To the one in ukraine is brewing. The small country is just as divided as ukraine is into one part that wants closer ties with russia and another that is hoping to edge closer to the eu. The government is planning to sign a socalled Association Agreement with brussels the summer. In the case of ukraine, it was such a deal that triggered the conflict in the first place. The tugofwar over the republic of moldova has started, and neighboring country romania is hoping to reap the benefits. Moldovans are voting with their feet for a romanian passport. Every day, hundreds apply for one at the romanian consulate. What they need to show us proof of romanian ancestry. People like lily anna. She is already practicing the swearingin. I swear my loyalty to the romanian people in my fatherland, and i pledged to defend the National Rights and interest. Im really excited our country will finally be complete. We are romanians, too, and finally, we have the proof in writing. We will become eu citizens. For us, that means freedom to travel, to express ourselves, and a bright future. In the past, russia was the only country that moldovans could travel to without a visa, but now, more than 300,000 have a romanian passport and a work permit in the eu. It is a policy that has been pushed by the romanian president. For us, its about unification with moldova. The question is when is it a good time to talk about Something Like this . I think it is now. Who can hinder our National Interests . Our countrys next project and we can say that very openly is the completion of our nation. A few Political Parties and moldova have already thrown their weight behind the project. Romanian along with russian is the official language, and historically, moldova was part of romania. That is until it came under russian rule in 1940. We were a part of the soviet union. The secret service of the time took all the files with them after the fall of the iron curtain. Thats why our politicians were viable to blackmail over the last 20 years. Thats also why nobody bothered about reunification with romania. Our party, however, is unambiguously in favor of it. Its a highly controversial opinion in multiethnic moldova. Many citizens reject the notion of resurrecting a greater romania as well as the governments push toward the eu, especially the opposition. Its a big mistake to move towards europe. We need a referendum on it. The balance of power in the region clearly binds us to russia. Russia offers us Job Opportunities and secures our energy supplies. Loans from the west are not a solution. I know that a large part of the population is against eu. The autonomous Southern Region already built a referendum on the issue. 98 of the turkishspeaking ethnic minority are in favor of a Customs Union with russia if moldova were to become romanian. The leader says closer ties with the eu would threaten his regions autonomy. With the german president or american president serve you coffee personally . No, but the leader here does. Please, have some sugar. Traditionally, russia is our market. We have close cultural ties and religion links us, to. The Russian Federation does not close any doors to us, but we need a visa for the eu. But we cannot work there. We can only go for a walk. The Russian Ambassador is a regular visitor to the predominantly Orthodox Christian minority, and those personal connections have paid off for the region. It was excluded from russias latest embargo on moldova in products such as wine and sausage moldovanp products. In the rest of moldova like in this vineyard in the south of the country, farmers are scrambling to find other markets. The owner, a former ship captain in the russian navy, is angry about the moldovan government policies. I have worked all my life in russia. Thats where i made money for this investment. Now i cannot sell a single bottle in russia. Economically, its disastrous because im saddled with products i cannot sell. In russia, customers are now drinking wine from latin america. Politicians are ruining my business. One thing is clear russia has more clout. Moldova is completely reliant on russian gas and has debts with billions. The moldovan government is, however, Still Holding onto and Association Agreement with the ee you. We are between a rock and a hard place. The crisis in ukraine is very dangerous for our country. We are being blackmailed and feel like we are in a bind. The European Union is the only thing that can save us. Thats what a lot of moldovans seem to think, too. Officials at the romanian consulate are already estimating around 800,000 passport applications. Im proud and grateful. Here is my naturalization certificate. Now i belong to the European Union. But brussels is not happy. The view being eu circles is that without any agreements, romania is already triggering a stealth eu expansion from the east. The Jewish Community in france is the Largest Community in europe. Since the end of world war ii, the number of jews in france has risen that lead to more than half a million today. A majority of them are from the former french colonies tunisia, morocco, algeria, but they warned that antisemitism is on the rise in france. The figures are clear last year, more than 3000 french jews immigrated to israel. Thats almost twice as many as the years before, and the numbers could keep rising. The study among jews in europe shows that perceived antisemitism is worse only in hungary. The study also found that almost half of french jews are considering leaving the country because they feel threatened. Theres a lot to do before the big move. But theyre getting everything ready. All their belongings must be packed and carefully labeled. Still, they are not