Greeks Face Mass Property Seizures | Focus on Europe

Late last year, Alexis Tsipras' left-wing government changed laws protecting insolvent debtors from lenders. Since then, thousands of Greeks have lost their homes to repossessions. It's yet another consequence of the financial crisis.

Like Back in the USSR | Focus on Europe

16 families sharing one apartment - the days of the Kommunalkas seem to be back in St. Petersburg. Communal apartments in older buildings are a relic of the Soviet era and starkly out of step with the grandeur of the world-famous Venice of the North.