>> hello and welcome to "european journal" from brussels. we have a busy program. let's take a look at what's coming up. buying up property on the french cote d'azure. banning alcohol brands in france. brought into line by swiss efficiency. it's an attractive prospect. 260 days of sunshine per year.

that is what draws so many ur to france, but is also drawing dubious leaders to hide their often ill-gotten gains. one of the more controversial being ben ali. the french authorities are investiging to where and how s money came into the country, but it is an investigation that is taking too long according to the nation's living in france. they have decided to collect evidence on their own. what to these spectacular coasts in nice. tour guide alejandro passes by every day. >> it's extremely difficult to find out who owns what.

i have a network of gardeners to keep me informed. >> mr. al bashir also has informants. they're trying to track down the assets from corrupt leader benali and tunisia. in nearby area, they have said the detective work has pd off. they have come under increasing pressure under the wake of the arab spring. they have been helping the french authorities to have had only limited knowledge of the former president's assets here. they have succeeded in having the honor of this restaurant charged with money laundering. none of the staff are willing to

talk, but we manage to prompt a comment from the manager wh a hidden camera. "we do not belong to the ben ali clan. we know one or two, that's it." the ben ali's are not the only ruling family to have homes in the upscale areas. this belongs to the late president's family. this was recently raided by the police. the french riviera as no longer raise safe-haven for money laundering. sets are becoming liabilities for their corrupt proprietors. >> they can no longer sell-off if the property is subject to investigation. if they did, the court might get the impression they're trying to cover up their wrongs. all they can do is emptyand stes

elsewhere. >> for al bashir and his fellow canadians, tracking down the despot is personal. -- fellow tunisians, this is personal. his only option was to leave for france. today, he works at the docks. >> i feel hatred and danger. i get jurors down my back when i think about the old regime. -- get shivers down my back. >> their friend suffered a worse fate after already emigrating to france, he was sentenced for crimes he did not commit.

>> i was separated from my family for 20 years. i could not even call them because the authorities have tapped their phones. my mother died and i could not go to her funeral. that was really tough. >> president ben ali embezzled the equivalent of 5 billion euro transferring abroad using dummy companies. the french authorities still do not know how much real estate ben ali owns in the country. they're hoping a four better help in the president other public macondo. he bought this to post a lavish parties. we have to hide our camera. it remains a largely secret to

business. >> we all profit here because they spend outrageous amounts of money. i ran a restaurant and we saw a lot of cash. we look at what they did to their own people, it's shocking. >> the french government turning a blind eye to the phenomenon for years. the policy of toleration towards the state tests as they embezzle millions earning french companies preferential investment abroad. >> it was a political decision. nicolas sarkozy did not want his upper and friends to get in trouble. prosecutors were put under pressure to terminate investigations. >> that policy and did with the arab spring. for journalist turned

dockworker, freezing the former ruler's assets is only the first step. he and his associates want greater support tracking down those properties so that the billions can be returned to the people there were stolen from. >> the european union is supposed to whopper people opportunities for all, the new member states are significantly more poor than the western european countries so many migrant workers leave homes to look for jobs in germany, spain and france were cap labor is in demand often leaving their children behind as they go in search of a better wage. in romania, an increasing number of children are growing up as effective orphans. some of them are cared for by grandparents or other relatives, but others lower in childrens' homes or are in the streets. unicef says there

350,000 of these orphans in romania. their parents have ne to western europe often working as nannies, cleaners, seasonal workers and some of the children's stories are heartbreaking. alexandros to make sure to make enough soup for himself and his younger siblings. there have been living on the run since their parents went to >> they send money sometimes, but only when they have it. they do not often find work in spain. they are not doing too well. >> their parents left six months ago. most of the time, the children fend for themselves. sometimes their grandmother helps out. 350,000 children grow up like this in romanian according to unicef. they call them to you or fans, the wave of immigration and they go abroad to find work as

cleaners, carriers, leaving iran children behind in order to look after someone else's. >> i'm 15. today is my 16th birthday. >> he wants a pair of sneakers. he has written to let his parents know. for struggling families, it's easy to understand the lure of jobs abroad. the average wages just 360 euro and it has been for years. about 3.5 million romanians, or one-fifth of the work force is seeking work abroad. the effective families torn apart can be long-lasting. dancing allows christie and not to forget it of the fact that they actually have mothers. the live in a children's home. they barely have had any contact with their mothers who work somewhere in the eu.

