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[00:05:24] believers of different faiths from all over Europe. Today we
[00:05:28] will meet a young Protestant from
[00:05:31] the Netherlands. Josephine Pell will show us why faith
[00:05:34] still occupies an important place in her daily
[00:05:37] life.
[00:05:40] For me, Jesus is someone "who is always with you, no matter
[00:05:44] where you are, he lives in your heart, he is
[00:05:48] there in difficult times, but also in beautiful ones. Josephine Pell
[00:05:52] is 22 years old, and today she will show us what it means for her
[00:05:56] to be a devoted Protestant. In her
[00:05:59] homeland, the Netherlands, she belongs to a minority because only every
[00:06:03] third person her age identifies as a member
[00:06:07] of a religious community. I used to feel very
[00:06:10] lonely in my faith, because there weren't many religious
[00:06:14] young people in school, I went to a Christian elementary school and
[00:06:17] Christian high school, but I was still the only true
[00:06:21] believer.
[00:06:24] Josephine is studying pedagogy in her hometown of Utrecht, every
[00:06:28] Sunday morning, while many of her peers are still
[00:06:31] asleep, she goes to
[00:06:33] mass.
[00:06:46] The Protestant mass has a set order that includes
[00:06:49] church songs, prayers and a sermon, everyone is
[00:06:53] welcome as they are, there is no special dress code
[00:06:57] or other rules.
[00:07:00] There are no lavish symbols and images common in Catholic
[00:07:04] churches. The interior of the temple is simple and
[00:07:08] modest. Protestantism is one of the branches of
[00:07:11] Christianity. We believe in Jesus, we believe that he died on
[00:07:14] the cross for our sins that he is the son
[00:07:16] of God. Josephine's home looks just like
[00:07:20] the home of any other Dutch student. There are no crucifixes or other
[00:07:23] religious symbols on the wall.
[00:07:27] However, faith has been a part of her life since
[00:07:30] childhood.
[00:07:34] These are photos from my baptism. My parents
[00:07:37] decided to baptize me when I was still a child. By doing so, they
[00:07:41] actually conveyed, "Yes, we commit
[00:07:44] our child to God." Later, I started thinking about who God
[00:07:48] is to me, who Jesus is. Then I consciously
[00:07:51] decided to dedicate my life to
[00:07:53] Jesus.
[00:07:57] Protestantism originated during the Reformation in the 16th
[00:08:00] century. That movement for the renewal of Christianity criticized
[00:08:04] certain teachings and practices of the Catholic Church. And
[00:08:07] today there are great differences. In Protestant
[00:08:11] churches, women can be ordained as priests, and
[00:08:14] celibacy is not required of the clergy. Less than
[00:08:18] a hundred years ago, Protestants made up
[00:08:20] 44 percent of the population
[00:08:23] of the Netherlands. Today, they are only
[00:08:26] 13%. A few years ago, Josephine
[00:08:29] joined a Christian student association where
[00:08:32] she studies the most important foundation of Protestantism, and also
[00:08:36] of Christianity in general,
[00:08:37] the Bible.
[00:08:43] Members consist of smaller groups, together they read
[00:08:46] passages from the Bible and discuss their
[00:08:49] meaning. In the end, it all
[00:08:52] what it means to live meaningfully and what happens
[00:08:56] after death. These are important questions that, in my
[00:08:59] opinion, trouble every person. Although the Bible
[00:09:02] was written more than a thousand years ago, the world has changed
[00:09:06] a lot since then, I think people are still searching for answers,
[00:09:10] hope, meaning. For Josephine,
[00:09:13] music is an important part of faith, as is Protestantism
[00:09:16] in general. Martin Luther, one of the founders of Protestantism
[00:09:20] in the 16th century, loved to sing and composed
[00:09:23] church songs, he knew that music has the power to directly
[00:09:27] touch a person's soul. When I sing or
[00:09:30] play, whether alone or with others, I feel that
[00:09:34] kind of connection that one finds in
[00:09:37] prayer. I think music is a beautiful way to
[00:09:39] connect with God. But, of course,
[00:09:43] faith is not just about life here and now, but about
[00:09:47] answers to the biggest questions of life. I don't know
[00:09:50] exactly what comes after death, but I believe that
[00:09:54] something exists, I believe that life is not just this on
[00:09:57] Earth, that we were not born just to live,
[00:10:01] die and that's it. I believe there is something after
[00:10:04] that, an eternity where everything is much better than here on
[00:10:08] Earth. And if that's not the case, that's
[00:10:10] okay.
