to prove it is possible. they want a free way to express themselves. if you believe we cannot do it, but as prove what to do it. >> the former barracks is at 34 hecht acres in size. they have gone into business is with bicycle repair shops, music venues, restaurants, and cafes,

in which soft drugs can be freely bought and consumed. cristiani at is a hashish haven. people plying their trade on pusher street don't like to be filmed. dealers have a reputation for destroying cameras. the danish government is no longer willing to tolerate the side of the hippie dream. that have been drug raids and almost every time violence breaks out. most recently, mid april, in the streets and the surrounding area. for several hours, supporters of the drug scene battled with the police. the police officers are frustrated. >> pusher street is shipped by organized crime, with many groups selling hashish and are prepared to use vlence. we know that many residents of christiania have nothing to do with pusher street, but a city kid that we have been

investigating has sold tons of hashish and cristiani at alone. >> the mood is also changing for their neighbors. so far that have lived side by side, but now locals are demanding their copper cultural neighbors make sure that crime and drugs disappear. -- are demanding that their counterculture neighbors picture that crime and drugs disappear. >> when there is a raid, hundreds of police cars move in and our neighborhood is under siege. it is unbearable. there is tear gas everywhere. the wind blows it into our homes. >> the community says the accusations are just an excuse. that argued their self governing body has successfully ban hard drugs from the area and that hash has been sold there for decades anyway. >> the police and politicians criminalize it so much, and so much into action against it, the sales spread all over town.

it is not open, it is not an open market. >> misfortune also threatens the hippie enclaves from another side. earlier this year, a danish court confirmed the land, meaning 900 residents, would be viewed as squatters and the authorities have now given cristiani of's community. ultimatum -- they have given the residents of christiania and of the medium. >> they will all become tenants of the housing association. or they decide to buy the buildings on the land. >> the residents want to fight back. ey know they're colorful settlement has been a huge tourist attraction that the city of copenhagen would hate to lose. they warned against attempts to divide christiania.

>> the whole big area that you see with houses, there is no security for these people or the houses. people in copenhagen would go to the streets and defended cristiani of. that always starts trouble, and they know this. >> the government has no desire to see for the street battles in copenhagen, especially with parliamentary elections in a few months, but conservative politicians are pushing for law and order. pioneers like willie have fought many battles and won. they cannot imagine it europe's oldest and largest counterculture project becoming just another normal district of copenhagen. >> looks like it isgood bye to christiania, and it is also good buy from us. thank you for being with us.

join us next time. until then, have a very good week. good-bye.