Harry, britischer Veteran in Italien

Harry, veterano britannico in Italia

Harry, vétéran britannique en Italie

Brexit Włoskiego Harry'ego

Harry, the British Veteran in Italy

Harry y el Brexit: un veterano británico en Italia

Harry Shindler is 98 years old. In 1944 he landed in Anzio as a British soldier and fought for the liberation of Italy against fascism. He is the oldest member of the Labour Party and campaigns against Brexit from Italy, where he lives.

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My Personal Brexit

Brexit

In 1944 Harry landed in Anzio and fought for Italy's liberation. At 98, he has a new battle on his hands: stopping Brexit

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The Broken English store has existed in Berlin for many years, but the economic uncertainties of Brexit convinced the owner to sell. So Antje Blank took up the torch and has decided to keep calm and carry on despite the risks. Brexit could send the price of British products soaring.

The Broken English store has existed in Berlin for many years, but the economic uncertainties of Brexit have been hard for the shop

Antje, Owner of a British Shop in Berlin

Frankfurt's real estate prices have increased in recent years. Is it linked to Brexit? What will be the consequences of Brexit for this sector? Daniel Ritter, general manager of a large real estate agency, gives us his assessment.

Frankfurt's real estate prices have increased in recent years. Is it linked to Brexit?

Daniel; Estate Agent in Frankfurt

The United Kingdom: country of tea time, red telephone booths and cricket. But are politicians in London and Brussels aware that their decisions will impact the Strasbourg cricket club? Tariq Kareemulla talks about the consequences of Brexit on the sport he loves.

How will Brexit impact - of all things - cricket in Strasbourg?

Tariq, Cricket Player in Strasbourg

Born in Britain, Martin Lee settled with his family in Alsace at the age of 8. Today he has his own family and feels European. But this identity is threatened by Brexit.

Martin feels European, but this identity is threatened by Brexit

Martin: British, Alsatian and European

Xavier Ropartz is news coordinator for ARTE Journal. He hunts down the best pictures of the day that reach ARTE from news agencies and other television channels. Brexit has been his bread and butter since the referendum... and after three years, he'd love something other than bread and butter.

Xavier Ropartz is news coordinator for ARTE Journal. He gives us an inside look at his job - and says he's had enough of Brexit  

Xavier, ARTE's News Coordinator

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Giovanni comes from a small town near Venice in Italy. He has come to Poland to study at the illustrious Łódź film school and dreams of working in cinema.

Migrants Inside Europe

An Italian Film Student in Poland

Faking videos, taking quotes out of context and lying through his teeth: It’s all fair-game for the Trump campaign trying to discredit Joe Biden.

Trump: Campaigning with Fake News

Since the Euro was introduced, economic inequality between member states has risen. Some EU citizens believe that the single currency and the Stability and Growth Pact are entirely responsible. As ever, the reality is more nuanced.

Euromyth No. 8

Since the Euro was introduced, economic inequality between member states has risen with many blaming this on the single currency. 

The Euro Only Benefits Rich Countries

Three quarters of Kosovans are under 35, a great advantage for an otherwise disadvantaged country. Hana Qerimi has founded a school that teaches children to be programmers, preparing them for the world of today and tomorrow.

Kosovo Youngsters (1/12)

Every Programmer is Needed

The situation on the border between Poland and Belarus continues to deteriorate: in September 2021, nearly 9,000 people tried to reach the European Union illegally through Poland. That's twice as many as in August. And revealing the truth of the situation is difficult, as journalists and NGOs are forbidden from the area. ARTE reporter Ulrike Däßler and her team was detained by police in the course of making this report, for no reason other than trying to do their jobs.

The situation on the border between Poland and Belarus continues to deteriorate

Belarus to Poland: The Migrant Tragedy

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.

Kosovo Youngsters (7/12)

A Lost Minority

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Behind his polite exterior lies a formidable leader with a ruthless character, ready to do anything to make China the world's leading power by the People’s Republic’s centenary in 2049. This well-documented portrait of the Chinese president gives an unprecedented insight into his politics and shows how Xi Jinping's personal journey has shaped his choices as he steers China towards world domination.

A portrait of the Chinese president giving an unprecedented insight into his politics and showing how Xi Jinping's personal journey has shaped his choices as he steers China towards world domination.

The New World of Xi Jinping

Meet two of Poland's oldest hippies: Juliusz (92) and Krystof (77) have been living on the shores of Lake Solina, in almost total isolation and surrounded by nature and animals, for decades. But life in the middle of nowhere is increasingly hard on their aging bodies. 

Meet two of Poland's oldest hippies: Juliusz (92) and Krystof (77)

Re: An Unconventional Retirement

Millions of people worldwide suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), an extreme and persistent exhaustion for which there is no cure. An investigation into a little known illness focusing on the experiences of three individuals suffering from CFS: Ralf, Sonja and Aileen.

ME/CFS – A Misunderstood Illness

 An investigation into little understood illness focusing on the experiences of three individuals suffering from CFS: Ralf, Sonja and Aileen.

Living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

A region of Europe with a shared experience of communism and USSR dominance, Eastern Europe today is characterised by nations with diverse cultural and political identities.

Mapping the World

How many Eastern Europes?

Lowriding is a passion for cars where owners customise their vintage vehicles to look cool gliding along the Los Angeles boulevards. For long a male-only pursuit, more and more women are getting into it lowriding.