[00:15:10] A worrying crisis at Volkswagen, slavery in
[00:15:13] Europe, the problems of Roma in
[00:15:15] Greece.
[00:15:27] Good day to you. Germany has been in crisis for a long time. The symbol of that
[00:15:31] crisis is the former symbol of success and strength.
[00:15:34] Volkswagen. News coming from this German automobile
[00:15:38] giant is one after another getting worse.
[00:15:41] The latest arrived before the summer holidays, it speaks of
[00:15:44] the abolition of about a hundred thousand jobs and even the possible
[00:15:47] closure of four production sites. Among them
[00:15:51] is one of Volkswagen's most modern production plants,
[00:15:55] the one in the East German city of Zwickau. The closure
[00:15:58] of the factory would threaten the entire region. Therefore, local
[00:16:02] residents and authorities announce a decisive fight against
[00:16:05] Volkswagen's plans.
[00:16:09] They are angry, disappointed and desperate. Volkswagen employees
[00:16:13] in Zwickau, Saxony, found out from the newspaper that
[00:16:17] their factory is on the list of four Volkswagen
[00:16:20] locations that this car manufacturer could
[00:16:24] close.
[00:16:31] You're angry because you give your best every day. This is a
[00:16:34] chaos of feelings. Suppliers, we are talking about easily
[00:16:49] several thousand jobs
[00:16:53] and also the small baker, the butcher, the trade, everything depends
[00:16:56] on it, if people simply don't earn enough money at the height of
[00:16:59] their careers. Baker Heiko Reinhold knows this well,
[00:17:03] most of the work in his bakery is during shift changes at the
[00:17:06] factory. Reinhold runs a small bakery with
[00:17:09] his wife, already in its third generation. Many
[00:17:13] customers he serves work at Volkswagen. When the night shift
[00:17:16] at the factory was canceled, sales dropped, the bakery had to
[00:17:20] lay off two of its 15
[00:17:22] employees.
[00:17:25] Uncertainty, so no one knows where the journey is going. Yes, I'm also thinking about the family,
[00:17:28] I'm thinking about the employees who have built something up here, who naturally also have their
[00:17:32] houses. The Volkswagen crisis
[00:17:36] is all that is
[00:17:39] talked about even in the narrow streets of the historic center of Zwickau. After
[00:17:43] all, almost every family has someone who works in the
[00:17:48] What is this?
[00:17:51] I don't know how this will continue.
[00:17:54] She started as a teacher at VW last year. As a
[00:17:58] mechatronics technician.
[00:18:01] Uncertainty among the people is felt in the city
[00:18:05] hall. Zwickau,
[00:18:07] we will notice this first and foremost in consumer behavior. People who are afraid of losing their jobs
[00:18:11] may no longer go shopping as much, they no longer go to
[00:18:14] restaurants because they simply want to save their money. We also notice this
[00:18:17] in the construction sector when people no longer invest in residential properties or perhaps
[00:18:21] in the commercial sector. Despite this, they want to
[00:18:25] fight here, says the deputy mayor, for
[00:18:28] every job, if Volkswagen really implements its
[00:18:32] plans.
[00:18:34] Scenario. It looks like this: there is a
[00:18:37] shortage of labor on the market, which leads to a search for workers
[00:18:41] mostly abroad. On one side are intermediaries who
[00:18:45] are looking for workers for their own benefit, on the other are those who
[00:18:48] want a job. Intermediaries then find a job, help with
[00:18:52] obtaining visas and you happily think that all you need to
[00:18:56] do is diligently perform your job.
[00:18:59] However, the moment you invoke your contractual
[00:19:03] rights, harassment and abuse begin
[00:19:06] from those who helped you. Those
[00:19:09] who gather the strength to resist pay a high
[00:19:13] price, some have paid with their lives as
[00:19:16] in this example from Italian fields. These
[00:19:20] terrible images shocked Italy. In June, four
[00:19:24] foreign agricultural workers burned at a gas station.
[00:19:27] They were locked in the vehicle and had no chance of
[00:19:31] surviving.
[00:19:32] They arrive in Italy and Europe
[00:19:37] and often what they find is this, this
[00:19:41] cruelty, this cruelty.
