their thousands to vent their anger they say borisov is corrupt and accuse him of misusing e.u. funds well he narrowly survived a no confidence vote and is refusing to step down well she has had enough of proletarian as lassen over has experienced cronyism and corruption 1st hand she wants to curb the influence of powerful oligarchs in the country that's why she's joined protesters in the capital zofia calling for boris off to go. protesters have been taking to the streets of the capital sofia and most other major bulgarian cities for weeks now they number in the 10s of thousands they're calling for the government to step down accusing politicians of getting too cozy with the country's all agog. and that's led to massive corruption among officials and members of the government. and her husband mahmoud come out to join the protesters every day in all kinds of weather. and in spite of the rain way back again today because we have to do this. from a family that suffered a great deal from everything that's happened in this country. but the corruption the less nuts. that i have a g.t.t. have. disappeared my child's function. call the team his father owns a company that makes elevators and influential attorney decided he would take it over and says he was aided by the public prosecutor. tina's father refused to bow to the pressure and went public with the affair now he's fled the country since then his family claims they've been continuously harassed and then a special police unit broke into their house in a drawer they allegedly discovered gold coins that hadn't been there before she says a surveillance camera recorded the home intrusions. arrived later she shows us where the coins were allegedly found the 40 the thermos thing i did was open the jewels both of people i didn't think. that he the straw contained. in the folder receipts. but they produced a little bag of corn in this. metal it had been laid on top. and they said to me. we found. protein a stays in touch with her father who is in hiding somewhere in western europe she can still reach him by telephone she says but the police confiscated her laptop. it's grim extremely. you know how people look at me graham no. sorry for me. once a crew in a virus crisis is over $3000000.00 bulgarians richly to western europe only ones left in the country will be the police public prosecutors and attorneys. there are protests flared up on july 9th on the black sea coast when demonstrators formed up in front of billionaire and ex politician ahmed gans vella he said to have close ties to the government the police tried to stop the demonstration but the crowd managed to break through to the illegal private beach many bulgarians deeply resent these special privileges the all guards by for themselves. journalists ya ever see dr seize a moment of decision coming for both gary and society. because they knew full well what this is about talking about widespread corruption here in bulgaria has infiltrated everywhere and i was a stranglehold on our political system economy and society for younger generations always been rather passive when it comes to politics but now who has gone too far. and they're not going to take it anymore the point of not inventions is. absolutely that the. member of parliament of the coalition gare party sees at least some of the demonstrators as enemies of the country and does not agree that the government should step down. unfortunately people are joining the demonstrations or obviously not interested in the teacher's democracy nor in justice or liberty with a slew of democrats the new talk spit of a double standard i am the demonstrators for their part insist they won't back down till their demands are met. you almost got we shall call a national strike until these faces we see at their step down. we won't go away we will do everything in our power to achieve a new beginning if she's at it till we succeed she. is also hoping the current government of prime minister boy called the result won't last much longer now and he says he won't step down because there's no alternative but i believe that there is an alternative that we're still going to hear about. she's afraid that until a new government is in power her father won't be able to return to bulgaria she has no idea when she'll be able to see him again. well corruption is also threatening to sink the historic city of venice quite literally a controversial project designed to save the city from flooding has some residents up in arms the so-called mozy down system is being built to safeguard venice from floodwaters like the devastating ones that happened last november but the project has been plagued by problems with arrests and allegations of bribery and many say the dam system won't even be able to hold back the tide once it's built just like moses part of the seas the dam is dividing opinions in the lagoon city. monica ambrose senior doesn't have an easy job. she has to persuade the public to venice is on the brink so the asian. she's a spokesperson for the huge noisy flood protection project it's still not completed and every time there's a flood there's anger. that you see that the people have lost faith after 70 years they simply can't see an end to a. time there was a flood they thought that most rain would save the city and tell the final activate the floodgates floods. last november much of the city was flooded and damaged including the famous waterfront area or even delhi schiavone. next time around the hope is that the floodgates will be activated and will protect the city it could be working as soon as autumn. the system is currently being tested. seanie to close the lido for the venetian lagoon connects with the injury arctic sea our journey ended at the new key while. the security guard told us we were not allowed to come any closer for safety reasons it is still the test phase after all so