Re: Palermo Palaces in Peril

Belgian microbreweries are facing a crisis with rising prices and changing consumer habits. Can they survive?

The Ambedkar high school, run by headmaster Tibor Derdak, helps Roma children who would otherwise drop out of school

Many French people cross the border to Belgium to end their lives in dignity, where assisted dying is possible.

A new generation of men are doing their share of the chores and looking after the children.

Once a month the European Parliament moves from Brussels to Strasbourg for four days, a practice which many are against.

Half of the population menstruates, but it comes at a cost, and many people find it difficult to afford period products.

15 hours of physics a day: How a Bulgarian teacher shapes great minds without the internet or distractions.

In Europe’s driest country, water consumption is rising while water levels are decreasing. What can be done?

Panagiotis Souroukli was born in Georgia and sold for adoption in Cyprus as a newborn baby.

Photographer Alex Iacob explores Romania’s lost derelict breweries, abandoned cinemas and closed up spa towns.

 As in many European countries, Belgium's boar population has risen dramatically in recent decades causing havoc for commuters and for farmers.

Lviv’s opera house has reopened to allow the artists to rehearse and perform despite the risks.

A church on wheels, moved several kilometres: this was the spectacular highlight of the relocation of the Swedish city of Kiruna.

Ciprian Hord is a psychologist and photographer who wants to change the stigma of mental illness in Romania.

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

With wine consumption decreasing, producers are facing an existential crisis. Can alcohol-free wine save the industry? 

Why have orcas started interacting with boats on the strait of Gibraltar? Attacks or playful contact?

Aicha and Ceyda both come from poorer backgrounds which has made things harder for them in life.

The Sado Delta, south of Lisbon, has been transformed from a polluted area to a regenerated biodiverse habitat. 

Originating in Japanese manga culture from the 1980s, Cosplay has gone global in the decades since

Today, the few remaining Greeks of Turkey try to keep their cultural traditions alive.

Armed with his camera, Victor Organ visits Moldova’s isolated villages to meet local people and find out their stories.

Belgian microbreweries are facing a crisis with rising prices and changing consumer habits. Can they survive?

On Croatia’s remotest island, the country’s last lighthouse keepers man the lighthouse since 1875.

Two Polish investigators explore an old tunnel in Wroclaw. Will they find hidden Nazi treasure?

Photographer Alex Iacob explores Romania’s lost derelict breweries, abandoned cinemas and closed up spa towns.

Venice’s resident population is sinking as 30 million tourists visit every year. Can the last Venetians be saved?

A church on wheels, moved several kilometres: this was the spectacular highlight of the relocation of the Swedish city of Kiruna.

Claude Monet made the cliffs at Étretat famous, but the charming town now suffers from overtourism.

The former military base Camp Zeist in the Netherlands was once lent to Scotland for the Lockerbie bombing trial

Smaller towns and cities have made bold architectural statements that have brought them international renown.

A city divided between Belgium and the Netherlands, and scene of a murder? Welcome to Baarle.

If a woman gave birth at the top of Mont Blanc, what nationality would the child be?

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

The Czech Republic's leading horse race, which began in 1874, is also one of the most dangerous steeplechases in the world.

A bitter sea battle is ongoing between China and its neighbours over access to the South China Sea.

40 years after the Chernobyl disaster, the reactor is at risk from Russian drone attacks.

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

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

A performance of Khatchaturian’s virtuosic violin concerto and Stravinsky’s ground-breaking The Rite of Spring.

Will the clear victory for Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria in recent elections mean a turning point for Bulgaria?

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

Prince was a diamond with many facets

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

For many, family means love and cohesion but can also be a source of tension and conflict.

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

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