it has been housed in the foundation's museum in krakow which is being refurbished.nded its budget to raise 100 million euros to buy it although it is thought to be worth 2 billion. the foundation's president adam czartoryski said he felt like making a donation. it seems the government has got a good deal. translation: this collection which was in polish hearts is now the property of the polish nation. the entire czartoryski foundation's collection which is housed in krakow and any future works of art claims now belong to the polish nation. but the sale at a fraction of its worth has not gone down so well with the foundation's board. it has resigned over the bargain price saying it was not consulted but others see the purchase as a precious legacy for poland's future. as 2017 looms — new york is gearing up for the mother of all new year's eve celebrations. it's become a festive focal point, notjust for america, but for much of the world. andy beatt reports. drumroll, please! three, two, one! new york prepares for the new year and plans to see in 2017 in style. new ye

it has been hosted in the museum in krakow, currently being refurbished.rth 2 billion. the president of the foundation said that he felt like making a donation. it seems the government has got a good deal... translation: this collection, in the polish hearts, is now the property of the polish nation. the entire foundation's collection, housed in krakow, and future art claims belong to the polish nation. but, the sale, at a fraction of its worth, has not gone down so well with the foundation's board. it has resigned over the bargain price, saying it was not consulted, but others see the purchase as a precious legacy for the polish future. people in the uk are expected to have used around 300,000 tonnes of card during the festive season including packaging and christmas cards. the government—funded charity wrap says this causes all kinds of recycling problems, and people are confused about what can — and can't — be recycled. sean farrington, has been to a recycling plant in the west midlands to investigate. i'm near walsall in the west midlands. at biffa's r

one man sees the changes sweeping to the country firsthand is brian scott, an english teacher in krakowott is married to a pole. until recently, he felt very at ease in his adopted country, but now he is now beginning to , worry. >> i said to my kids, boys do , not go out after dark, unless you really have to. avoid such a place. you do not have a reason to be there. it seems that the real polish are catholic. a real pole cannot be catholic. a true is white, cannot be arab or black. so, is brian scott polish? you better believe it. i love this country. >> hate crimes in poland rose 16% in the first six months of the year. one incident in a streetcar caused an uproar. a polish professor heard speaking german was attacked. >> this guy insisted that we not speak german in his presence. i calmly explained that i was speaking german because i was with an acquaintance does not speak polish. then, the guy stood up and butted me with his head. >> most of those marching in warsaw are young, conservative, catholic, and devoted to the idea of a polish nation. >> i have not been able to sleep all w

tensions have been rising across the country, like here in the city of krakÓw on sunday night.people are angry over the ruling party's plans to restrict access to parliament. critics fear that with fewer reporters in the gallery, lawmakers may not be held fully accountable. poland's foreign minister played down the protests, saying they were the work of a frustrated opposition. >> we're not going to block any access to media, we're not going to stop media -- block axis of media to parliament. we are not going to limit the manifestations. we just want the manifestation be organized in a peaceful way without the violence. without breaching the law. reporter: been moved to -- the move to place limits on the press sparked a daylong sit-in. while the ruling party remains popular in:, some fear that the latest changes could be another step from democracy . phil: the south korean presidential crisis continue to today. her accusers say she pressurized businesses into donating money to the foundations she controlled the scandal has resulted in president park geun-hye's suspension from d

the so—called prong zone and sniperfire, the here in the so—called prong zone and sniper fire, the krakowbly rpg is, rocket propelled grenades, essentially is welcome to the prong zone. so we're changing positions now. our walk through the industrial zone feels like it will never end. he chooses to walk but i would prefer to run now, right here in the open. we made it! that was intense! we reach a building where we will spend the night. fighting these ukrainian troops is a militia which controls two tiny unrecognised russian backed republics. 21—year—old dima says he will dive for land which he says is pa rt will dive for land which he says is part of ukraine. the next day, on a hillside nearby, we are shown the ukrainian military defences. this impressive network of trenches shows how ukraine has been digging infor trenches shows how ukraine has been digging in for months. they have not lost territory to the rebels in well over a year. and for that, they can claim some success. but any success has come at a cost. the front line town held by ukraine. we meet victor. his wife was killed an

. -- nazi footprint footprint cuts to the army to krakow.ves on war saw. encircle, bomb. warsaw surrenders. now over the roofs of cities to photograph your handiwork. ♪ narrator: and on the ground, let master race assemble the first of its slave population, a stunned and shocked and hungry people, whose sufferings do not end with the armistice nor with their resistance. ♪ narrator: now gloat. ♪ narrator: the winter of 1939 and 1940 was described by amateur statesman and senator as the phony war. cruise ships were sunk in the battle of the atlantic, and men died in the phony war, but there were no land battles. france was waiting behind its marginal line, that vast underground fortress deemed impregnable by its military experts. a strategy relied on starving the reich into submission. hitler's armies would collapse for lack of fuel and food and raw materials. spring shattered this comfortable illusion. norway and denmark had staked their survival upon the strictist interpretation of neutrality to escape the war. their sympathies were with the

have the largest city, outside of warsaw of polish, not just polish-americans, polish, bigger than krakow. that diversity is a tremendous strength. i wouldn't just do it on ethnicity. i tell you on strength. i believe in a cultural inclusive nature. amy and i teach our children about the differences should be something you look to, learn from, et cetera. i believe when chicago both had civil unions and now we have gay marriage. i now have a state and a city that's actually supporting what amy and i are trying to teach our children from a value perspective. i think that's very important. if we keech our kids that people come from all walks of life and shouldn't be shunned but embraced. to be a city that embraces gay marriage. there is no longer gay marriage or straight marriage, there is marriage. we have a value system that reinforces a very important value system that we are trying to teach our kids. i think that's important not only cosmopolitan but right for the future. it is only more diverse, not less. what does it mean for those that have voted for trump. we have not only been dismi

military court proceedings in krakow with more than 1,700 war crime suspects. in addition to that, the allies set up a sophisticated system of the courts screening for nazi party membership and office holding during the nazi regime. in the u.s. zone of occupation, 13 million germans filled out questionnaires about their recent past. nazis who had not committed the crime in the narrow legal sense could still be convicted in these proceedings. punishment ranged from prison snfpkses to professional bans or the loss of voting rights for a certain time period. my research is about the tens of thousands of nazis, ss members, collaborators, and fascists from all over europe who fled overseas in order to escape trial and punishment. i wanted to know in my research how those people got out, how they got new identities, travel papers, visa, money for overseas travel, how they started new lives and new careers. i also wanted to know which institutions helped them and what was their motivation for doing so. and the question for motivation for these institutions and people

bigger than krakow. that is a tremendous strength. believe in ai culturally-inclusive nature. amy and i teach our children about the differences that should be something you look to, learn from, etc. as aieve that when chicago civil union and now the marriage, i have now a state and a city supporting what amy and i are trying to teach our children from a value perspective. that is very important. if we teach our kids that people come from all walks of life, and they should not be shunned upon, but embraced, and be a city that embraces gay marriage, and there is no longer gay marriage or straight marriage, and we had a value system that reinforces a very important value system they we're trying to tourniquets, that -- system that we are it is to teach our kids, only more diverse not less. back to what that means for those who voted for trump, we from thoselose sight who come from metropolitan areas -- their lives, their children's lives, are just as valuable as lives from other kids from other communities. one is not secured to the other. -- one is not superior to the other. we