Theres probably no place in any where and when things are going to be such a great success. The renaissance. Starts april twenty second. Hello and a warm welcome to focus on europe thanks for joining us now and again there are events and images so extraordinary that the entire world is seemingly moved the fire at the historic notre down cathedral in paris was such an event onlookers watched in shock as the flames ravaged their way from the rooftop to this fire the
firefighters could only extinguish the flames the next morning. Isnt just any church its the Heart And Soul of the french capital and though parts of it have been destroyed the structure of the iconic building has been preserved and french president Emanuel Mccaughan has vowed to rebuild the Church Within just five years for parisian and those who love the City The Fire was a reminder of just how beloved new to down is. Live it was an incredible sight more and more people gathered in front of Notre Dame Cathedral which was bu
terrible experience of his life billy merrow was just nineteen when he was thrown into this prison in madrid. today it s hard to imagine the horrors that took place here during the fascist regime of francisco franco to force mayor to speak the police staged his execution. when they point to pistol you and press the trigger with no bullet in that split second or two things can happen you can just stand there speechless like i did or you fall apart. or so they don t buy. the young communist did not reveal any names his time in prison in the early one nine hundred seventy s. helped spur his decision to enter politics where he eventually served as m.e.p. for the united left bloc mayor fears that right wing populist are gaining support in twenty eighteen the far right box party took a leaven percent of the vote and to lucy has regional election now the country is
back the changes a supporter says these would give as sisi more time to complete major projects critics however fear it would mean more authoritarian jor el s sisi came to pass to leading a military coup in two thousand and thirteen. turning to spain now which is gearing up for a general election next weekend it will be the third in just four years as the country struggles to find a way out of political turmoil prime minister pederast sanchez called the election early after losing the support of lawmakers from catalonia one party that is surging in the polls is a small far right euro skeptic party called vox it sees itself as a potential ally in a possible right wing coalition but opponents say vox is divisive agenda inflammatory rhetoric and dangerous. it was the most terrible experience of his life billy merrow was just nineteen when he was thrown into this prison in madrid.
most terrible experience of his life billy merrow was just nineteen when he was thrown into this prison in madrid. today it s hard to imagine the horrors that took place here during the fascist regime of francisco franco to force mayor to speak the police staged his execution. and. when they point to post and press the trigger with no bullet in that split second two things can happen you can just stand there speechless like i did or you fall apart. or so that. the young communist did not reveal any names his time in prison in the early one nine hundred seventy s. helped spur his decision to enter politics where he eventually served as m.e.p. for the united left block mayor fears that right wing populist are gaining support in twenty eighteen the far right box party took eleven percent of the vote and to lucy as regional election now the country is heading into
an outpouring of generosity hundreds of millions of euros from individuals and companies have already been pledged to rebuild. these people are demonstrating for a liberal and cosmopolitan spain for a tolerant society well the current socialist government supports these values but with elections coming up in spain they are facing a serious challenge from the far right the populist loss party are gaining momentum after their surprise victory in regional elections they are unapologetic about the country s former dictatorship during which tens of thousands were murdered many others were imprisoned and tortured well the effects of franco s forty year reign of terror still have a profound impact on the victims and their relatives today. it was the most terrible experience of his life billy merrow was just nineteen when he was thrown into this prison in madrid. today it s hard to imagine the horrors that took