To a woman causing as a wealthy russian over the course of several hours they discuss boosting the partys Election Results with the help of russian financing. Well the video has left austrias Coalition Government between the conservatives and the far right populist in shambles the Freedom Party have made no secret of their desire for closer ties with russia in the past but the footage reveals just how far they were willing to go for power so how close are europes right wing parties to russia our reporter went to vienna to find out. Vienna has long been a bridge between europes east and west. Decades after the cold war its still a playground for foreign agents who employ methods like the one that helped topple austrias Freedom Party. Political scientist and hunch accost off is also based in vienna hes an expert on the influence moscow exerts on europes far right far right organizations and paul says. Some of the few. Political forces in europe that are still ready to cooperate with the kremlin the kremlin needs. A law is in the west. In 2017 russian president Vladimir Putin attended the wedding of austrias foreign minister a member of the Freedom Party. And its you tube channel the Freedom Party celebrates its close ties to putins United Russia Party. And. The after Party Leadership for Bridge Builders and peacemakers in moscow. In 2016 that then head of the Freedom PartyHeinz Christian structure signed a cooperation pact with the United Russia Party despite the rift between russia and the e. U. I think about 2000 foot seen all the same developments in 2014 especially the train they mobilized or they you know they made relations between the european far right and moscow more active those close ties have now brought the Freedom Party to its knees a secretly filmed video has emerged of Heinz Christians in a villa in a beezer spain it shows a woman claiming to be the niece of a Russian Oligarch promising illegal donations from under cleared sources apparently not a problem for stuff. There are a couple of very rich people who are contributing between 500002 1000000 euros. The contact was a. Apparently arranged by johann goodness the Parliamentary Group leader of the Freedom Party goodness has long been known as to his right hand man and has close ties to russia. For maybe who the suppose the niece of the Russian Oligarchy is what that was a clever setup given the relationship between austrias Freedom Party putin and the United Russia Party sloans how much damage this scandal will do to austrias far right remains to be seen many observers say its unlikely that the Freedom Party will break with moscow even user for being with your theyll continue to maintain these ties weve often heard rumors that money is changing hands even though the Freedom Party has always denied that was you know up to student so what do people in austria think so theyre very critical of it they find it peculiar particularly because the Freedom Party has always pursued its own russia strategy rules. The party wants the e. U. To lift sanctions on russia and they take a very different stance to russias annexation of crimea. Austrias Freedom Party has been useful to moscows ambitions and stuff is certain that russia will continue to bolster europes far right for the kremlin the chance to influence european politics is just too good to pass up. Its been called a cancer of British Society by Prime Minister theresa may the knife crime epidemic in england and wales well so far this year over 100. 00 people have been fatally stabbed the attackers are mostly young males whove all but given up on life its a cycle of violence that palm attends is fighting against in london and hes calling on the government to join his cause. A new day a new crime scene last night here in east london a 15 year old was stabbed to death with a knife. Social worker Paul Mckenzie has visited many such claims since but this time it really gets to him the victim was a friend a business you. Just dont see much is in the seas these are everywhere you see a bunch of flowers years ago and it meant something very sore when i would have made the request. Is too many to read more because somebody wanted to prove something to somebody else. Thats thats the sad thing is that life has become a point system. And now somebody somewhere say. They know that and that person gets respect. Often its a case of rivalry between members of youth gangs but innocent bystanders can also fall victim to knife crime and some guy knifing someone is proof a youngster is worthy of belonging to a guy. Just. Looking at all like 13 years old being arrested for not but. What happens. Mackenzie talks to gang members and makes videos to show how quickly things are deteriorating in some parts of london. Why do you carry a 15 inch not quite a big and you get scared if you say. Because i dont want someone put up with me let chad make killed me so ill kill him. I dont want to die. Paul mckenzie feels that the government doesnt take knife crime seriously enough supports an initiative which demands that the government treat the violence as a National Emergency you know my. Family. Lost my younger brother march through 2 knife crime this