Overcoming Language Barriers

Fitore Gashi is a primary school teacher in Prizren in southern Kosovo. The school brings together two ethnic groups, Albanians and Romas. In a society with a lot of discrimination, it takes trust to convince parent to allow their children to be taught by a teacher of another ethnicity.

The War in Kosovo has left behind around 4,500 landmines and 90,000 explosive remains. Deminers such as 29-year-old Donjeta Krasniqi are working hard to make the land safe, a dangerous job that she finds highly rewarding.

28-year-old Marko Rakic runs an NGO in the Serbian area of Mitrovica. It helps young people to access training and supports social and cultural projects. He sees Serbians in Kosovo as second-class citizens, neglected by both Pristina and Belgrade.

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Cultural workers are calling for a Europe-wide work status that protects artists in the face of shrinking budgets and the rise of AI.

The US and Israel’s war is inevitably also Europe’s war. But Europe is divided on how to act.

Since Donald Trump is determined to acquire Greenland, the question of EU accession is now also preoccupying Iceland.

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With Donald Trump in the White House, Europe's largest trading partner is becoming an unreliable ally. The EU is therefore looking to make new friends.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

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Vanessa Wagner performs Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes with dancers from the Accrorap company.

Bach’s St John Passion from Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie with the NDR vocal ensemble and Concerto Köln conducted by Klaas Stok.

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.

Children and young people look to adults as role models, usually their parents, but they also are influenced by their peers.

Plastic waste at sea is being colonised by bacteria. How will this affect marine ecosystems?

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.