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i'm michel henery welcome to the program. germany's populist anti immigration party has chosen a right wing nationalist as its new co-leader the move could signal a further shift to the rightful the ultimately for germany members of the f.t. are attending a party conference in the german city of hanover the start of the conference was delayed by thousands of protesters who accuse the party racism and xenophobia. police respond to protesters who are trying to disrupt the a.f.d. gathering in the german city of hung over. most of the demonstrators were peaceful some got streets attempting to stop party members from joining the conference police responded with water cannons and buttons. inside a heated exchange over who would lead the party was underway several hours later the potus far right appeared to have the upper hand over the more conservative wings one of the of these most prominent figures was elected this co-leader alexandre garland wants the pots to sane the opposition and develop further before it tries to become part

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i'm michel henery welcome to the program. a dramatic turn of events in washington former u.s. national security advisor michael flynn has pled guilty to charges that he lied to the f.b.i. prosecutors say flynn covered up. his contacts with russia after donald trump's victory in last year's presidential election reports also suggest flynn said a senior member of trump's team directed him to talk to russian officials. have. michael slim leaving court in washington d.c. to cries of lock him up from protesters those words hark back to last year when flynn led chance for then democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton to be sent to jail. flynn said a senior member of the trump transition team directed him to make contact with russian officials. when confirmed u.s. media reports say that senior member is u.s. president donald trump's son in law jarrett coercion or if true the investigation would move much closer to trump himself democratic lawmakers have reacted with renewed calls for the investigation to include more people linked to the president you know it we've got a num

by michelle henery and welcome to the program. germany's populist anti integration party has chosen a right wing nationalist as its new co-leader the move could signal a further shift to the right for the alternative for germany party members of the f.d.a. are attending a party conference in the german said. the start of the conference was delayed by thousands of protesters who accuse the party some of the racism and xenophobia. police respond to protesters who are trying to disrupt the f.t. gathering in the german city of one over. most of the demonstrators were peaceful but some blocked streets attempting to stop party members from joining the conference. police responded with water cannons and but tongs. inside a heated exchange over who would lead the party was underway several hours later the potus right appeared to have the upper hand over the more conservative wings after two rounds of inconclusive voting one of the if these powerhouses threw his hat in the ring at the last minute alexander garland was elected as co-leader

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hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery glad you could join us slavery is a thing of the past in europe or so one thought it's back in the fields of italy the victims are mostly migrants almost one hundred thousand arrived on the italian coast this year alone in search of a better life many did not survive the journey. and for those who made it the plight continues more and more end up on huge plantations in southern italy where they toil seven days a week in human conditions without water electricity or adequate food some of those responsible have now been formally charged with enslavement our reporter went there to find out how this could have happened in modern day europe the grand ghetto near italy southern city of fudge it is home to some fifteen hundred people during harvest time although home is hardly the right word the migrant laborers from africa live here in appalling conditions they earn up to a maximum of twenty euros a day not enough to afford a proper place to live. on for three of us sleep here. this is the kitchen or we make food. we have some rice. a

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i'm michelle henery. glad you could join us. can climate change be stopped?inding the answer to that ququestion is top of the agendat the u.n. climate conference in bonn, here in germany.y. onone of its goals is to prevet fufurther global warming.. take the arctic, for instance, where space is increasasingly scarce for p polar bears l lig there. sea ice is disappearing at an alarming ratate, and worryryin, temperatures in the coldest regions are rising at a a highr rate than n in other parts of e world. last year, norway's svalbar

i'm michelle henery. glad you could join us. can climate change be stopped?inding the answer to that question is top of the agenda at the u.n. climate conference in bonn, here in germany. one of its goals is to prevent further global warming. take the arctic, for instance, where space is increasingly scarce for polar bears living there. sea ice is disaparing at an alarming rate, and worryingly, temperatures in the coldest regions are rising at a higher rate than in other parts of the world. last year, norway's svalbar archipelago registered an average temperature of close to zero degrees celsius. sounds pretty cold, especially if you're a soft southerner like me, right? but that was almost seven degrees higher than normal. and scientists say it's due to climate change. now locals have to contend with a new danger -- avalanches. our reporter went to norway to find out why the arctic is heating up faster than the rest of the world. reporter: the svalbard archipelago is covered with ice, snow, and glaciers as far as the eye can see. at first glance there's no ob