was my son i say it was my murdered in 2015. Before i lost my son on the 30th of september its because of the 17 months that met. Me godfrey nighttime in the face of separate peace again is not. In some neighborhoods young people dont leave home without a knife as they think they must be prepared to defend themselves. Mackenzie says its a scandal that combat knives are some 3. That rambo knife in particular is is the favorite knife at the moment collect for member knifes you get a discount you can see all sorts of different types of knives in the window and for me its not something you want to advertise in the window specially with whats going on moment. Jason isaacs was stabbed to death one and a half years ago he was shown candles elder son. Now her younger children always have to come home straight from school because she fears for their lives jason was killed early in the evening when he was out with a few friends. Jessie was with for friends so 5 of them and yet to long for their lives and they all went in Different Directions and jessen got car and stabs 8 times. Jason was targeted by a gang which he himself had nothing to do with everyone that knew jessie always hoped you were christian which was nice because evan every time we went our physical eyes i was i love you mom case and thats what we got that night and we did everything together really we it was a very family person. Jasons killer was caught he was just 17 time rock videos of him and his gun can be seen from the internet known as drill the style of hip hop is very popular with british youths. Talk about stabbing people in the back which is what they do and jason obviously was stabbed in the in the park so. I mean the boy ended up dead what influence does drill music have what can you do when carrying a knife is considered normal. These are the kinds of questions Paul Mckenzie asks in the talks with teens so everyone here is familiar with the drill they all know kids who carry knives. Finding answers is tough. But these youths and their parents agree jail time isnt enough i know someone thats in prison and hes still able to get a fine and paste and snap chat hes in jail in prison its just listening to music rap can do all that up so prison isnt really a big thing to them the issue here is a systemic one violence is normalised now unless we start looking at. The young people were never going to get to the bottom of this that he values any new Belief Systems they need to believe there is a future you talk to some of these young people they cant see past 20 and any society that has a generation of young people at constant past 20 youve got it youve got to address that from about. Ron Paul Mckenzie nose to arent any quick fixes to the situation the British Government has now committed itself to investing in youth work and strengthening the police presence. Everyone knows the problem has simply become too large to ignore to greece now where a centuries old tradition is on the verge of extinction the countrys one fishing boats known as are synonymous with the greek islands building the boats is a craft thats been passed down for generations and its a heritage the greeks are very proud of but the government and the e. U. Are paying owners to turn what many see as works of art into scrap wood boat builders like Demetrius Moore acas fear that. It will vanish from greeces coastline for good. There are a familiar sight for holiday makers in greece the colorful fishing boats. But the traditional wooden boats are an increasingly rare sight the European Union pays fishermen cash if they scrap their. Dimitris maracas is the last boat builder on the island. Now he has to destroy the boats that he built over the past decades otherwise the fishermen wont get their subsidy maracas is appalled. After days after i think about all the energy i put in for them i want to meant to be over the years now live by them i know im supposed to destroy all this. Im sad. Breaks my heart. Not. Here but the real problem is is that puts the fishermen in this terrible situation. I dont discuss tony us owns a fish restaurant he also gave up his boat last year taxes for it kept rising and his catch doing. It was a difficult decision but at least he got 100000. 00 euros for the boat. Now he has to buy his fish for his restaurant elsewhere and he still misses his boat. It was tough. I didnt want to destroy my boat. Id even have paid money to keep it for myself or use it to ferry tourists. But the Agriculture Ministry wouldnt agree to its no chance. The u. N. Calls the mediterranean the worlds most overfished sea those are hardly to blame the greek government would like to be used to ferry tourist but thats not financially viable for the fisherman. Image that women nationally want to save the traditional wooden boats but to do that the e. U. Has to change the guidelines. Theres a lot less money to use them for tourism but the financial incentives should be the same as for scrap and. That really what that. Is what he she is. A Museum Dedicated to the creek here is being built on the island of summers the Greek Ministry of culture has rescued 20 old boats all lovingly made by hand custis them you need these as