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Limiting global warming to 1.5°C by the end of the century - a target set in 2015 - is proving difficult to achieve. There's no doubt that it will be a hot topic at the UN-sponsored COP28 climate talks taking place in the United Arab Emirates from November. Joining 197 other nations, the EU will undoubtedly play a central role. But has it kept to its promises?

COP28: What is the role of Europe?

The world's nations will gather in Dubai to discuss the challenges and goals in the fight against climate change.

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The UN wants to put an end to the HIV pandemic by 2030. In Europe, some countries are lagging behind. We speak to a doctor who was in the medical team that managed to cure a man of HIV. He tells us why finding a cure isn’t as simple as it might seem. We also look at the obstacles facing the fight, including a surge in cases linked to the rise of chemsex.  

Is an end to AIDS in sight?

Four decades after HIV was discovered, the virus is still prevalent across the world. But prevention and treatment programmes are yielding results.

Countries across the European Union are grappling with the worst housing crisis in decades. A perfect storm of factors led us to this point: an already existent housing shortage, a war, an energy crisis, high interest rates and building costs, and a rise in the cost of living. Everyone, from students to pensioners, is affected. We compare the situation across Europe and ask what can be done about it.

Europe’s Great Housing Crisis

Rising rents and interest rates, coupled with a housing shortage, mean that Europe is sinking into a housing crisis.

Are the EU’s expansion plans finally getting a reboot? Reforms are being undertaken in hopeful states from Ukraine and Georgia to the Western Balkans to ensure their inclusion in the next few years. This week on ARTE Europe weekly: big questions loom over the future of the European project and its readiness to accept new members.

EU Enlargement: Is Ukraine set to join?

Would a larger EU mean a stronger Europe? On this week’s show, we chew over the myriad ways that an expanded EU could reshape the bloc.

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In Latvia, all eyes are on its border with Belarus. Since Lukashenko was elected and the EU imposed new sanctions on his authoritarian regime, Belarus has been accused of ‘weaponising’ migrants in response.

Latvia has strengthened its measures to stop migrants crossing from neighbouring Belarus.

'Weaponisation' of migrants at Latvia-Belarus border

For a long time, prices of goods in Verona were well above the national Italian average. Against a backdrop of inflation, the city has started displaying the fluctuation of food prices from month to month. It’s a way to combat ‘greedflation’, where industries ride on the wave of high prices to increase their profit margins. Since then, prices in Verona have fallen.

In Verona, northern Italy, the city decided to display the fluctuation of prices to combat ‘greedflation’.

How Italy is combatting 'greedflation'

In France, the ready-to-wear sector is going through an intense crisis. In the first quarter of 2023, around 50 companies were in receivership or liquidation. A figure that has risen by 33% in one year. Why the turmoil? And why are Spanish brands like Zara and Mango still so successful?

While the number of clothing store closures are increasing in France, Spanish brands are doing well.

French Fashion Industry in Turmoil

Using student visas, many migrants transit through Istanbul to land in Northern Cyprus, which is controlled by Turkey. They then cross on foot or by car to the southern part of the divided island, which is a member of the European Union. More than 18,500 people made this journey last year. Cypriot authorities are calling out Turkey's manipulation of the situation.

Many migrants arrive in the Turkish-controlled northern part of Cyprus on student visas, with the EU as their final destination.

Migration: Turkey puts pressure on Cyprus

In a bid to combat rural depopulation, the Spanish government has launched a countryside Erasmus programme. Instead of spending a year abroad in a European city, students can opt for a paid work placement in a small rural village. It’s a win-win situation for both participants and local residents.

Instead of studying abroad, young Spaniards can opt for a rural Erasmus programme to help revitalise the countryside.

An Erasmus programme in rural Spain to help combat depopulation

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Deborah Feldman found worldwide fame with her autobiography Unorthodox, adapted into a highly successful Netflix series. In this extensive interview, she talks about the central and vital role books have played in her life, on post-war writing dealing with the holocaust, and also contemporary events, notably the Israel-Hamas war.

With Deborah Feldman

An extensive interview with writer Deborah Feldman, famous for her autobiography Unorthodox, adapted into a highly successful Netflix series.

The Book that Changed my Life

120 years ago, a capitalist Eldorado emerged in the USA, paving the way for today’s billionaires such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. How did the power of the super-rich consolidate, especially during the depression after 1929 or during Ronald Reagan's policy of deregulation and tax cuts in the 1980s?

A Paradise for Millionaires (1870-1920)

How a capitalist Eldorado emerged in the USA 120 years ago, paving the way for today’s billionaires.

Capitalism in America - The Cult of Wealth (1/3)

Far from being a mere material detail, our homes can have a real influence on our well-being... City or country? Flat or house? A philosophical exploration of how we live, hosted by Ronja von Rönne.

Happiness and Habitat

Far from being a mere material detail, our homes can have a real influence on our well-being...

Unhappy

How can we live a happy life? And should we be pleased that our lives are short? Ronja von Rönne investigates the philosophy of happiness by meeting Jean-Remy von Matt, a major figure in German advertising and Sister Katharine, who left her job in finance to become a nun.

