i'm damien mcguinness. and on today's show we're focusing in particular on one of the biggest challenges facing europe today, the huge influx of refugees. austria's failure to help migrants in need. how greek and turkish cypriots are singing from the same hymn sheet. and why the party might be over for holidaymakers in barcelona.

i'm damien mcguinness. and on today's show we're focusing in particular on one of the biggest challenges facing europe today, the huge influx of refugees. austria's failure to help migrants in need. how greek and turkish cypriots are singing from the same hymn sheet. and why the party might be over for holidaymakers in barcelona. the desperate plight of refugees fleeing to safety is the biggest humanitarian crisis facing europe today. we saw terrible scenes of chaos in hungary as thousands of

i'm damien mcguinness. thanks very much for joining us. on today's show -- why albanians want a better life. why greek miners want a new government. and the english lady who's saving the turtles of turkey. europe is in the middle of a crisis, faced with unprecedented numbers of refugees and migrants. most are heading here to germany, which is positioning itself as a sort of humanitarian superpower, ready and willing to take in those fleeing war and conflict. but there's some confusion about who will be allowed to stay, particularly for those coming from the balkan state of albania -- which is poor, but officially seen as safe -- so the chances of albanians being granted asylum are almost nil. despite this though, albanians still want to get here to germany. >> shortly after we arrive at tirana airport, this plane lands. a two hour direct flight from germany that has brought 72 albanians back from the german city of kassel. they've returned of their own free will, and so they didn't have to pay for the air tickets. nor have their passports

i'm damien mcguinness. thanks very much for joining us.e show today -- hungary builds a new iron curtain. the cold arctic goes cold war. and why slovenia is really worth its salt. just over two and a half decades ago, a fence in hungary made history, and for many germans friends of mine, it remains an emotional moment. that's when at the end of the 1980's hungary dismantled its border to allow east germans to flee thrgh

i'm damien mcguinness. thanks very much for joining us.oday's show -- why albanians want a better life. why greek miners want a new government. and the english lady who's saving the turtles of turkey. europe is in the middle of a crisis, faced with unprecedented numbers of refugees and migrants. most are heading here to germany, which is positioning itself as a sort of humanitarian superpower, ready and willing to take in those fleeing war and conflict.

i'm damien mcguinness. and on today's show we're focusing in particular on one of the biggest challenges facing europe today, the huge influx of refugees. austria's failure to help migrants in need. how greek and turkish cypriots are singing from the same hymn sheet. and why the party might be over for holidaymakers in barcelona. the desperate plight of refugees fleeing to safety is the biggest humanitarian crisis facing europe today. we saw terrible scenes of chaos in hungary as thousands of people tried to scramble on to trains to austria and germany. and last week europeans were horrified by the tragic news in austria that 71 people were found dead in a lorry. the lorry was found abandoned on one of the main routes traffickers use. but despite this tragedy, austria's authorities are accused of still not doing enough to help. reporter: conditions like these have shocked many austrians. refugees sleeping out in the open, not getting enough to eat and living in poor hygiene conditions. and all of it happeni