an architect and an expert on greek ship building traditions hes fighting to preserve the old boats more and more people including government officials now say they should be protected as an endangered cultural heritage. You have to keep things from the past and to. To save memories to save our route. The Traditional Boat building which is a very integral part of this. Sculpture i do have to find ways to keep them. To give a future to. Very my life for the future for the young people. Demetrius maracas also gives both building classes for young people and adults hed like to be able to take on an apprentice. Rockys cant accept that greeces Maritime Heritage is on the verge of extinction. As a stopgap measure hes figured out a loophole. Instead of completely scrapping the boats he takes them apart to render them unusable. I will be my last may and i disassembled the boats in 3 parts which are still in time. A good boat builder could put them back together no she and other discovers that maybe some young people will come along and want to who knows. As long as creakier continue to be scrapped the craft will die out thats why greek boat builders and fishermen are calling on their government to reopen negotiations with the e. U. Even if they can no longer ply the seas they could at least be preserved as a tourist attraction. To this day the turn noble disaster in what is now northern ukraine remains the Worst Nuclear Accident in history experts say it will take 20000 years before the area is habitable again but what many may not realize is that the vast majority of radioactive particles released landed not in the ukraine but here in the south of bella ruse while the region is a no mans land of frozen in time and let her with abandoned buildings but a few refuse to leave their homes despite the dangers among them was adam over she says her decision to stay put is the reason shes still alive. Once Thriving Communities 2 now only ghost towns remain. Nature is reclaiming the countryside. Life came to a sudden end here with a Nuclear Accident in nearby chernow. At the time a few people refused to leave the exclusion zone. Is 90 years old she couldnt bring herself to leave her animals behind to starve and she couldnt imagine a new life in a city apartment. Nasheed get here when you would almost everyone from our village who was resettled is dead now. Only one man and a few women from my village are left. It women are a bit stronger anyway almost all the men are dead he. Believes as husband died in 2016 now her son leonid lives with her. He couldnt leave his mother to fend for herself and she didnt want to move to belarus capital minsk with its Better Health care now they both live from her meager pension. How the money have yeah where why should i be afraid i survived a terrible war. And ive seen charred corpses really that was horrible. But the radioactivity it isnt even visible need. Once galina made it clear she would not be moved out of her house the authorities gave it a special cleaning. At 1st they hunted Geiger Counter on my chest to measure the radioactivity they measured inside the oven and in the beds there was quite a lot of radioactivity. But life before the great disaster as she calls it was so pleasant she never wanted to give it up she shows her son the old photos over and over again. You know more before. They have to then of course some said i remember everything the way it was here i can see our villages beautiful houses in front of me and all the lights. But if you look young people used to get together and have a good time. Now everything is silent like in heaven. Biologist max and could gene disagrees once humans left the exclusion zone nature began to move back in he can see the evidence all around such as. But radioactivity is still very much present. Future through the use and abuse in some places we measure 15025000 micro sieverts a fairly strong radioactivity its always dangerous people cant really live here. But host animals like these elk can. Maxim is spotting more and more animals that werent found here before the reactor disaster such as these bison there have even been reports of brown bears and the biologists arent finding any deformed animals or cadavers like they did in the 1st years. Radioactivity is always dangerous to both people and animals. But animals dont live long enough for the radioactive substances to accumulate in their bodies and be passed on to the next generation. Some animals even live in the abandoned houses and villages. Maxim has been observing this process for 20 years even if the new residents are easy to see. The evacuated villages have become Wildlife Community was. Once german was taught in the school room now animals have free range. That theyve reclaimed the village and. Are monitoring is shown that now on the elves are using the attics and badgers are settling in the foundations. In the autumn a lot of hoofed animals come here because of all the apple and plum trees still growing here. Maxim good genes compiling his observations in a study thats attracted worldwide attention it shows how radioactivity affects humans and animals in the long term. Scientists are still debating