The Zwentendorf nuclear power plant in Austria never went online after voters decided against nuclear power in a referendum. Today, some 60 percent of electricity in Austria is generated from renewable sources. The reactor has become a museum.

Belarus is building a huge new nuclear reactor at Astravyets, partly to lessen its energy dependence on Moscow. The plant is due to go into operation by 2018. But there is widespread concern in the neighboring Baltic States and Poland.

Czech oligarchs have invested billions in coal mining in Germany's Lausitz region. The Czech firm EPH has bought four German coal plants and guarantees all jobs will be safe until 2020. Local politicians are happy, environmental activists are not.

The Zwentendorf nuclear power plant in Austria never went online after voters voted against nuclear power in a referendum. Today, some 60 percent of electricity in Austria is generated from renewable sources. The reactor has become a museum.

While nuclear plants are being built all over the world, Germany is phasing out atomic energy. DW looks at what is going on at a global level and examines why Germany has taken a different path.

Computers and the Internet have become indispensable tools for companies and government authorities. Meanwhile online crime is also growing, however. We talk to digital entrepreneur Christian Baudis about the opportunities and risks of digitization.

Cyber blackmail involves criminals hacking into computers, taking their victims’ data hostage and then demanding a ransom. Their prey includes hospitals, municipal authorities and individual smartphone users across the world.

A fundamental right to free-of-charge Internet - something Estonians take for granted. After freeing itself from Soviet rule in 1990 the small Baltic nation introduced a range of reforms that turned it into a digital pioneer in Europe. The public sector is now all organized online, conditions for start-ups are ideal, and the young and old alike are actively involved.

Report by Grit Hofmann

Companies are beefing up their security setup in order to counter violence and crime, and the threat of terrorist attacks. Berlin’s public transport company is among those that have installed surveillance cameras.

France has launched a program to create jobs for young people without qualifications. It's hoped that thanks to "Garantie Jeunes" some 100,000 jobless youths will be working by the end of 2017.