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Roberta Metsola was part of the first wave of Maltese MEPs elected in 2004. Today she has been reappointed as President of the European Parliament for a second consecutive term. At 45, she is the youngest in this role. But what exactly does her job actually entail? And how does she carry out her duties?

President of the European Parliament

Metsola has been reappointed as President of the European Parliament for a second term. But what exactly is her job?

Roberta Metsola

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65 years old, a member of the CDU (the German conservative party) and one of the most powerful women in the world: Ursula von der Leyen has just been appointed head of the European Commission. Internationally, she is known as "Madame Europe". But who is she really, and how did she get one of the EU's most coveted jobs?

President of the European Commission

Ursula von der Leyen is re-elected as head of the European Commission. Who is she and how did she get there?

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A look back at the last 12 months before Britain left the European Union, which finally happened on 31 January 2020. It was a year of chaos and plotting, fear and loathing, often descending into farce.

A look back at the last chaotic 12 months before Britain left the European Union on 31 January 2020

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A special edition of ARTE's geopolitics programme focusing on the Strait of Gibraltar, a key point of contact between the two shores of the Mediterranean.

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Close-up on the Strait of Gibraltar, a key point of contact between the two shores of the Mediterranean.

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As Russia cannot compete at the Olympic Games under the Russian flag, the Kremin is organising its own competition: the World Friendship Games 2024, to be held in September in Moscow and Yekaterinburg. A chance to look at the geopolitics of international sport.

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As Russia cannot compete at the Olympic Games under the Russian flag, the Kremin is organising its own competition: the World Friendship Games.

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The Olympic Games puts the host country in the spotlight and Paris 2024 is no different. This major event is a security and logistical challenge as well as a golden opportunity for nations to project soft power across the world.

The Olympic Games puts the host city and nation in the spotlight and Paris 2024 is no different.

In 2019, Morocco celebrated 20 years of King Muhammad VI's reign. He's managed to impose his own style through gradual reforms. But the country is also deeply divided and unequal. Though the King wishes to reform, he must face opposing forces of tradition and common law. The challenges are numerous and the threats are significant. He must constantly walk a political tightrope to keep revolution at bay.

The King must constantly walk a political tightrope to keep revolution at bay.

Mohammed VI, The King With Two Faces

Overpopulation is a drain on the world’s resources and a serious environmental people. Are there simply too many people on our planet? This documentary travels to different parts of the world to explore this major issue.

Too Many People? Too Much Consumption?

There are too many of us on our planet and we consume too many resources. How can humanity survive?

Earth on the Brink

Belgian is a complicated and fascinating country with linguistic, economic and cultural diversity, somewhat like the continent of Europe in miniature. A tour of this small, flat country, which is often, unfairly, overlooked.

Belgium: A Miniature Europe

Belgian is a linguistic, economic and cultural diverse country, somewhat like the continent of Europe in miniature.

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Californian senator Kamala Harris will become the first black and female vice president if Joe Biden wins the US election on 3 November. A charismatic speaker and strong debater, Harris has risen to prominence quickly in her home state. A portrait of a pure product of the American dream.

USA: Kamala Harris, a Californian Success Story

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This summer, all eyes are on Paris. Can the French capital keep its promise of safer, cheaper and more sustainable Olympics? Across Europe, democracies have become skeptical about the benefits of hosting the Games, as local governments are faced with a general lack of fervor, complaints about costs, concern around sustainability, and security threats.
 

 Faced with global skepticism, Paris 2024 organizers hope to lead the way into a new era of safer, cheaper and more sustainable Olympics.

Can Paris revive Olympics enthusiasm?

The housing crisis in Germany’s capital is causing misery for vulnerable people. Those excluded from the property market are forced to live in unsuitable housing. In the Lichtenberg district, a container park houses hundreds of people who cannot afford decent accommodation. But for how much longer?

In the Lichtenberg district of Berlin a container park houses hundreds of people who cannot afford a home.

Re: Living in a Container

Since 2016, athletes displaced from the home nations have been allowed to compete at the Olympic Games under the Refugee Olympic Team flag. ARTE meets the Olympians who are dreaming of gold, in exile.

Paris 2024: Refugee Athletes

ARTE meets the Olympians who are dreaming of gold, in exile.

The Dolomites, the breathtaking mountains of northern Italy, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rising majestically from lush green valleys up to towering peaks. Popular with nature lovers, they also offer a unique cuisine and Alpine way of life.

