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An t-seachdain-sa air 贰貌谤辫补, tha Darren Linc ag aithris air 脿ite nam boireannach ann an Alb脿inia. Ged a tha barrachd chothroman na b鈥� 脿bhaist aig boireannaich Alb脿nach an-diugh, cha b鈥� ann mar seo a bha c霉isean roimhe. Bha beatha nam boireannach gu m貌r air a riaghladh leis a鈥� Khanun 鈥� siostam de laghan a bha 'g r脿dh gun e fireannach a dh鈥檉heumadh a bhi os cionn an teaghlaich, is gun ann airson fulang a tha boireannach. Uaireannan, 脿s aonais oighre fireann, bhiodh boireannach 脿s an teaghlach a鈥� tionndadh na fireannach 鈥� 鈥渟worn virgin鈥� no 鈥渂urrnesha鈥� mar a tha aca orra ann an Alb脿inia. Bhiodh iad a鈥� gearradh an cuid falt, a鈥� d猫anamh obair fhireannaich, is a鈥� seachnadh feise, teaghlach is clann a bhith aca. Choinnich Darren Linc ri fear de na burrnesha mu dheireadh san d霉thaich.

This week on Eorpa, Darren Laing reports on the changing place of women in Albanian society. Although Albanian women, like women elsewhere in Europe, can increasingly expect the same opportunities as men in work and public life, in past generations this was not the case. A traditional code of laws, the Kanun, dictated that a woman鈥檚 place was in the home, obeying a husband. In some families the lack of a male head of a household led to a woman becoming a 鈥渂urrnesha鈥� or sworn virgin - taking on a male role, dressing as a man, doing a man鈥檚 work and being treated as a man. Darren Laing meets one of the few remaining burrneshas in Albania.

Tha sgeama dealain hydro air connspaid adhbharachadh ann an Portagail oir tha p脿irt den leasachadh 霉r gu bhith ann an sg矛re Alto Douro, sg矛re a tha air inbhe dualchas na cruinne a chosnadh bho UNESCO air sg脿th luach co-choitcheann air leth. Tha uallach air buidhnean gl猫idhteachais agus na companaidhean a tha a鈥� d猫anamh an fh矛on a tha f脿gail Alto Douro ainmeil air feadh an t-saoghail gu bheil seo a鈥� dol a dh猫anamh sgrios air an sg矛re agus air na g脿rraidhean f矛ona, agus gu bheil inbhe dualchas na cruinne ann an cunnart. Tha an riaghaltas ag r脿dh ge-t脿 gu bheil e cudromach cumhachd agus obraichean a chruthachadh ach gu bheilear cuideachd a鈥� d猫anamh cinnteach gun t猫id dualchas na sg矛re a ghl猫idheadh.

A new hydro-electric dam is causing controversy in Portugal. Part of the development is in the Alto Douro region - a region with world heritage status bestowed by UNESCO in recognition of the area鈥檚 outstanding universal value. Conservation groups and those involved in making the Douro鈥檚 world- renowned wines are deeply concerned about the project. They fear that the dam could have a negative impact on the environment and on the areas鈥檚 wine production, and that it could ultimately lead to the loss of world heritage status. However, the government maintains that it is important to generate power and to create jobs, but that the area鈥檚 valuable natural heritage will be preserved.

Tha sporan riaghaltas ionadail Valencia sa Sp脿inn an 矛re mhath falamh. Nuair a bha misneachd 脿rd is eaconamaidh na cruinne a鈥� f脿s chaidh na milleannan m貌ra a chosg air a鈥� bhaile ath-nuadhachadh. Chaidh 1.3 billean Euro a chosg air l霉chairt nan ealain agus saidheans, fichead millean eile gach bliadhna air son r猫is Formula 1 a chumail, agus 180 millean Euro air port adhair nach deach a chleachdadh riamh. A r猫ir an riaghaltas roinneil, bha feum aig an sg矛re air pr貌iseactan l猫irsinneach gus an eaconomaidh a bhrosnachadh. Chaidh 贰貌谤辫补 ann gus tomhais buaidh na cosgais air seirbheisean agus muinntir an 脿ite.

In Valencia in Spain the regional government鈥檚 coffers are almost empty. When the economy was booming and optimism was at its peak millions were spent on regeneration the city. 1.3 billion Euros were spent on the palace of arts and sciences, 20 million Euros a year on hosting Formula 1, and 180 million Euros on an airport that has never been used. The regional government says that investment in ambitous projects was needed in order to stimulate the economy of the region. 贰貌谤辫补 went to Valencia to examine the effect of economic difficulty on services and the residents of the region.