exactly how dangerous radioactive contamination really is now after 33 years some of the radioactive substances have soaked deeper into the ground but as maxim points out it still poses a danger especially in the woodlands where mushrooms and moss collect the toxic c c m. The exclusion zone has turned into a vast open air laboratory where humans play only marginal roles. Growing vegetables and the song is still prohibited. So every 2 days a mobile Grocery Store lives to supply the few remaining residents with fresh fruit and vegetables lay in it also shops here. He and his mother have read in the papers that a new reactor will be going online in december some 500 kilometers from here built with cutting edge russian technology. Skeptical. Then sure yeah. People used to just plow the land and grow their own food now weve invented these nuclear things. Are we supposed to eat adams. But how galina and the other inhabitants of the exclusion zone have lived so long in spite of the contamination is a mystery yeah i dont know but i dont regret having stayed here if i had moved i would have died long ago its just the way i am. Shes fortunate that her son leonard was not afraid to come here and support her. Everyone else she used to have for company is long gone. Well many retired seniors join clubs as a way to stay active d. J. Vico from poland prefers to spend her time in a very different kind of club but the 80 year old is a fixture of warsaws clubbing scene where she plays for party goers of all ages her curiosity and her ability to keep up with all the fast changing technical equipment helps her to stay on track. These dancers may not be as light on their feet as they once were but theyve still got the moves virginia make sure the guys dont have to be going to our party to have a great time nobody told. D. J. Vico is 80 years old and one of polands hottest acts. And actually emphasises she doesnt only do senior discos. Clue what. The says he does i play club music when i spin discs in youth clubs i mix club music with the top hits by madonna. Jennifer lopez lady gaga. D. J. V cookouts warsaw moving to her sizzling hot beats the retired special Education Teacher has been spending the vinyl for 25 years now. As well the digital i met with young deejays and learned how to use the computer i bought a mixing console because the young people said you cant use just a cd player but thats about boyd top of the of the but i saw how they mix and scratch is going to choice for her and her children left home long ago her husband passed on pridgin you didnt want to just sit around and mark time. I was told not to get the going to do something new i have to learn new things and that keeps me young most but i get my brain regenerates itself ive become curious and its great. And the awesome v. K. Has another thing to say beauty is not reserved for youth. People should take an example for me life has many beautiful colors. On this evening a more site least nobodys even thinking about taking it easy that stuff like this go is the best medicine for poor health lets get out of it. And d. J. Bekah is living proof of that. Well thats all for this edition of focus on europe feel free to get in touch with me on twitter about this weeks topics and do join us again next week ok dosing. To. Come up with. The be. Bold. Move back to the european dream. Its meant to be a unity of freedom without borders. Is on the continent discontent is on the wrong its. Your. Thoughts on whats of the next level. Meeting in germany. 30 minutes w. Quadriga International Talk show 4 journalists discuss the topic of the week. During the making say so in predicting a big surge for far right parties in this weekends europe did election bowl well a video scandal you know stripped this white people to the full voting for the. Final closure a good short play. 90 minutes on. Your own for a big idea but whats become of it and what will it look like tomorrow dublin gets ready for an indepth look at the european elections. The key issues for european voters and helluva good election to the rest of the. Expert discussions comprehensive reports and voters to see. The european elections on may 26th gone to dublin. District on the. Weekend. But a long drawn out combative and even violent Election Campaign draw still close. Cut affects one in 6 people in this was. Joining me british credited as we try to understand their goal from here on. This may. Sometime in the 26th. My great granddaughter. What will the world be like in your lifetime and around half a century. Your world will be around 2 degrees warmer. Inevitably sea levels rise by at least one in this century. Were going to have some climate impacts maturing greater than what we see already. Its really frightening books and i have explained. Why are people more concerned. A little yellow. Shorts may 31st on t. W. An early exit poll shows the social democrats winning the european parliamentary election in the netherlands the populist party led by gerry bo de came in 3rd the netherlands and britain were the 1st 2 countries to vote in the e. U. Wide election official results wont be released until all the e. U. Countries finished voting on sunday