Geo Reportage

Lowriders of Los Angeles

To celebrate 50 years of French radio station FIP, Sting gives a special performance in the monumental surroundings of the Pantheon in Paris.

50 Years of FIP Radio

Sting at the Pantheon in Paris

Pippi Longstocking, the superhumanly strong redhead with pigtails and freckles, conquers the world of classical ballet. The Swedish dancer and choreographer Pär Isberg stages Astrid Lindgren’s favourite character from the Villa Villekulla for the Helsinki opera house. The ballet music is the work of Georg Riedel and Stefan Nilsson.

From the Helsinki Opera

The Swedish dancer and choreographer Pär Isberg stages Astrid Lindgren’s favourite character for the Helsinki opera house.

Pippi Longstocking

Researcher Natalia Romik is looking for the secret hiding places of Warsaw where Jewish people hid to avoid deportation. She discovers the stories of survivors, hidden in old oak trees or cemeteries, doing what they can to stay alive.

Secret Hiding Places of the Warsaw Ghetto

Re: Surviving the Holocaust

The Indian state of Sikkim has banned pesticides completely, allowing only organic farming. The results: healthy food and healthy soils.

ARTE Reportage

India: Sikkim - A Green New World

Vadum Minsyuk and Yuri Andreyev fled the war in eastern Ukraine in 2014. In search of a new beginning, they decided to start a new life in the Chernobyl region, close to the exclusion zone from the 1986 nuclear disaster. The dangers of radiation are better than the rockets of war.

Vadum Minsyuk and Yuri Andreyev fled the war in eastern Ukraine to start a new life in the Chernobyl region,  The dangers of radiation are better than the rockets of war for them.

Re: New Beginning in Chernobyl

Saudi Arabia is reputed to be one of the richest and most conservative nations on the planet. But how do its citizens live today?

Unknown Arabia

Saudi Arabia: The West

A journey through Middle-earth, or rather New Zealand. Peter Jackson used the natural beauty of his native land to great effect in his film adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s classic trilogy. A tour through locations for the Shire, the Misty Mountains and Mordor… 

Cult Film Locations

A journey through New Zealand used to great effect in the film adaptation of Tolkien’s classic.

Looking for the Lord of the Rings

Carolyn Carlson and her company bid farewell to each other in a final creation. On the Chaillot theatre stage in Paris, the legendary choreographer and performer presents The Tree (Fragments of poetics on fire), an ode to nature and the elements.

Théâtre de Chaillot

The legendary American choreographer presents The Tree (Fragments of poetics on fire), an ode to nature and the elements.

Carolyn Carlson's The Tree

Iraq in 2022: Will the emerging nation succeed in resisting foreign influence and from Iran in particular? What does the future hold for the Kurdish autonomous region? And will the USA ever really leave?

Iraq in 2022: Will the emerging nation succeed in resisting influence from foreign powers, and from Iran in particular? 

Iraq - A Sovereign Country?

In recent years Oman has been opening up to western tourists. What awaits them is a land of mountains, deserts, fjords, and pristine beaches.

Fairytale Oman

How does sex, identity and self-expression interlace? We explore this muli-faceted question through the lives of multiple Berliners, starting with four voguing performers who've created a safe space for themselves, and an asexual model who posts sexy pictures online. Next we visit a hypersexual couple and discover puppy play with Marion and Leo.

Streetphilosophy

How does sex, identity and self-expression interlace? We explore this muli-faceted question through the lives of multiple Berliners

Embrace Your Sexuality!

The body has been a central motif in art for centuries. What place does it have in the digital world? We pop to Vienna for a choreographic performance, in Munich for the exhibition of the sculptor Alexandra Bircken, and finally in Denmark for a shoot where Spencer Tunick photographs a naked crowd.

TWIST

The body has been a central motif in art for centuries. What place does it have in the digital world?

The Body and Art

A special gala concert to celebrate five years of Hamburg’s fantastic new concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie, opened on January 11 2017. The NDR Elbphilharmonie orchestra performs works by Adams, Adès and Salonen with conductor Alan Gilbert and pianist Kiril Gerstein.

With Kirill Gerstein, Alan Gilbert and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

A special gala concert to celebrate five years of Hamburg’s fantastic new concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie.

5 Years of the Elbphilharmonie

Every year around 8,000 ethnic Germans from Russia emigrate to Germany, like the Kotchevnikov family from near Kaliningrad. Fitting in is not always easy for these Germans who may not speak the language.

Migrating to your Own Country

Every year around 8,000 ethnic Germans from Russia emigrate to Germany, like the Kotchevnikov family from near Kaliningrad.

Re: Russian Germans

Many countries in the Middle East do not allow civil marriage which means that mixed-faith couples cannot easily marry. But just 30 minutes’ flight from Lebanon and Israel lies Cyprus where foreigners can easily tie the knot.

Many countries in the Middle East do not allow civil marriage which means that mixed-faith couples cannot easily marry. Nearby Cyprus has become a centre for foreigners wanting to tie the knot.

My Personal Brexit

Antje, Owner of a British Shop in Berlin

Antje, Owner of a British Shop in Berlin

Daniel; Estate Agent in Frankfurt

Daniel; Estate Agent in Frankfurt

Tariq, Cricket Player in Strasbourg

Tariq, Cricket Player in Strasbourg