entirely pleased about their move. They lived in a paris suburb for more than a decade. And although their moped business is doing very well, they want to leave france. If you take the metro in paris wearing a cape or, you do not feel directly attacked, but you do feel watch, and the looks are very intense. Many french jews are worried about the fact that jewish businesses and shops are increasingly being targeted. They think antisemitism is on the rise. There are very clear parallels that are easy to make. Ive seen pictures of a window in a jewish shop that was tagged like those that could be found in the 1930s. I personally think that one day we will wake up after a new kristallnacht. That would be possible today. Its hard to tell who exactly is behind such antisemitic graffiti, but what is clear is that the arabisraeli conflict has played a role in forming the identities of some of the disenfranchised in the cities, and that some universities, leftwing extremist groups provide Political Support for an antizionist stance. Sunday, my children are going to go to university. I dont know what that will be like. We hear what is happening. They wont be able to talk about their attachment to israel or say that they are jewish. Their peers will point at them and make fun of them, and they will be ostracized. The controversial but popular comedian has been a qs of inciting racial hatred with his antisemitic jokes and comments. And a far right intellectual has also attracted lots of attention with his praise of adolf hitler and his claim that the nazis rescued the economy by building autobahns. So mel has even dressed up as an inmate of a concentration camp, making light of the holocaust. A draftsman from Southern France thinks both of them have a point. Nobody is against the Jewish Community as a whole. That would be making generalizations. They address or lets say, they attacked those few jewish personalities who are at the top of the whole system. The Jewish Agency for israel is worried antisemitism is becoming more socially acceptable. The climate has changed, and more and more people are prepared to accept the fact that it is possible to be a light antisemite. For example, to laugh about the humor and to say in the end it is not as bad as all that, but it is very bad for french jews. The family is originally from morocco. His father started out as a printer and worked his way up to the top. He instilled a love for French Literature and philosophy in his son, who today is disappointed in france. I would have liked france to defend its french nationals. I am a french national. I am sad and angry. I am sad to leave part of my family and resign from my job. I am annoyed, angry. I am leaving with a heavy heart. At the same time, i have to think about my children. His son is glad to be moving. In israel, he will not have to worry about hearing ridiculed. You really feel at home over there. Its not like here. This is also home. I liked france. I like israel, but i feel more comfortable there. I can say what i think, and the others also feel the same way i do. Life is better over there, i think. In july, they leave for israel where the children can go to School Without worrying, something they wish they could have done in france. It is springtime in europe. The weather is getting milder, and that means thousands of african migrants will again attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea in overcrowded boats. However, the eu has stepped up its roles in the mediterranean since last years disaster off the italian island of lampedusa when more than 300 migrants drowned. Many people now try to into the eu by the land route via a tiny spanish city in morocco. Its a remnant from colonial times, and it is eu territory and strictly sealed off, but thousands of refugees risk their lives regularly hoping to cross the fences. Quick, say the two men, with the fireworks or the Moroccan Police will see us. We are on our way to the migrants camp. It is in the forest. The tents strung among the undergrowth. This is home to 300 people. They are all from the ivory coast and all driven by one goal europe. We are in morocco right on the border of the spanish enclave. They show us deep cuts which they say they got at the border. Is really difficult. Almost impossible to get over it. But if you are poor, you have to try the impossible. Down there is the city of our dreams, and this is hell. Behind them, they have left a long trail through the Sahara Desert. There could be thousands of migrants hidden, and they are all looking down here. In the sunlight, it shines like a jewel. Down in the valleys, the Guardia Civil yield are on patrol the Guardia Seville are on patrol. The laser wire glints menacingly in the sun. Infrared cameras offer and often register large group of people in the Early Morning hours. Hundreds of migrants come down around the mountain in an attempt to take the border by storm. Spurred on by desperation, they try to climb the high fence. Theyve got nothing to lose. Those who make it over are brought to the detention camp. They believe the dreams of europe have been fulfilled. The recent largescale assaults have become a nightmare. The camp is massively overcrowded. The spanish authorities blame traffickers for the problem, and they reject criticism of the fence, which they say is protecting europe. Theres a lot of hypocrisy. They defend the border and carry out the law. Those who enter spain illegally are breaking the law. We are back in morocco, this time close to the spanish enclave. Men from cameroon take us to their camp. Most have been living here for more than a year. They comb the trash from nearby villages in search for food. Early in the