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An Fhraing is a' Ghearmailt - d脿 dh霉thaich taobh ri taobh san Roinn 贰貌谤辫补 ach d脿 dh霉thaich cuideachd le riaghailtean shi霉rsachd a tha gluasad nas fhaide bho ch猫ile. Tha d霉il ri lagh 霉r a dh'aithghearr a bhitheas ga dh猫anamh m矛-laghail feise a cheannach san Fhraing. Sa Ghearmailt ged-th脿, tha taighean-si霉rshachd pailt cho laghail ri b霉ithtean sam bith eile. An t-seachdain-sa, tha Darren Linc a' rannsachadh de buaidh a tha seo a' toirt air an d脿 dh霉thaich.

France and Germany - two countries side by side in Europe, but two countries with diverging attitudes to prostitution. A new law is expected soon which will criminalise the purchase of sex in France. In Germany though, brothels are as legal as any other shop. This week, Darren Laing investigates what effect this is having on the two countries.

Ann am meadhan pr矛omh-bhaile Mhasad貌nia, Skopje, ch矛thear oidhirp mh貌r an t-脿ite a sgeadachadh.聽 Tha togalaichean 霉ra a' dol an 脿irde, feadhainn eile gan leasachadh, agus tha 矛omhaighean eachdraidheil gan cur air spirisean. Ged a tha obair gus 矛omhaigh a' bhaile atharrachadh a' dol aig astar, 's ann mall a tha an t-adhartas le cuid a nithean eile. Cha d' fhuair an d霉thaich ballrachd den Aonadh 贰貌谤辫补ch no de NATO fhathast, a dh鈥檃indeoin a miann sin fhaighinn. Agus tha buaireadh mu shoidhnichean-rathaid d脿-ch脿nanach air sealltainn nach deach trioblaidean cinnidh a r猫iteachadh buileach fhathast.

Attempts to improve the centre of Macedonia鈥檚 capital city, Skopje, are clearly evident.聽 New buildings are going up, others are being redeveloped, and historic statues have been erected. Although efforts to change the city鈥檚 image are moving quickly, development in other areas has been slow. The country has yet to receive membership of the European Union and NATO, despite a desire to join. And a dispute about bilingual road signs has shown that ethnic tensions have yet to be resolved completely.