we had to make do with observing this mammoth construction from a distance. his project who is a real engineering challenge to begin with 40000 asian pillars 60 meters long were lured into the water and connected by an underwater lock system then 78 movable chambers cold case and each wing over $300.00 tons were placed about to. proceed on the scene that sees an enormous floating gatehouse had to be positioned right alongside each other to say there was a 5 millimeter margin. maybe it was an extremely precise remote controlled underwater operation to get complacent the level he was in mccalla to. this area between the lagoon in the sea has been a construction site for 17 years there have been various interruptions and the seas of corruption scandals leading to arrest this is also why museum has a poor reputation among many venetians. sundry bernina is one of the most vocal critics of the project she says life transparency where they'll always spend it or save me the out of the last 6000000000 euros for a project that has been criticized by many international specialists who don't believe that it will protect events. in the valley it's a huge waste. public money like we've never seen before but i thought the the it is so simple because. he thinks that there are other ways of protecting the city. together with a fellow campaigner from his association he sure does the damage caused by the storms and floods last november. and many walls were destroyed but the tree data island serves as a bulwark and prevented similar damage in other parts of the city going down but even then on monday you want to the going to how much of the mosaic funds could we have used for effective flood protection systems in the hall setting because of climate change there are going to be more and more storms and floods in the future and they will be more intense and we all the skeptics say that these mobile locks in the adriatic sea won't protect venice under either ina is among them he's also angry that the museum money wasn't used to maintain the city's historic buildings. if. you know floods are a problem. but the ships and the cruises are worse because they're causing the foundations of the city to erode and they're endangering the structures and old opal click the route that the future does live from knowing it as well it would make sense to drain the canals on a regular basis and renovate the foundations of this maintenance work hasn't been done for decades. mona campbell seanie is more optimistic about music she hopes that the tests will prove that the mobile look system can run smoothly and silence the critics. block it out this it will be no really satisfying when the residents of venice stay nice and dry the next time there's a serious flood to shore that up as i am not about that it's a. so far the system has only been tested in good weather perhaps it will prove itself when the next flood comes otherwise venetians will once again be at the mercy of the elements. now to a place where golf needs royalty the basilica of santa name is one of the most important and little known historical sites in france located just north of paris it's known as the birthplace of gothic architecture it's also where nearly all of the country's kings and queens are buried well it's a residence have been invited to take part in the renovation of a tower but the response has been less than enthusiastic deliver also makinson is trying to attract helping hands using a truly medieval method. for them. in the shadows of the basilica of sun to meet the participants of this workshop learning how to work start on like the masons of the middle ages. saw some x. amount of that the workshop leader tells them to be very careful. it can easily crumble if you frontrunners are the hardest part you have to make sure you don't break it delhi phones my console is passionate about his job. he wants to teach people about masonry and encourage the younger ones perhaps to do an apprenticeship and become professionals keep the sun pass everyone who takes part in a workshop who leaves with a smile on their face and we show them the right way to hold the tools but above always has on a love for the material and that's a great feeling on the table now. the workshops are part of efforts to raise awareness about masonry because the basilica 2nd spy is finally being rebuilt. it was damaged by lightning in the mid 19th century and dismantled. one of evolution we want people to get involved in the reconstruction of this historical building will buy them as well and for that if you will need to be hands on like so they can really get stuck in the middle of. the tools being used for the project and not very different from those used in the 4th century when the original abbey church was built but that practicing on clay. i'm going to help build the spire so i'm happy. this is a prestigious project the basilica of sundin is on to the not true dom and it's where most of france's monarchs were buried. including 100 the 2nd in katherine timothy cheney and louis the 16th and mary antonette. the reconstruction is due to last 11 years and set to cost around $28000000.00 euros. so you want. it's a sanctuary in poland that's at risk of becoming a disaster zone the centaurs foundation in the country's west is a safe haven for rescued animals over the years they say they have saved nearly $1200.00 horses from the slaughterhouse well the foundation is dependent on donations but due to the coronavirus the money has stopped coming in it's a heartbreaking reality for veronica neighbor rock who works at the foundation she hopes the horses can be saved from a cruel face. these animals have finally find a safe haven here at the largest horse sanctuary in europe. more than $500.00 horses belong to the centaurus foundation is just. in something called.

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