Summer in the Italian Alps

The breathtaking mountains of northern Italy are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rising majestically from lush green valleys up to towering peaks.

The Dolomites

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.

Choreographer Marcos Morau and the Ballet Nacional de España combine their choreographic work with the images of Colombian photographer Ruvén Afanador.

Artistic direction by Marcos Morau

Afanador - Ballet Nacional de España

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979.  This means that 1 in 5 Chinese men will not be able to find a partner in five years’ time.

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979. 

China: Men without Women

DJ and producer Richie Hawtin is one of the leading lights of electronic music, with a career spanning more than twenty-five years.  In his own words, "the whole art of techno is to make the machines disappear". This techno visionary is a regular at Barcelona's Sónar and returns this year with a new show, DEX EFX X0X.

Sónar 2024

This techno visionary is a regular fixture at Sónar, here returning in 2024 with his brand new show "DEX EFX X0X".

Richie Hawtin: DEX EFX X0X

Alternative icons Arcade Fire are known for their rousing performances, and this one, captured at the Bilbao BBK Live Festival, is no exception. A journey of pure poetic energy

Bilbao BBK Live Festival 2024

Canada's Arcade Fire live up to their storming reputation in Bilbao.

Arcade Fire

Seduced by a visiting American soldier, the geisha Cio-Cio-San, known as Madama Butterfly, awaits his return... In a production by Andrea Breth and under the musical direction of Daniele Rustioni, the Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho brings Puccini's Japanese tragedy to life at the Théâtre de l'Archevêché in Aix-en-Provence.

Festival d'Aix-en-Provence 2024

Under the musical direction of Daniele Rustioni, soprano Ermonela Jaho brings Puccini's Japanese tragedy to life.

Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly

Tidying, clearing out, decluttering: social media is awash with advice on how to simplify or improve your life by living with less things. Minimalists want to cut down on worldly possessions and even people, getting rid of toxic people in their lives. But does minimalism make them happier?

Minimalists want to cut down on worldly possessions. But does living with less things make them happier?

Re: Minimalism - A Life of Luxury?

Ferme Factory is reality TV as you've never seen it before. For four months 20 competitors have to run their own farm and go head-to-head with each other to win their own piece of land to cultivate. The show started off as a joke between friends, but it's now in its second season. It's a message to Senegal's youth that rather than leave the country, there are ways that they can carve out a life for themselves at home.

The Reality TV Farm

Ferme Factory is reality TV as you've never seen it before

On 4 April 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed, enshrining the creation of NATO just four years after the end of the Second World War. The primary objective of this military alliance of twelve European and North American countries was to prevent war in Europe and to counter the expansion of the Soviet bloc. Since its creation in the Cold War, the organisation has grown from 12 to 31 member states - including several former Eastern Bloc nations. Weakened by its turbulent history, NATO is facing a growing number of challenges: the difficulty of coordinating its members, the logistical obstacles in the event of an attack on European soil, and the threat, raised by Donald Trump, of an American withdrawal, at a time when European defence is almost entirely dependent on the United States.

A look back at the turbulent history of the military alliance facing unprecedented challenges in the face of Putin's Russia.

Putin, NATO, and Europe

Alice and Gabrielle are expecting a child. After three years of IVF they are final they are finally going to become mothers. While Alice watches her belly grow, Gabrielle tries to find her role. Even if it means taking on a little too much in the living room...

Can I Touch?

Alice and Gabrielle are expecting a child. After three years of IVF they are final they are finally going to become mothers. 

Two Mothers, One Child (1/30)

A journey along the west coast of Japan via train taking in the cities of Kanazawa and Toyama during the cherry blossom season. In Toyama Bay, lighthouse squid are on the menu,  and in the mountains there are breathtaking national parks and the World Heritage village of Gokayama.

A journey along the west coast of Japan via train taking in the cities of Kanazawa and Toyama during the cherry blossom season.

Japan's West Coast by Train

Simple Minds perform their cult album New Gold Dream in the unique setting of the Théâtre Antique de Fourvière, along with some of their other timeless hits.

Nuits de Fourvière 2024

The Scottish rock legends take over the ancient theatre of Fourvière.

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The Californian punk rock wave of the 1990s wouldn't have existed without them: Hellfest welcomes The Offspring for a furious show, all saturated guitars and snide criticism of a lethargic American society.

A furious show from The Offspring, all saturated guitars and snide criticism of a lethargic American society.

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