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According to a Gallup poll, 3 out of 4 Finns are willing to fight for their country – the highest number in Europe. But what is it the Finns are ready to fight for? Who are they afraid of? And what makes a nation patriotic? We will try to outline that and more in today’s episode of The Old Continent, Finland: Unknown Soldiers and Well Known Patriots
The magnifying glasses of European Union has been hovering over Poland since the parliamentary election of March 2015 when far fight Law and Justice party won the elections. Three personas of Poland share not only the tribune, but influence and power at the backstage – President Andrzej Duda, the newly appointed Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, PiS party leader Jarosław Kaczyński – who is the real leader of Poland? Are they overpowered by a handful of influential priests of the Catholic Church after all?
Lithuania has the highest suicide rate in all of Europe. A combination of old legends, post-soviet blues and taboos have all contributed to the sad statistic. But things are changing, and hope is blooming.
Episode 3 of the Old Continent shows how things are changing and how people are now ‘Choosing Life in Lithuania’.
The Old Continent is a Planet Mundus production, produced at Studenterhus Aarhus
When a bomb exploded under journalist Daphne Caruna Galizia’s car, an uproar from the Maltese people ignited. In a society full with secrecy, tax manoeuvres and dishonesty, the people now want answers. But will the pressure on the government amount to any changes?
In the second episode of The Old Continent, we go to Malta, and ask where is justice? Justice for Daphne Caruna Galizia and justice for Malta.
A Planet Mundus production, produced at Aarhus Studenterradio
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