i'm michelle henery.ermany is in the midst of a political crisis, one that the country has not experienced since the federal republic was formed after world war ii. for the first time, there will be no new government in berlin. after eight weeks, government coalition talks, aimed at forming a so-called jamaica-coalition of christian democrats, liberals, and the greens, have collapsed. >> we believe we were on a path where we could have reached an agreement, said chancellor angela merkel, and that's why i'm sorry we could not find a common solution. michelle: chancellor angela merkel stands empty-handed. and this doesn't suit french president emanuel macron, who has big plans for europe. he wants to comprehensively reform the e.u., but he needs germany at his side. some of his most passionate supporters, like the parisian chantal leib, worry that without the support of their teutonic neighbor, europe's future could look bleak. >> robust relations between paris and berlin are vital for a strong europe. that

i'm michelle henery.many is in the midst of a political crisis, one that the country has not experienced since the federal republic was formrmed after world war ii. for the first time, there will be no new govevernment in berl. after eight weeks, governmentt coalitioion talks, aimimed t forming a so-called jamaa-cocoalitn of c chrtian democrats, liberals, and the greensns, have collalapsed. >> we e believe we were on a ph where we couldld havreached an agrereement, said d chancellor

i'm michelle henery. glad you could join us. can climate change be stopped?inding the answer to that question is top of the agenda at the u.n. climate conference in bonn, here in germany. one of its goals is to prevent further global warming. take the arctic, for instance, where space is increasingly scarce for polar bears living there. sea ice is disappearing at an alarming rate, and worryingly, temperatures in the coldest regions are rising at a higher rate than in other parts of the world. last year, norway's svalbar archipelago registered an average temperature of close to zero degrees celsius. sounds pretty cold, especially if you're a soft southerner like me, right? but that was almost seven deees higher than normal. and scientists say it's due to climate change. now locals have to contend with a new danger -- avalanches. our reporter went to norway to find out why the arctic is heating up faster than the rest of the world. reporter: the svalbard archipelago is covered with ice, snow, and glaciers as far as the eye can see. at first glance there's no ob

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery thanks for joining us many of us can often feel powerless to affect change in the world around us but we like to share a christmas tell with you one that even involves an angel who shows us how determination and commitment can change the lives of many for the better when harriet bruce anon emigrated to europe she never forgot the children growing up in the slums and her native golla ten years ago she brought some of them over to ukraine among them where ashley abraham and shames brown. her plan would provide a way of investing not only in these children but also in her country despite her modest income as a restroom attendant in germany she saved every penny she could and with the help of donations and sponsorships many of these children are now studying at university in ukraine's capital kiev. this is james brown today a twenty seven year old student of agriculture in kiev. he and the other former street children from ghana got an opportunity to go to university and they're using it they can thank area bruce ana and she got them e

i'm michelle henery. glad that you could join us.lavery is a thing of the past in europe, or so one thought. it is back in the fields of italy. the victims are mostly migrants. almost 100,000 arrived on the italian coast this year alone - in search of a better life. many did not survive the journey. and for those who made it, the plight continues. more and more end up on the huge plantations of southern italy where they toil seven days a week in inhumane conditions, without water, electricity or adequate foo some of ose sponsible have now been formally argewith enslavement. our reporter went there to find out how this could have happened in modern-day europe. >> the "gran ghetto" near italy's southern city of foggia is home to some 1500 people during harvest time. although "home" is hardly the right word. the migrant labourers from africa live here in appalling conditions. they earn up to a maximum of 20 euros a da not enough to afford a proper place to live. >> three of us sleep here. this is the kitchen where we make food. we have

hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery it's good of you to join us here in germany the days are getting shorter and to pass the time during these long wintry nights many people like to visit one of the many christmas markets that have popped up across the country some however answer them with a feeling of dread because it was one year ago that a major terrorist attack was carried out at a bustling christmas market in berlin a truck plowed into a crowd leaving twelve people dead and over seventy entered a year after that horrible incident the memory of that night remains fresh for many especially for those who lost loved ones while debate over how police and politicians handled the event continues to rage many of the victims' families feel abandoned by the system that was supposed to protect them polish citizen gina urban lost her son he was murdered by the assailant who hijacked his vehicle to carry out the atrocity. yanina orbán has brought fresh candles for her son's grave truck driver luca was the first to die last year in the terrorist attack on a berlin christm