Now playing Next euronews WITNESS Fearing Russian invasion Estonia's civilians heed their country's call to arms EU member Estonia feels threatened by neighbour Russia. This year, the small NATO country will invest over 3% of its GDP to beef up its defence capabilities. It has also been hosting NATO exercises and training civilians in trench warfare, as EuronewsWitness reporter Hans von der Brelie discovered. 13/05/2024
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Now playing Next euronews WITNESS Tracking water thieves in southern Spain This episode of Euronews Witness brings you to Andalusia in southern Spain, where our reporter Hans von der Brelie is searching – and finding - illegal water wells. 25/05/2023
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Now playing Next euronews WITNESS Ukraine invasion puts Estonians on edge A huge Russian-speaking minority lives in the Baltic States. Estonia is member of NATO – a military alliance which guarantees them security. Nevertheless, are Estonians afraid of their Russian neighbour? Mobile Journalist Hans von der Brelie went to the edge of the country to find out. 22/03/2022
Now playing Next euronews WITNESS The coal war: the battle to close Germany's lignite mines Euronews' Hans von der Brelie heads to one of the world’s largest opencast pits, Garzweiler II, to witness for himself the battle to close the country's lignite mines. 22/10/2021
Now playing Next Climate German climate activists call for faster exit from coal production Germany plans to quit coal by 2038 but the possibility of bringing the deadline forward by 8 years is on the negotiation table. And climate activists want to see that happening. 22/10/2021
Now playing Next Unreported Europe How can we resolve the migration mismanagement in Bosnia and Herzegovina? Euronews' Hans von der Brelie speaks to the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Johann Sattler, in Sarajevo to discuss the migration mismanagement there. 05/02/2021
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