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All over Europe, prices are rising with rampant inflation. At the border bazaar in Łęknica, Poland  this is not the case: Local stalls and shops have to keep prices low so as not to scare off German customers - the main buyers who cross the border looking for bargains. 

One man’s migration story: A Syrian who fled to Lebanon during the war, then built a life in Brazil before trying to reach America.

From the frontiers of the Roman Empire to the European Schengen area, a fascinating trip through the origins of borders.

Since the invasion of Ukraine the shadow of Putin’s expansionism has been hanging over nations with a border with Russia.

In eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus, the Bialowieza Forest is at the heart of an intense migratory and geopolitical crisis. 

Across rivers, national borders and black markets, this documentary delves into the billion-dollar world of glass eel smuggling. 

Faced with the perceived Russian threat, Norway is reinforcing its military capabilities.

Climate change, drought and forest fires are putting pressure on Europe’s national parks.

Many French people cross the border to Belgium to end their lives in dignity, where assisted dying is possible.

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

Mexicans are receiving much less money in remittances from family living in the United States, affecting the economy.

Cartels, corruption, and chaos: Mexico's drug wars have claimed hundreds of thousands of lives.

An enclave of one country in an enclave of another country, itself within an enclave…

At the borders of Norway, Finland and Russia, the small town of Kirkenes plays a key role for NATO and the EU.

Welcome to the Hotel Arbez, it’s a lovely place straddling the Franco-Swiss border.

Stand up comedy has crossed national borders and language barriers. From New York to Kyiv, every city has its own scene.

Why are two Royal Marines standing guard on this tiny rock in the North Atlantic covered in bird droppings? 

How did a Belgian cycle lane come to exist within Germany?

Why does a Russian region in the far east have Yiddish as an official language? 

A small island in the Rio de la Plata is shared by Argentina and Uruguay. But why does this binational island have two different names?