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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Turkey: Citizens want bigger voice
Turkey holds a general election in June. The ruling AKP ...
Turkey holds a general election in June. The ruling AKP party of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan can no longer be certain of a landslide victory. Erdoğan's authoritarian style of government has angered many voters.Polls suggest the AKP could lose its absolute majority and may have to form an alliance with the opposition pro-Kurdish HDP party. In past campaigns Erdoğan has promised more democracy, yet he's tolerated little public participation. A recent bone of contention between the government and the public was the planned demolition of Camp Armen, a former Armenian orphanage. Following nation-wide protests, the land is to be donated to the Armenian community.
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Macedonia: Power Struggle
The Macedonian government has been under growing pressure since covert ...
The Macedonian government has been under growing pressure since covert recordings of ministers' conversations went public. The phone taps appear to document vote-rigging, corruption and even a cover-up of a murder. There is also widespread anger over a shoot-out with police in the city of Kumanovo. The clashes, which the government claims were carried out by ethnic Albanian terrorists, left over a dozen people dead. That has reminded many of the year 2001, when rebels engaged in an armed struggle and demanded the creation of an Albanian state within Macedonia. Ethnic Albanian leaders deny that those involved in the recent violence come from within their ranks.
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Sweden: A town on the move
Vast iron ore mines in northern Sweden and years of ...
Vast iron ore mines in northern Sweden and years of digging have undermined the town of Kiruna. Under a 20-year relocation plan, the entire settlement is being rebuilt a few kilometers to the east. Many buildings in Kiruna are in danger of collapsing. Cracks are appearing in the ground. Now the first buildings are being demolished. The new Kiruna is meant to be a "model city for the future." The original Kiruna was founded over 100 years ago as a settlement for ore mining. Around 24 million tons of iron ore are extracted there each year.
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France: the Le Pen family feud
A very public family feud is being played out in ...
A very public family feud is being played out in France's right-wing National Front. Party founder Jean-Marie Le Pen was suspended from the party this month after he repeated his view that the Holocaust is a "detail of history". Now his daughter and National Front Party leader Marine Le Pen is hoping to win victory in key regional elections. Jean-Marie Le Pen had increasingly become a burden on the party he founded. His provocative remarks often landed himself, and the National Front, in hot water. On several occasions he described the gas chambers in Nazi concentration camps as a "detail of history" - and was convicted on charges of racism. Marine Le Pen wants the National Front to shed this rabble-rousing image, preferring to focus on immigration restrictions, concern about Islam, and skepticism about the EU. But Jean-Marie Le Pen is refusing to be silenced.
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Poland: Alarm on the border
Since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis, citizen defense and ...
Since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis, citizen defense and paramilitary groups in Poland have seen their numbers swell. The government in Warsaw has officially included these troops in its plans for national defense. Around 45,000 Poles are now members of vigilante groups. How to shoot a rifle and launch a grenade - that's what the mostly young volunteers in "homeland protection associations" are learning. There are about 70 groups of this kind in Poland. Poland was once one of the largest countries in Europe. But in the late 1700s, Russia, Prussia and Austria partitioned the country. Later, at the beginning of World War II, Germans and Russians again joined forces to invade and divide Poland. The Nazis murdered nearly six million inhabitants. The Soviets committed the Katyn massacre and imposed communist rule. Poland has had a quarter century of independence since communism collapsed. And the fear of losing its freedom again is great.
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Latvia: The KGB's bitter legacy
When Latvia was occupied by the Soviet Union, the KGB ...
When Latvia was occupied by the Soviet Union, the KGB spied on tens of thousands of Latvians. But only now are authorities asking whether the names of spies should be made public.KGB headquarters in Riga, which locals called "the house on the corner," was where the Moscow regime detained and tortured troublesome Latvians. Often, they ended up in labor camps in Siberia. In May 1990, the last prisoners were released from the building. It wasn't necessary to be a dissident to attract the attention of the KGB and be sent to a Gulag for years. Those arrested in Riga as "enemies of the state" included the members of a reading circle who drew suspicion for their interest in French literature. Today, the victims of the KGB are allowed to see their files, but can only speculate about who spied on them.
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Malta: Hunt on migratory birds
Despite massive protests from animal protection activists, Malta has voted ...
Despite massive protests from animal protection activists, Malta has voted to continue the controversial springtime hunt of migratory birds. As a result, many thousands of migratory birds might once again be killed over the skies of Malta this year. The national referendum saw the majority of Maltese voting to continue the practice of hunting migratory birds. They say that the hunt is permitted because Malta is exempt from the European Union’s Bird Directive. But the island is an important stop-off for birds making their way back to Europe from Africa. The birds will once again be the target of about 14,000 hunters and thousands of trappers on the island. It’s not just turtle doves and quail that will fall victim to the recreational hunters, but also endangered species such as storks and birds of prey.
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Ukraine: Children of war
The sound of shelling and gunfire has become a daily ...
The sound of shelling and gunfire has become a daily event for many children in eastern Ukraine. Thousands have already fled the area. They are being cared for in residential facilities run by the church. Many of the children are orphans. Others have been forced to leave their parents and families behind in the Donetsk region to seek safety. But even once they’ve left, they still suffer the effects of war. The clergy members and educators who are trying to help them face a daunting task, as they look for foster families to care for the children. The residential facilities are mainly being supported through private donations.
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Greece: The Onassis tradition
The reputation of Greek shipping companies has taken a hit. ...
The reputation of Greek shipping companies has taken a hit. Although Greece is still struggling with its financial crisis, shipping companies enjoy many tax privileges. The new leftist government is unlikely to do much to change that state of affairs. Greece‘s shipping magnates are powerful, but media shy. But DW managed to arrange a meeting with Nicolas Vernicos, shipowner and chair of the Greek branch of the International Chamber of Commerce. He offered a glimpse into his daily life, where he moves between the world of yachting, art galleries and huge tanker vessels. He seems unbothered by the political opposition in the government and on the streets. Shipping companies enjoy preferential tax benefits that are anchored in the Greek constitution. Whenever a Greek government has attempted to dismantle some of these privileges, the ship owners have responded by saying they’ll outflag their vessels to other countries with lower taxes and labor costs. And after tourism, shipping is Greece’s second-largest economic sector.
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Denmark: The Ugly Business of Fur Farms
The global fur market is booming. One fifth of global ...
The global fur market is booming. One fifth of global demand for mink is met by Denmark. The country is home to over 1,400 mink farms, where animals are reportedly kept under hellish conditions. The mink industry is an unscrupulous business. Film footage shot in secret shows the appalling conditions that animals are subjected to at farms in Denmark. A related problem is that many of the animals raised on them escape, and are beginning to pose a growing threat to indigenous wildlife.
