ARTE Europe Weekly

Discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community is on the rise across Europe, despite stronger equal rights laws.

Donald Trump has initiated a rollback on trans rights since taking office in January 2025. 

For the first time in France, homosexual Catholic priests have agreed to speak on camera.

Since Uganda passed extremely severe laws persecuting gay people, attacks on the LGBT+ community have skyrocketed.

A trip to Naples to discover the centuries’ old Feminielli; a unique queer identity. 

Hair and nails, glitter and gloss, short skirts... Generation Z is reclaiming long-discredited stereotypes and reinventing women's fashion

Against a backdrop of high tension and open discrimination, the Queer artistic community In Tbilisi is resisting.

Since Uganda passed extremely severe laws persecuting gay people, attacks on the LGBT+ community have skyrocketed.

Donald Trump has initiated a rollback on trans rights since taking office in January 2025. 

Ex-footballer turned anti-poverty activist Neven Subotić discusses the books that changed his life.

Hundreds invested their savings into Swiss gold and were disappointed. Were did the gold go?

Cancer patients are campaigning to draw attention to the impact of political decisions on cancer rates.

German athletes and musicians from a migration background talk about their struggles against racism.

A young victim of rape in India is courageously taking her case to court against the odds.

Spain has had mixed gender prisons for a long time, and other countries are considering following their example.

After years of moving towards a cashfree society, Europe is weighing up the risks.

An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

After years of moving towards a cashfree society, Europe is weighing up the risks.

The calming voice of Amie Blu in an intimate session.

Ukrainian phenomenon Carpetman brings his swaying electro to the ESNS festival.

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

It’s a police investigation that stretches to 1,000 pages. ARTE Book Club focuses on the highly acclaimed Russian classic.

Arson, sabotage and destabilisation operations: Russia has stepped up its covert activities on European soil.

The UN is in crisis as its Special Rapporteur accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Will Palestine be its downfall?

In the 17th century, many Dutch women painters excelled at depicting the natural world in their art.