morning, they hide. It is when the Moroccan Police most often come to destroy their tents. But they want to tell us about the sixth of february this year when the Guardia Seville attacked them. We wanted to cross the border early in the morning. But in the spaniards began to shoot at us. Amateur video of the incident, the africans try to swim to the spanish side. A group is recognizable in the water. Then shots ring out. The Guardia Seville fires rubber bullets and tear gas into the water. I was in the sea, too, and the cloud of tear gas. I dont know how i got a lot got out alive. Click the Spanish Government has rejected accusations it was responsible for the deaths of 15 people that day. We do not understand. We are used to violence from the moroccan side, but this time, the spanish were doing the killing. They say they will keep trying to get to europe. They owe it to their families. For the moment, they are stuck in this forest it no mans land. In the next village, we come across an angry crowd. We are told people are angry at the africans in the form who have allegedly been molesting local women. This protest seems stagemanaged, but its clear the subsaharan africans are not welcome. Moroccos capital at night. In this cheap, rented house, we meet more victims of the deadly border. Arms wrapped in bandages, feet in plaster casts, a lot of injured people are recovering from their wounds here. They failed to crack fortress europe. Some really bad news happened. All the injured people that you see here are the result of the border. We have escaped death, but we have lost some of our brothers. On the spanish side, people feel abandoned by europe. They say eu states have to decide together on taking in migrants, or there will be more disasters. If thousands of desperate people keep charging this border, then the tragedy could be repeated at any moment. It really scares me. We meet to 15yearolds, almost children. They cross the Sahara Desert in mali and the area. It was bad, they say, but now their goal is close at hand. No, im not sad that im here without my parents. I want to escape poverty for their sake. So what does he want in europe . I want to play pro football like cristiano ronaldo. Thats my dream. The view from here is enormously frustrating. Stuck between the mountain and the paradise they see in europe. The ego will have to Work Together to solve the refugee problem, but so far, tougher security and additional patrols seem to be all that the 28 Member States can agree on. Reaching an agreement on any topic is not easy when there are 28 countries, each with their own agenda at the negotiating table, and politicians have to be skilled at defending their countrys interests in brussels. In the austrian government, at least, being a capable politician has nothing to do with age. Earlier this year, austria appointed the eu posse youngest foreign minister, only 27 years old. This portrait begins with a video clip from the internet showing a young politician on the campaign trail in vienna, chasing votes for the conservative austrian peoples party. Conservatives have the coolest policies and parties. They rocked vienna. That was four years ago when Party Colleagues were not all that thrilled by his no holds barred campaign style. It included young women handing out condoms and touring viennese nightspots. Four years later, his car is still black. He arrives for a meeting of european Foreign Ministers in athens. He is comfortable here despite his comparative youth. The good thing is that i get a bit older every day. Its a touch of self irony that thomas meyer knows all too well. He is the brussels correspondent for an austrian newspaper and was just as perplexed as many by the new foreign minister. I was totally surprised at first. There were rumors that it could be him, but a 27yearold with no diplomatic training who has never worked in this field as a foreign minister that seemed to be pushing it. In his native language, his name means sure, and shorty is one of the many nicknames he has been given his name means short. His job title is quite unusual as well. Minister for europe, integration, and Foreign Affairs in that order. Helping to shape europe is a main interest of ours, and its at least as important as bilateral policy, and the integration policy is one i kept hold of. Before i was foreign minister, i was secretary of state for integration, responsible for watching over the coexistence of different religions and cultures. 20 of the people in austria have a migrant background. Kurz looked back at austrian history to help guide him through the present. 10 years after the end of the war, austria declared itself eminently neutral and in return received its sovereignty. For ukraine, nonalignment could be a way out of the crisis. Personally, i can say only that as far as the austrian situation is concerned, we did very well as a neutral state, and i think that if ukraine wants a peaceful future, then it would be helpful if it does not let block mentality grind it down. Kurz has surprised International Partners and observers so far. Since he has taken office and thats four months ago already he has not made any mistakes, at least. Quite the opposite. It looks like he has been accepted into the circle of Foreign Ministers. What also strikes me is his talent for communication. It is too early to reach any conclusions about sebastian kurz. He broke off his studies to concentrate on politics, and he keeps his private life drive it. His party believes he has a lot of potential. People who rise so high so quickly can fall just as dramatically, but those who know him say he is all too aware of that. 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