[00:19:44] The four workers were allegedly killed
[00:19:47] by criminal intermediaries because they protested against the conditions in which they
[00:19:50] worked. This event drew attention to the exploitation
[00:19:54] of agricultural workers and the networks behind
[00:19:57] it. We are in Southern Italy on
[00:20:01] the Ionian coast between Calabria and the Basilicata
[00:20:04] region. Strawberries, peaches, apricots, melons
[00:20:08] and kiwis are grown in this fertile area and exported throughout
[00:20:11] Europe. The four murdered agricultural workers also
[00:20:14] worked here. The agreement was that they would be paid 45 euros
[00:20:18] per day for eight hours of work. They received their last salary
[00:20:22] in April. We meet with Gervasio Mangano,
[00:20:25] a farmer and founder of an association that aims to raise
[00:20:28] awareness about the exploitation of workers. With him we
[00:20:31] return to the place where the four men
[00:20:34] died.
[00:20:37] represents what agriculture is in Italy, in Europe, it makes
[00:20:41] no difference if they are Pakistanis, Afghans, Bangladeshis,
[00:20:45] Africans, this is what we see
[00:20:48] every year in our countryside, there is very little
[00:20:52] desire to reason about the true causes of these
[00:20:56] tragedies. It is estimated that at least 200,000
[00:20:59] people in Italy alone work in discriminatory and slave-like
[00:21:02] conditions like the four victims from Amendolara.
[00:21:06] However, the problem starts already
[00:21:09] with settlement. Many seasonal agricultural workers come to Italy with
[00:21:12] a regular visa, to work for companies that then turn out
[00:21:16] to either not exist or not be permanent, and so they often become prisoners
[00:21:22] of intermediaries in finding jobs.
[00:21:25] Union members Federica
[00:21:28] Pietramala and Alessandro Dicalo try to free workers from
[00:21:31] such employment relationships. Like this group of Nepalese agricultural
[00:21:35] workers who worked in the same environment as the four
[00:21:38] murdered men from Amendolara, for the same
[00:21:41] criminal intermediaries.
[00:21:43] a protection and
[00:21:50] assistance project both regarding the residence permit
[00:21:52] and also regarding housing.
[00:21:56] No more slavery, this sentence now stands at the gas station in
[00:22:00] Amendolara. A warning, an appeal at the
[00:22:04] place where four
[00:22:07] alive. Poverty, lack
[00:22:10] of education, life in special
[00:22:16] settlements, isolation and thus non-integration into society and
[00:22:20] culture. This is what characterizes the life of Roma in
[00:22:23] Greece, but how to solve this problem. The Greek authorities
[00:22:26] hope that a greater police presence could contribute
[00:22:30] to greater safety in Roma settlements and thus improve the
[00:22:33] situation there. But the Roma see this as a
[00:22:37] sign of distrust and racism.
[00:22:40] Zefiri is a Roma settlement
[00:22:41] in the north of Athens. More than
[00:22:44] 10,000 people live here. It is characterized by high
[00:22:48] unemployment and a low level of education. The crime
[00:22:51] rate is high. Some people
[00:22:55] call Roma settlements ghettos, claiming that it is not
[00:22:57] safe to go there alone, especially at night. The police
[00:23:01] want to improve safety by introducing patrols that operate 24
[00:23:04] hours a day. The police
[00:23:08] strive to be highly
[00:23:19] visible, using large vehicles that no one else in this
[00:23:22] area drives, uniforms and weapons are visible.
[00:23:26] According to police data from 2024,
[00:23:30] Roma are involved in a greater number
[00:23:32] of crimes than other residents. According to these
[00:23:35] data, they are responsible for 58% of burglaries and
[00:23:38] thefts in Athens. According to
[00:23:40] official statistics, just under 120,000 Roma live in
[00:23:44] Greece, but the actual number could be significantly
[00:23:48] higher. As a marginalized minority, they are generally
[00:23:52] not sufficiently integrated into Greek culture and
[00:23:55] society. Most residents do not want to be
[00:23:58] filmed, many people in Zefiri object to their houses
[00:24:02] being filmed. Stigmatization is evident.
