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Focus on Europe | Video Podcast | Deutsche Welle

What drives people in Europe? How do Europeans lead their lives? What are their views, hopes and fears? Fokus Europa provides the answers: up close, exciting and balanced.

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Spain: Curbing Mass Tourism

Spain: Curbing Mass Tourism

Authorities on the island of Mallorca have had enough of cheap mass tourism. They want to rid themselves of their rowdy ... Read more

11 Jun 2014

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Scotland: A Nation Divided

Scotland: A Nation Divided

The countdown is on. There's just two-and-a-half months left until Scots cast their ballots on whether to stay in the UK... Read more

2 Jul 2014

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Romania: The Sewer Dwellers of Bucharest

Romania: The Sewer Dwellers of Bucharest

An estimated 6,000 homeless people live in the network of sewers and tunnels beneath the streets of Bucharest. Many were... Read more

2 Jul 2014

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Germany: Rescuing the Fawns

Germany: Rescuing the Fawns

Every year tens of thousands of baby deer are inadvertently killed by harvesting equipment while they're hiding in tall ... Read more

18 Jun 2014

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Austria: A smokers’ paradise

Austria: A smokers’ paradise

Smoking among teens and young people is a major problem in Austria. A current study shows that the country tops the OECD... Read more

30 Apr 2014

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Britain: "Good Samaritan” organ donation

Britain: "Good Samaritan” organ donation

Britain has become a pioneer in what is called altruistic kidney donation - when a healthy person donates a kidney to a ... Read more

30 Apr 2014

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Italy: Venetian Separatists

Italy: Venetian Separatists

They're demanding the independence of the Veneto region from the rest of Italy, and increasingly using violence: the rad... Read more

23 Apr 2014

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Ukraine/Netherlands: Dispute over Ancient Gold

Ukraine/Netherlands: Dispute over Ancient Gold

After the political and military upheaval over Crimea, the peninsula's cultural heritage is also at stake. The first bon... Read more

23 Apr 2014

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Turkey: The Missing Children

Turkey: The Missing Children

More than 14,000 children have disappeared in Turkey in the last five years alone. A special police unit has been formed... Read more

18 Jun 2014

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Portugal: Plagued by Plastic

Portugal: Plagued by Plastic

The Portuguese have a dubious claim to fame - their country is known as the "plastic bag" capital of Europe. Every minut... Read more

9 Apr 2014

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Germany: Lead in Game

Germany: Lead in Game

Most hunters in Germany cling stubbornly to their lead ammunition even though studies show the toxic heavy metal harms p... Read more

9 Apr 2014

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France: The Chinese Cemetery

France: The Chinese Cemetery

Tens of thousands of Chinese laborers supported Allied forces in World War One. A cemetery in northern France is a memor... Read more

9 Apr 2014

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Italy: The Fallen Bank

Italy: The Fallen Bank

Monte dei Paschi di Siena is the world’s oldest bank, and it is on the verge of collapse. This development has plunged S... Read more

2 Apr 2014

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Greece: Europe Moves to the Left

Greece: Europe Moves to the Left

Recent polls show that parties on the left are likely to double their support in the upcoming European parliamentary ele... Read more

14 May 2014

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Britain: Taking on the Eurosceptics

Britain: Taking on the Eurosceptics

Euroscepticism has a long tradition in Britain, particularly among conservatives. But the Fresh Start parliamentary grou... Read more

14 May 2014

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Sweden/Slovenia: The young candidates

Sweden/Slovenia: The young candidates

It’s not just veteran politicians who are standing for European elections. The younger generation also wants to play a r... Read more

21 May 2014

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France: right-wing extremism in the east

France: right-wing extremism in the east

The far-right Front National has its sights set on the European elections this month. The party's anti-immigration platf... Read more

7 May 2014

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Romania: Small Farmers Feeling the Squeeze

Romania: Small Farmers Feeling the Squeeze

In Romania the agricultural industry is conforming to EU norms. Factory farms are favored, while small-scale farmers los... Read more

28 May 2014

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Ukraine: A difficult vote

Ukraine: A difficult vote

On May 25, Ukraine will go to the polls to choose a new president. With eastern Ukraine on the brink of civil war, it’s ... Read more

21 May 2014

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