There are 53.000 birds on this Limburg chicken farm in north-west Belgium Here,there are no cages, the chickens are free to come and go as they wish to lay their 50,000 eggs a day in the best possible conditions. Running the chicken farm are Hilde Hendricks Verbeek and her husband. Three years ago the poultry on the farm, located in an area affected by bird flu was totally destroyed.
Interviews:
Hilde Hendrikx-Verbeek, chicken farmerBernard Van Goethem, European Commission Animal HealthBernard Gauthier, vetBernard Hennebert, breederSophie Loos , chicken ... continua

Now in "Futuris": astrophysics, robotics and nanotechnlogy - women in groundbreaking European projects tell their story. Interviews:Anja Andresen, Astrophysicist at DARK Cosmology Centre at the Copenhagen University Alessandra Pavesio, Head of Research at Fidia Pharma in Abano Terme (PD) ItalyAurélie Clodic, Resercher at the LAAS Institute of CNRS in Toulouse, FranceGaelle Covo, Project Manager at the Institute of CNRS in Toulouse, France Visit the site: www.mostra.com Download subtitles:

Magnificent views over the lake and mountains inhabited by bears and moss.. A panorama typical of Jamtland Country - a large and extremely sparsely populated area in the centre of Sweden. For centuries this faraway and mysterious region has fascinated scientists and local people alike.
The Great Lake Storsjhon is seemingly calm and peaceful, but according to hundreds of eye-witnesses a huge snake-like monster lives in its blue and black dephts.
Interviews:Andris Pielbalgs, European Commissioner for Energy
Jimmy Anjevall, Energy Agency Ostersund
Erik MAgnusson, ... continua

Commonly referred to by its acronym of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is a long-standing international agreement adopted in Washington in 1973, under the aegis of the United Nations. It has been in force since 1975. The 171 States (including the Member States of the European Union) who subscribe to this convention are committed to regulating international trade in wild animals and plants so as to prevent the threat of trade to species in danger of extinction. The European Union is an active ... continua

Interviews: Jean Pierre Cugier,GRAPPA - INRAProf. Marc Boogaerts, KUL - Catholic University of LeuvenStavros Dimas, European Environment CommissionerHans Lokke, "NoMiracle" project coordinatorMarianne Bruus Pedersen, ResearcherHenri Cestier, Agriculteur - Farmer Visit the site: www.mostra.com

Frankfurt, Germany, 10 am. While some people take a coffee break, others prepare more explosive cocktails. We are heading for the airport. This man's goal is to enter the security area with a bomb. He passes himself off as airline employee. Interviews:Jacques BarrotVice-President of the European Commission responsible for TransportFrank Durinckx, Director of Belgian's Aviation InspectorateClaude Moniquet, European Strategic Intelligence and Security CenterPeter Mollema, Port of Rotterdam, Director Strategy Visit the site: www.mostra.com

This huge container ship has just arrived in the Port of Le Havre from the Caribbean. Le Havre is the busiest container port in France.A major hub for the world trade. To deal with the ever growing volume of shipping, the first phase of a huge port expansion has just been completed. The first six berths of Port 2000 cost more than a billion euro. Now the giants of the world's container fleet can dock here.
Interviews:Jerome Dumont, Director, Maison de l'Estuaire
Paul Scherrer, Technical Director, Port of Le Havre
Laurent Chereau, Le Havre Port 2000
Tony Long, ... continua

This is the River Dniestr. It marks part of the North-Eastern border between Moldova and Ukraine. Moldovan frontier guards are out on patrol. A few kilometers to the North of here, their Ukrainian counterparts are also on the alert.Here, within binocular range, is a region known as Transnistria. A territory not recognized by the international community. And a territory which will be on Europe's doorstep once Romania joins the EU.
Transnistria is a self-proclaimed republic which broke away from Moldova at the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. This strip of ... continua

Tournage en RépubliqueTchèque dans un centre communautaire pour personnes âgées.
Le centre est installé à Prague et est géré par Zivot 90. Le centre proposeun service téléphonique « Senior Line », un accueil temporaire pourpersonnes malades, un service de revalidation, etc.
Tournage au Royaume-Uni, àLondres, chez Kay.
Kay souffre de sclérose en plaques et a été abusée par une aide à domicile.Aussi des vues générales de Londres et des images de personnes âgées dansla rue.
Tournage au Pays-Bas, à laFondation Humanitas.
La Fondation gère des ... continua

Global warming is happening. Temperatures have already risen by 0.76 degrees since the industrial revolution and are projected to rise further by 1.8 - 4 degrees by the end of the century. The last time climate change happened at this pace was 125,000 years ago and led to a 4-6 metre sea level rise.
Global warming at the upper end of the scale predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change would have catastrophic consequences for Europe. Up to 30% of plant, animal and bird species would be wiped out and the threat of natural disasters such as landslides, ... continua