On this week's programme: The EU launches its biggest civilian operation in Kosovo -- NATO considers its borders -- The Swiss fix to heroin addiction -- Sex gets the Brits through the credit crunch --Iceland becomes an affordable tourism destination -- Property restitution in Poland -- Transnistria, one of Europe’s last bastions of communism -- Rabbits wreak havoc in FranceNATO reviews its boundaries NATO foreign ministers agreed in Brussels this week to gradually resume contacts with Russia. Relations were suspended following Moscow's intervention in Georgia last summer. The alliance leaders also postponed a decision on starting formal membership talks with Ukraine and Georgia. However, any real decisions on closer NATO ties with Russia, Georgia and Ukraine have been left to the incoming administration of US President-elect Barack Obama. Reporter: Christoph Hasselbach The EU extends a hand of friendship While NATO continues to discuss the question where it should draw its boundaries, the European Union reached out to its eastern neighbours this week. The European Commission unveiled a plan to extend partnership agreements to six eastern countries. But there was no offer of membership for aspiring EU member, Ukraine. Reporter: Nina Maria Potts The European Union deploys its biggest civil operation in Kosovo This week the European Union started deploying its justice mission to Kosovo. It's the biggest civil operation in EU history and it will gradually take over from UNMIK which has administered Kosovo since the end of the war in 1999. The EU mission, also known as EULEX, will be formally launched on December 9th, but it has already drawn strong opposition from Serbia and Russia who still oppose Kosovo’s independence. And there’s also concern on the part of Kosovo Albanians. In Pristina this week, several thousand of them demonstrated against the new EU mission. EULEX will have no mandate in the ethnic Serb, northern part of Kosovo and they’re worried that this will facilitate a partition of the country. Interview: Verena Knaus, European Stabilisaty Initiative, Pristina. A Swiss fix to heroin addiction Voters in Switzerland have overwhelmingly backed a heroin prescription programme, aimed at getting the most hardened addicts off the streets and into treatment clinics. Results from the nationwide referendum show 69% of those voting said yes to the programme - but voters rejected another proposal to decriminalise cannabis. Reporter: Imogen Foulkes Sex gets Brits through the credit crunch The credit crunch is forcing many people around the world to tighten their belts and save their hard-earned cash. But it looks like the Brits are rediscovered a popular pastime which doesn’t need to break the bank. According to a new survey, they’re turning to sex as a cheap way to pass the time. Reporter: Carol Allen. Property restitution in Poland The Polish government has decided to tackle what many say is a long neglected problem of property restitution. Poland is the last of Eastern Europe’s new democracies to consider offering compensation to those who were robbed of their houses, factories and land by the communists. But the restitution plans are stirring controversy in Polish society, in particular concerning former Jewish property. Reporter. Rafal Kiepuszewski Transnistria, one of Europe’s last bastions of communism The breakaway republic of Transnistria is a small strip of land between Moldova and Ukraine. It declared independence in 1990 as the Soviet Union dissolved. But Transnistria has never been recognized by any government and the international community supports Moldova’s territorial claim over the region. Nevertheless, Transnistria has its own government, constitution and army and all the other trappings of an independent country – a flag, currency and postal system. What’s more, it’s described as one of the world’s last bastions of communism. Reporter: Helen Seeney. How boxing transcended the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The people of Northern Ireland are no strangers to political division and ethnic strife. But throughout the many decades of the Troubles there was always one place in Belfast where Catholics and Protestants were able to meet together peacefully. At the “Holy Family Boxing Gym”, fist-fights are a given, but only in the ring! The club is headed by famous boxing coach Gerry Storey who has secured many awards and medals for the club. Reporter: Susanne Henn. Iceland becomes affordable for tourists Have you always dreamt of visiting Iceland, but were scared of exorbitant Scandinavian prices? Well, now is the time to head up North. Iceland has been one of the hardest hit countries by the world financial crisis. Last month Iceland’s central bank stopped pegging its currency to the Euro, leading to a meltdown of the Icelandic Krona. For the Icelanders it’s of course devastating, but for tourists the island is becoming a suddenly affordable destination. Interview: Eyglo Svala Arnasdottir, the web editor of the Iceland Review. Rabbits wreak havoc in France Rabbit is a dish that regularly appears on French menus, especially in the countryside... but an explosion in the number of wild rabbits has caused damage to many farmers' crops. It's created tension with hunters who've been taken to court, accused of failing to control them. It's thought the rabbit population is almost as high as it was in the 1950s before myxomatosis was introduced to control the numbers. There are complaints that the hunting season is not long enough and the authorities have been blamed for not taking the problem seriously enough. 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