The Time of Your Life

How can we live a happy life? And should we be pleased that our lives are short? Ronja von Rönne investigates the philosophy of happiness.

Diwa is only 11 years old. She is one of the thousands of victims of a crime that is hardly reported on in Europe but which is causing havoc in the Philippines. She was raped by her parents, live on the internet, to satisfy the desires of foreign paedophiles who paid for the spectacle of her rape, giving instructions from a distance.

Philippines: Child Rape Online

Thousands of children in the Philippines have been abused, live on the internet. Report on a shocking crime.

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Are we happier when we live a healthy life? Or does being happy make us healthy? To find out, Ronja von Rönne meets biohacker Andreas Breitfeld and international DJ Ellen Allien.

Happiness and Health

Are we happier when we live a healthy life? Or does being happy make us healthy?

Why is it that a comparatively rare disorder such as coeliac disease seems to have become widespread within a few years? With more and more people complaining about digestive problems after eating cereals, is gluten really responsible? An in-depth focus on gluten, gluten-free diets and the food industry.

With more and more people complaining about digestive problems after eating cereals, is gluten really responsible?

Gluten: Public Enemy Number One

In 1844, Hans Christian Andersen imagined the story of an evil troll who wanted to drive the goodness out of the hearts of humans. To achieve this, he hangs a huge magic mirror in front of the moon. When it breaks, the people touched by its shards become insensitive to human kindness and see the worst in people.

After Hans Christian Andersen

A multidisciplinary work including ice hockey, figure skating, dance and acrobatics telling Hans Christian Anderson's classic tale. 

The Snow Queen

A history of American capitalism. Episode 2: Appointed Secretary of the Treasury in 1921, aluminium magnate Andrew Mellon developed the 'trickle-down' theory. But the millionaires' paradise collided with the economic crash of 1929, which plunged the USA into the Great Depression and mass unemployment. Could Roosevelt save America from dire economic straits?

Making the rich pay (1921-1946)

A history of American capitalism. The 1929 crash plunged America into the Great Depression and mass unemployment.

Capitalism in America - The Cult of Wealth (2/3)

While the legendary samurai warriors have long since disappeared, their art of equestrian archery, known as yabusame, has endured. This traditional sport was for a long time the preserve of men. But under the impetus of a few committed women, it is undergoing a revolution

Yabusame: Japan's Woman Samurais

While the legendary samurai warriors have long since disappeared, their art of equestrian archery, known as yabusame, has endured. 

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In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and the republicans pushed through policies of deregulation and tax cuts whilst Silicon Valley became the new Eldorado for young companies such as Apple and Microsoft. As the internet grew, capital flowed into big tech making huge fortunes and monopolies. The poor and middle classes paid their taxes and the rich paid less.

Who Wants to be a Billionaire? (1981 - Today)

The fallout after the oil crisi of 1973 led to the election of Ronald Reagan who brought in tax cuts and deregulation.

Capitalism in America - The Cult of Wealth (3/3)

Could the Spanish have conquered Mexico without the help of Malinche, a Native American slave who became Hernan Cortés' translator? Enslaved by the Mayas and then the Spaniards, doomed to be sacrificed, Malinche made herself indispensable by becoming the conquistadors' interpreter.

Malinche vs Moctezuma

Could the Spanish have conquered Mexico without the help of Malinche, a Native American slave who became Hernan Cortés' translator? 

Duels of History

Since the Hamas attacks on Israel, the Ha'achim restaurant in Tel Aviv has become a community kitchen with volunteers, who prepare food parcels there, still reeling from the shock of recent events. In Ukraine, chef Ievgen Klopotenko has been proudly showcasing his country's gastronomy as an expression of culture and identity.

When Cooking Gets Political

How food is an expression of community, culture and identity in Israel and Ukraine.

Tracks East

Charlie Winston first came to public attention back in the 2000s with his hit "Like a Hobo." He's now performing in one of Europe's leading cultural heritage hotspots: the Halle Verrière in Meisenthal, a small village nestled in the Vosges du Nord nature park in northeastern France.

Meisenthal's Halle Verrière

The British singer and guitarist performs live in an 18th-century European glassworks.

Charlie Winston

The Orchestre de Paris invites pianist Yuja Wang for a special concert conducted by Klaus Mäkelä bringing together works by Debussy, Ravel and Bartók. 

With Yuja Wang

Colour and emotion from l'Orchestre de Paris playing classics by Ravel, Debussy and Bartók.

Klaus Mäkelä conducts l'Orchestre de Paris

About 500,000 to 800,000 people in Germany are addicted to porn and many are no longer in control of their lives due to their sexual disorder. The problem is a taboo subject. But sex sells, especially on the internet: In Germany alone, online porn providers turn over an estimated 4.5 billion euros a year.

When Pleasure turns into Pain

About 500,000 to 800,000 people in Germany are addicted to porn with severe consequences for their lives and relationships.

Re: Porn Addiction

Situated between the world's two biggest cocaine producers, Colombia and Peru, Ecuador was once a haven of peace and stability in South America. But in recent years, the levels of violence linked to the drug trade have soared.

Ecuador: A Narco State

Ecuador was once a haven of peace and stability in South America. But in recent years,levels of violence linked to the drug trade have soared.

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