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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GB/Scotland: The Trouble with Trident
The United Kingdom's nuclear arsenal, based in Scotland, has become ...
The United Kingdom's nuclear arsenal, based in Scotland, has become a key election issue. The government wants to replace Trident, the sea-based nuclear weapons system, but the majority opinion in Scotland is that the whole program should be scrapped.The Scottish National Party (SNP) is particularly vociferous in its opposition to Trident. The UK's nuclear warheads are stored and loaded onto Trident submarines at the high-security Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Coulport and Faslane-on-Clyde near Glasgow. With the prospect of a Labour government that might reach a deal with the SNP to get rid of Trident, public debate about Britain's nuclear capabilities is raging.
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France: A Pocket of Resistance in WWII
During the German occupation, residents in the small French village ...
During the German occupation, residents in the small French village of Dieulefit helped save 1,500 Jews and others whose lives were threatened by the Nazis. Today, only a few witnesses are still alive. One of them is 86-year-old Pascaline Cahen-Magnard. In 1943 the secretary of the mayor forged thousands of IDs for people such as Pascaline Cahen-Magnard who had gone into hiding in Dieulefit, while the local priest issued hundreds of fake christening certificates. What happened in this village during the Second World War only came to light a few years ago, partly thanks to the testimony of Cahen-Magnard.
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Cyprus: Dispute over cheese
Halloumi cheese is an age-old specialty of Cyprus. The Greek ...
Halloumi cheese is an age-old specialty of Cyprus. The Greek south of the island wants the cheese to be registered as a protected Cypriot product within the EU. That's led to a dispute with the Turkish north. Halloumi is a major export and earns about 80 million euros a year for the island. Sales could rise significantly if the cheese wins protected status. But politics is getting in the way. In 1974, Turkish troops occupied the north, taking a third of the island. Since then, Cyprus has been divided into the internationally recognized Greek-dominated south and the Turkish-controlled north. Peace talks to reunify the island have been deadlocked for years.
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Italy: Olive groves under threat
In southern Italy, a strain of bacteria is destroying ancient ...
In southern Italy, a strain of bacteria is destroying ancient olive groves. The European Union has proposed a range of emergency measures to stop the spread of the disease, including asking Italy to destroy affected trees to establish a buffer zone. About one million olive trees are now threatened with the chop.The disease is affecting Puglia, a poorer region of Italy where olive farming is a centuries-old tradition and a mainstay of the economy. The destructive xylella fastidiosa bacterium spread to Italy from the Americas.
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Kosovo: Disinherited women
Women in Kosovo often fail to receive their inheritance. Albanian ...
Women in Kosovo often fail to receive their inheritance. Albanian cultural traditions dating back to the Middle Ages, known as "Kanun", state that only men can own property. Kanun has long been officially obsolete. Yet many women find they have to go to court to fight for their inheritance.Local authorities and women's rights organizations are turning to advertizing campaigns to seek to enforce women's legal inheritance rights. But it's a difficult process. Lawyers for the plaintiffs say the courts are overwhelmed but add that they're also often unwilling to cooperate. In the meantime, some women are left destitute.
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Austria: Hotel of hope
A hotel in Vienna has redefined hospitality: the Magdas Hotel ...
A hotel in Vienna has redefined hospitality: the Magdas Hotel is run mainly by refugees who have been given asylum in Austria. They would hardly have a chance of getting work otherwise on the Austrian labor market.20 refugees are employed by the hotel at a top Vienna address. They all come from war-torn or crisis regions. Now they take care of business travelers and tourists. They work as head receptionist, for example, or as a chef or cleaning staff. Local residents were initially skeptical about the so-called "social business". But the hotel manager says it is a prime opportunity to combat prejudice.
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Norway: Difficult past
On January 1st, 2015, Norway's national archives opened up long-sealed ...
On January 1st, 2015, Norway's national archives opened up long-sealed court files dealing with tens of thousands of Norwegians accused of treason during the Second World War. Any Norwegian can now find out whether their family members, some of whom may be still alive, collaborated with the Nazi occupiers. Within a few weeks, thousands of Norwegians applied to see the files. After 70 years, many are now being confronted with their Nazi past. For some families, the revelations are a shock. For the first time, the country is openly debating the full extent of the "betrayal" during the German occupation.
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Albania: No Girls Allowed
Pregnant Albanian women have been aborting unborn baby girls. Albania's ...
Pregnant Albanian women have been aborting unborn baby girls. Albania's traditional family structures place a premium on male off-spring, and today's medical technology can tell parents the gender of an unborn baby well in advance.Albanian law prohibits abortions after the first trimester of pregnancy, but that doesn't deter some parents, if they find they're expecting a girl. The authorities have been turning a blind eye. Recently, the director of the largest maternity clinic in the capital Tirana revealed that 112 boys are born for every 100 girls.
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Poland: German with Marlene
The number of Poles learning German is declining. As a ...
The number of Poles learning German is declining. As a consequence, many German teachers have already lost their jobs. One out-of-work teacher tackled the problem with creativity.Marlena Uzieblo has been criss-crossing Poland, singing chansons by the legendary Marlene Dietrich. For years, she and her Blue Angel Band have been appearing on stage, and she's come to bear a striking resemblance to the original. Marlena's mission remains to familiarize her audience with the German language.
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France: Refugees in Calais
Over a thousand refugees have gathered in the port of ...
Over a thousand refugees have gathered in the port of Calais. The situation is getting critical. They live in occupied buildings and emergency shelters. The local residents are protesting and calling on the government to take action.Refugees hoping to make it across the English Channel often get stuck in Calais on France's northern coast. The entire port area is surrounded by high fences to keep them from making a dash for ferries bound for Britain. Recently eighty refugees stormed the port in an attempt to stow away on board a ferry headed across the Channel.
