Now playing Next Europe News The Brief: saving time, Croatia's euro bid and WW2 war reparations In this edition EU daylight savings time change hits a snag, Croatia's bid to join the eurozone gets a boost and Poland calls for WW2 war reparations from Germany. 29/10/2018
Now playing Next Norway Norway apologises for post-WWII mistreatment of 'German Girls' After the country was liberated in 1945, these 'German Girls' were accused of betraying their country, deprived of their civil rights, arrested, incarcerated without trial and even expelled from the country. 18/10/2018
Now playing Next Greece Greece to renew call for Germany to pay €279 billion in WWII damages Greece's President is expected to raise the issue during a meeting this week with his German counterpart. 10/10/2018
Now playing Next Netherlands Unopened letter to Anne Frank’s father fetches €9,500 at auction The letter, which bears a red “return to sender” stamp on its envelope, was sent to Otto Frank by an insurance company in 1942, while the family was in hiding. 21/09/2018
Now playing Next Ireland How a heatwave helped uncover a piece of Irish history A wildfire on the coast of eastern Ireland killed off some vegetation but resurrected a World War II relic. 05/08/2018
Now playing Next Hungary Warsaw Uprising was re-enacted by traditionalists to mark anniversary The Warsaw Uprising was re-enacted by traditionalists to mark the 74th anniversary of the 1944 revolt against the Nazi occupation. 01/08/2018
Now playing Next Cinema Italian National Hero made into an animation Cyclist Gino Bartali helped around 800 Jews escape the holocaust because he smuggled fake documents in the frame of his bike. He pretended to be training but was carrying messages and photographs for passports to the Italian Resistance 27/07/2018
Now playing Next Austria American tourist tries to fly home from Austria with WWII artillery sh An American tourist was charged and fined after bringing an unexploded World War Two shell to Vienna airport in her luggage 11/07/2018
Now playing Next Hungary Budapest residents evacuated over unexploded bomb Residents were moved from their homes as authorities in the Hungarian capital dealt with an unexploded World War Two bomb 05/07/2018
Now playing Next Croatia Fashion shoot at WWII death camp in Croatia sparks outrage An Australian company published a series of photos and videos taken on a trip to Eastern Europe earlier this year in which models are seen posing in sunglasses at sites including the Flower Memorial at Jasenovac, a World War II-era death camp. 04/07/2018
Now playing Next Poland Poland Holocaust law drops jail terms Polish lawmakers voted on Wednesday to water down a Holocaust law that angered the United States and Israel. It's to remove parts that imposed jail terms on people who suggest the nation was complicit in Nazi crimes 27/06/2018
Now playing Next Netherlands Hidden pages from Anne Frank's diary revealed for first time Anne Frank hid some rude jokes from her family, now they have been revealed to the world. 16/05/2018
Now playing Next no comment France commemorates the end of WWII and victory over Nazi Germany V-E day is one three National Days in France 08/05/2018
Now playing Next no comment Controversial Russian "Night Wolves" heading to Germany to mark the end of WW2 After paying tribute to the Russian soldiers in Prague, the Night Wolves are heading to Germany where they will end their journey in the city of Berlin. 08/05/2018
Now playing Next Latvia History’s fault lines: WWII commemorations show up Latvia’s checkered past Tracing back to World War II shows many Latvian families divided by the battlefield, with relatives literally fighting on opposite sides — some on the side of the Waffen SS and others with the Red Army. 07/05/2018
Now playing Next Germany Mass evacuation in Berlin as WW2 bomb defused A large area in central Berlin is to be evacuated as authorities dispose of a World War Two bomb. 20/04/2018
Now playing Next Germany Delays in deactivating an old WWII bomb in a garden in Germany After the discovery of a British aerial bomb in Paderborn in Western Germany, the start of the bomb deactivation has been delayed. According to the police, there were still people in the cordoned off area. 08/04/2018
Now playing Next Germany Over 20,000 people evacuated for removal of World War II bomb in German town At least 26,000 people had to be evacuated from their homes in Paderborn, Germany, as authorities work to remove a 1.8 tonne World War II bomb from a garden. 08/04/2018
Now playing Next Living Lost WWII letters recovered to tell stories after 70 years A treasure trove of lost letters has been recovered from a Second World War shipwreck in almost pristine condition. 02/04/2018
Now playing Next France American WWII fighter pilot's body returned from France after 74 years Lieutenant Frank Fazekas' body is finally being returned from France, where it lay for 74 years after his plane crashed in a field in the run-up to D-Day during World War II. 27/03/2018