European Journal: The Magazine from Brussels
European Journal is a 30 minute magazine on DW-TV that delivers the inside take – reports on important political, economic and cultural developments in the EU with a strong focus on the European integration process. European Journal features issues that move Europeans and shows Europeans ...
European Journal is a 30 minute magazine on DW-TV that delivers the inside take – reports on important political, economic and cultural developments in the EU with a strong focus on the European integration process. European Journal features issues that move Europeans and shows Europeans on the move.
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Scotland: A Nation Divided
The countdown is on. There's just two-and-a-half months left until ...
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 or become an independent country. Recent polls indicate that around 30 percent of Scots are still undecided about how they'll vote. Brussels has already made it clear that should Scotland choose to become independent it wouldn't automatically qualify to stay in the EU. But other practical issues remain unclear and are dividing the Scottish people.
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Ukraine: Lviv's Mayor
For many in Ukraine he's much like a pop star. ...
For many in Ukraine he's much like a pop star. Andriy Sadovyi has been mayor of the city of Lviv since March 2006 and has a burning desire to see his country reunited. Under the 46-year-old's leadership, the city of Lviv has become a role model for all of Ukraine. The electrical engineer has built up the infrastructure and lured investors to the city. He says the key to his country's future is to give municipalities more authority. Sadovyi feels the government in Kiev should relinquish central powers in cases where local authorities can deal with issues better.
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Turkey: The Missing Children
More than 14,000 children have disappeared in Turkey in the ...
More than 14,000 children have disappeared in Turkey in the last five years alone. A special police unit has been formed to look for those still missing.The General Command of the Turkish Gendarmerie says human trafficking is involved in most cases, and that children are being kidnapped as laborers, child soldiers and even for the illegal organ trade. Although most have since been found, 834 children who disappeared within the last five years remain missing. Currently the police are looking for almost 1500 children.
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Germany: Rescuing the Fawns
Every year tens of thousands of baby deer are inadvertently ...
Every year tens of thousands of baby deer are inadvertently killed by harvesting equipment while they're hiding in tall grass. A project in Germany is now saving many animals from an early death. We usually associate aerial drones with surveillance and destruction. It's less well known that they can also save lives. Just such a deployment is being tried at present in the Fichtel Mountains. A team of electronic engineers is using a drone to search meadows and fields where deer are suspected. The device has two eyes in the form of one infrared and one color camera. The infrared camera locates the animals by detecting their body heat. The color camera then ascertains whether they actually are deer. So far, it's been a striking success.
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Spain: Curbing Mass Tourism
Authorities on the island of Mallorca have had enough of ...
Authorities on the island of Mallorca have had enough of cheap mass tourism. They want to rid themselves of their rowdy drinking and partying clientele with new regulations. Tourists to Mallorca know the Playa de Palma in its capital as a place to party. The strip of beach a few minutes' drive east of Palma has declined over the years, largely due to its masses of mainly German and British binge-drinking visitors. The Spanish authorities are now trying to use new regulations to stem the excesses and give the island a new image.
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Italy: Refugees in Distress
Once again, tens of thousands of people are crossing the ...
Once again, tens of thousands of people are crossing the Mediterranean Sea to come to Europe. To rescue them from drowning, the Italian navy has authorized a military and humanitarian mission, Mare Nostrum. The Italian navy has five ships on permanent deployment patrolling the waters. Their mission is to rescue refugees and people in distress and bring them to safety. The refugees who get stranded in Italy are mainly from Syria and east Afridca, but they know they could be deported to their home countries at any time, so they often try to conceal their identities, hoping to stay in Europe. A report from the San Giorgio amphibious transport dock.
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Poland: The Round Table Revisited
The Round Table Talks in 1989 marked the beginning of ...
The Round Table Talks in 1989 marked the beginning of Poland’s road toward democracy. The original table is displayed at the presidential palace in Warsaw. The 1989 negotiations at this table have gone down in history. The talks led to the overturning of the ban on the Solidarność trade union and to a partially-free parliamentary election. 25 years ago, on June 4 and June 18, Poland held its first elections since the Second World War. The elections spelled the end to Communist rule in Poland.
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Latvia: The Russian Loyalists
In the wake of the Crimea crisis, many people in ...
In the wake of the Crimea crisis, many people in the Baltic countries are concerned. They’re wondering how their own citizens of Russian descent would respond in the event of an attack on their country. That’s also true in Latvia, where nearly every third citizen has Russian ancestry. Igor and Valerie are from Latgale. It’s the easternmost region of Latvia and home to many people of Russian descent. Both Igor and Valerie say they are loyal to Latvia. But some in Latvia do approve of President Vladimir Putin’s policies and actions in neighboring Russia. Igor and Valerie are not among them. They’re voluntary members of the defense force and take part in military exercises. If need be, they’d defend Latvia against Russian soldiers.
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Serbia: After the Floods
Last week's catastrophic floods in Serbia and Bosnia also brought ...
Last week's catastrophic floods in Serbia and Bosnia also brought with them new dangers: dredged up landmines.These explosive relics from the Bosnian War of the 1990s, are creating extra dangers for rescue workers. Searching for landmines is painstaking work, however, and the floods have dispersed them over large areas. Rescue crews already have enough to deal with, as much of Serbia and Bosnia's infrastructure has been destroyed and there's a real risk of landslides.
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Romania: Small Farmers Feeling the Squeeze
In Romania the agricultural industry is conforming to EU norms. ...
In Romania the agricultural industry is conforming to EU norms. Factory farms are favored, while small-scale farmers lose out. Most farmers in Romania are small-scale producers with a small patch of land. Their production methods are inefficient, and EU law caters to intensive farming, so family farms lose out. Now they also have to adhere to EU-wide hygiene standards, which are proving too expensive for many. As a result, some traditional foods -- including certain varieties of tomatoes and cheese -- could vanish from supermarket shelves.
