Switzerland: Debate on the Minaret Ban - The right-wing populist Swiss People's Party (SVP) hopes to enact a building ban on minarets. In the run-up to the referendum on November 29, the SVP is campaigning with a provocative placard depicting a veiled Muslim woman in front of missile-like minarets casting a shadow on the Swiss flag. According to polls, a majority of Swiss voters oppose the ban. But the 400,000 Muslims living in Switzerland are outraged by the campaign, voicing their protest in online forums. Both the Swiss government and the country's churches are criticizing the SVP's attempt and worried about the potential harm to Switzerland's international reputation. Belgium: Brussels, the Capital of Crime - Brussels is not just the capital of the European Union -- it's also a center for crime. Officials and members of parliament alike have been robbed and beaten in the middle of the city's European quarter. Criminals know that many people here carry a laptop, a pricey cell-phone and a full wallet. Often, the lawbreakers hail from the city's immigrant neighborhoods, home to 40 percent of the population in Brussels. One out of every two young people here is unemployed. The police here are poorly equipped and poorly paid -- and feel they're fighting a losing battle. Croatia: Beware of Real Estate Fraud - Buying real estate in Croatia seems like an attractive proposition: The country has a good chance of gaining EU membership, which would trigger a surge in property values. Beach houses are currently much cheaper here than in Mallorca, for example. But the lack of legal transparency in Croatia makes buying property there a risky undertaking. Some buyers have wound up with illegal homes, and demolition orders. France: The Last Residents of Champs-Elysees - It's still regarded as one of the most beautiful streets on Earth -- the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Some 300,000 people stroll along the just 2-kilometer-long boulevard each day. But the street's few remaining luxury shops only serve as a photo clich? -- low-priced fashion chains and fast-food restaurants have since moved in. Residential buildings have been transformed into office space. Only five people are still officially registered as residents of the famed street. Meanwhile, some of the city's homeless have been gathering there for decades.