he does not even know where his mother is. >> i think she's somewhere in germany. >> i discovered my mother on facebook two weeks ago, but she did not even want to write to me. she asked how i was doing. she has to work all day and does not have time. >> four years ago, even then she had no one to read stories to her. her mother left to find work abroad when she was a little girl. >> do you know where your mother is? >> yes, in spain. >> many believe their children are better off living in a home than accompanying them abroad. >> where would you like to live? >> with my mother.

>> when she first entered the orphanage, she still had hope that her mother would come back some time. ♪ [singing] >> four years have passed in the meantime. help in the form of food supplies coming from frankrt. life has become expensive something they are all too aware of. if it were not for donations, we cannot buy these things. it's impossible. a truckload like this is just impossible. >> they have seen many romanians leaving. >> all of the circumstances in this country ought to change slowly but surely. things need to change.

>> their mothers have not come back to romania in four years. they have started new families in western europe and have had children there. she saw the photographs on facebook. >> i saw the pictures with her new husband. >> has your mother ever seen you dance? >> there is a video of me on facebook. >> and you know whether or not she has seen it? >> she is not interested in my sisters. the ones in spain. >> we saw her two years ago. she visited us at easter, i think. >> what did she say? >> that shouldshe dn't.

again and? >> no. >> he has documented mothers leaving their children. >> this is an entire generation of young traumatized people, which i think we have a responsibility for because we have not managed to organize their lives. we created this market. while they are here, the process of alienation begins. >> meanwhile, they are heading home after six months of picking oranges. they make it in time for their son's birthday. >> i've missed you so much. >> me, too. >> they have not brought money home, but they have brought presents. they plan to stay a full four weeks. >> we have an offer to pick

cherries. we will see. >> she does not want to leave again, but they s as they go. romania opera and a prospect. a reminder why their parents have left. >> and now we moved to turkey where winegrowing is becoming increasingly popular, something of a challenger, in a country whose imposing an ever widening ban on alcohol. bars and lice -- restaurants are being refused licenses. this is all very different from republic. he was a heavy drinker and die in the 1930 pox''s of cirrhosis. despite having a secular constitution, the move is more

for religious reasons and in what is a predominantly muslim country. all in all, not an ideal backdrop for developing a wine industry. in the northwestern corner of turkey, breathtaking natural beauty the vineyards here are blessed with plenty of sunshine. this has been a winemaking region for 3000 years. making wine is a labor of love. he began growing grapes 10 years ago but he is now an exception. >> the past 10 years have seen a lot of grape vines restored -- destroyed and replaced with olive trees. the state used to buy grapes from the vendors are mostly for making spirits. once that ended, they had no more customers and stopped production. >> devout muslims consider

alcohol to be prohibited, but here nobody seems to bothered by the issue. for decades, they thrived on winemaking before the ruling justice and development party intervened. >> they have destroyed the winemaking. prices for a kilogram of grapes and dropped from 70 cents down to 10. >> there currently planning legislation that would mean wine bottles having mandatory labels with warning messages in a similar style to cigarette packaging. >> he is a chairman of the drive against alcohol. utilize the -- he devised the religious orientation is behind his motivation. >> is keenly felt the long

shopkeeper's year in istanbul.+ selling alcohol was no longer permitted in the vicinity of mosques and schools. there're given two weeks' notice to move or paste over his beer advertisements and make his kiosk free of alcohol. he points out with frustration that it is illegal to sell the drink to people under the age of 21 anywhere. >> 100 meters from the school it prohibited the 101 it's okay? it's ridiculous. the fall i can sell soft drinks, i will go out of business in two or three months. >> conservative residents support the anti-alcohol measures. >> all calls harmful and should never be available near schools. >> like tobacco, it should be