[00:24:05] Many Greeks believe that if a Rom lives in a nice house and not in
[00:24:09] a shack, it must mean that he is a criminal. An
[00:24:12] older woman is willing to talk. She doesn't want her
[00:24:16] face to be seen on camera, but she allows us to film the interior of her home,
[00:24:22] she has a clear opinion on the new regular police patrols. The problem
[00:24:43] is a lack of education and opportunities, says the president
[00:24:47] of the National Federation of Roma Eftimios Dimitri.
[00:25:00] is to hire in all services in the decision-making
[00:25:04] centers there should be Greek
[00:25:07] Gypsies
[00:25:09] within the various services so that they can
[00:25:13] smooth things over and serve people
[00:25:16] and we do not want delinquency or theft or violence.
[00:25:22] Originally, there was even an idea to recruit members of the Roma
[00:25:26] community for police patrols as a step towards
[00:25:29] integration, but it has not yet been realized, and the police are
[00:25:33] still focused on Roma
[00:25:35] settlements.
[00:25:37] Meanwhile, a police patrol is on its evening rounds of the
[00:25:40] settlement. Even the police themselves were surprised by the picture
[00:25:44] of life in Roma
[00:25:45] settlements.
[00:25:50] they brought it here, we suffered a cultural shock, we didn't
[00:25:53] know what we were seeing, the conditions were miserable,
[00:25:57] another police officer says, and some residents are beginning to trust
[00:26:00] this mostly young police unit.
[00:26:04] Who among us, in the age of artificial intelligence, will keep
[00:26:07] their job? The answer to this question is not even ventured by
[00:26:11] the best experts in this field. And while on
[00:26:14] one hand numerous professions are threatened, in skilled
[00:26:18] trades there is still a shortage of workers. In
[00:26:21] Germany, for years they have been unsuccessfully trying to make such
[00:26:24] professions more attractive to young
[00:26:28] people. Here's an example of how it is still possible.
[00:26:31] Marlon spends a year
[00:26:34] gaining practical craft experience, today this
[00:26:37] twenty-year-old is installing an electrical line for a new
[00:26:41] charging station for bus batteries. This is part of the voluntary
[00:26:44] craft year program at the company Electro Breitling.
[00:26:47] Young people are enabled to try out various professional
[00:26:51] occupations. During the year, they will go through four areas from IT
[00:26:54] technician to system planner.
[00:26:58] But I don't really want to study,
[00:27:02] I'd rather do a trade, and then I just wanted to get a taste of
[00:27:06] what it's like, if I even enjoy it.
[00:27:10] Super offer. Marlon spends most of his
[00:27:15] time on construction sites, not in vocational
[00:27:19] school. This allows him to learn quickly through
[00:27:21] practical work. This is what motivates participants in the voluntary
[00:27:25] craft year, says electrical engineer Jonas
[00:27:29] Gentner. He is Marlon's instructor. The
[00:28:02] annual vocational training attracts many young
[00:28:05] people, and the attractive earnings of 200 euros
[00:28:08] per month for a year of practical experience.
[00:28:11] Instructor Kolz says it's money well spent.
[00:28:15] money, because once participants start vocational training,
[00:28:19] they almost never leave
[00:28:21] it.
[00:28:27] The one who also wants to do the job, who feels called
[00:28:31] for craftsmanship. The one who is eager for craftsmanship,
[00:28:34] who wants to do something.
[00:28:36] will.
[00:28:39] This one-year program was launched by company director Jörg Feucht
[00:28:42] in 2021 to attract more
[00:28:46] young people to vocational professions. We have a strong urge for
[00:28:49] academization, but also a high dropout rate
[00:28:53] among academics, and there's simply a need
[00:28:56] for something where you can offer people a perspective, where they can
[00:29:00] try themselves out, to gain experience.
[00:29:03] and also, well, to figure out
[00:29:06] for themselves if craftsmanship, if the academic path isn't for them, if
[00:29:10] craftsmanship
[00:29:13] Marlon Ritter now knows which profession suits him. After
[00:29:16] completing the one-year program, he will train as
[00:29:20] an electrical technician for energy and building
[00:30:24] Good day, dear viewers, welcome to
[00:30:26] the news.
[00:30:30] The fire in Konjic has not yet been extinguished, despite the deployment of helicopters
[00:30:34] of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. All
[00:30:37] available firefighters are defending houses from the raging
[00:30:40] inferno. The fire is truly spreading abnormally,
[00:30:43] a very, very difficult
[00:30:45] situation.
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