beyond by the government. >> i will leave it to the authorities. >> if you miles away, the mood could not be more different. they're hosting a tasting event. despite the growing political pressure, the production sector is booming. there are more turkish browse a wine than ever before with demand from abroad being a major factor. >> over the last two years, they have won over 400 awards worldwide. the government supports as in tourism and exports, but when it comes to marketing in turkey, this object as to bigger and bigger obstacles, especially regarding sales of retiring. >> it is double's, stores will have to go abroad to savor their own countries fine wines. >> the pressures and

restrictions are growing. i'm not giving up hope. >> the government will not manage to turn 75 million turks and to pious people. >> he tends to his merlo. it is determined carry-on despite having faced raids by police after anonymous tipoff to the authorities alleging illegal alcohol production. sometimes, he envies his colleagues in italy or france. >> in western europe, they're considered the aristocrats of the agricultural sector. it is totally different here in turkey. we have to apply for permits for breathing and we have to pay a special talks. >> as they put the screws on

brewers, is the millennium old tradition of winemaking in this portion of our to come to an end boxes >> the swiss like things to be ordinary and that includes as prostitution. the red light district in zurich as one of the toughest areas for street walkers. women may have more than 30 customers provide and what to try to control this booming activity. prostitutes will have to clock on by paying for a ticket from the machine. there wi be health-insurance and counseling offered and a long-term plan to move the whole activity to and out of town industrial site, a drive in facility out of sight of the zurich citizens. >> prostitution in the red light the district is a hard business. they can have up to 30 customers provide according to recent survey of an 70-hour

workweeks are no exception. most of them are poorly educated romans from hungary seduced by quick money. in a city plagued by $2 in the dollar or rent per month, it is a short-lived payday. this woman left her home in hundred to strike it rich in zurich, but it has been a hard deal. >> i have to do this to survive. i do not have anyone who supports me. i have been another very bad things here and there are a lot about people. i will not some more. >> the city of zurich is open to get a grip on its red light district of a new series of regulations. prostitutes must register with the city and sign and when they start work. there's also a four euro fee to use public streets and anonymity is no longer possible.

>> it's not right that we have to pay. sometimes i do not earn anything so four euro was a lot of money. i do not like to type in my number. i'm not a car. i human being. >> michael sees it differently. he says they legitimize the trade and protect the workers. >> we have said that prostitution is a business and we're not looking to ban it. we want to normalize and offer service for the prostitutes. takehis buss for example. we offer help them social services. we see it as a normal job, just like a shop owner reing his product to market. there are demands for every trade. you have to get a license and there are fees to pay. >> each prostitute must register of this office and prove they have a valid idea of health

insurance. a license to work in the red dots light district costs 32 francs, 25 euros, and continue number. 120 people have already registered and 11 have been rejected for lack of money or documents. what will they and all the others do? social workers familiar with the red light district where the official intervention will drive prostitutes for the ron brown. >> of course there are women who cannot prove they have insurance or registered address. we don't know if they go back, they cannot work here or there working illegally. we do not know, we assume there are women like that here. >> the new licensing system is only one step in the city's efforts. the plan to build a new development to house the

prostitute. they hope will help them dry out the red light district. . negotiations are still ongoing, but they're ready to start work. they help the new model will help bring order to the city's sex trade. >> here is where the customers will arrive. we will build a street for the. and there will be able to drive around until they find the lady that suits them. and they will come back to one of the stalls. when the customers satisfied, they leave. moreover, the prostitute can speak to support stuff. >> it sounds good in theory, but it's anyone's guess it sex workers and their customers will play along. >> the situation is in the same

as this area, but the women here house support groups they can years. the locals who live there are not bothered about the business taking place in a remote locations. >> there'll because expenses if they refuse to leave. customers try to pick up prostitutes are cited the ficial sanction area will have to pay a fine of 400 euros. plainclothes officers will make sure the legal red light district is closed for good, but some are skeptical new regulations will make a dent in the world's oldest profession. >> that is that for "european journal." if you like to see the program again, you can go to our web site, dw.deuropean journal. thanks for being with us.

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