Re: Prescription Drug Addiction

Europe is facing a tsunami of cocaine with the illegal drug being smuggled in via the Atlantic coasts of Spain and Portugal. 

Volunteer doctors from the Greek mainland visit remote Aegean islands to provide vital healthcare.

Since 1967 the German NGO Friedensdorf International has been bringing sick or injured children from around the world for treatment in Germany.

A new generation of young people from urban areas is taking on the difficult job of producing food for the nation.

A huge amount of lithium lies underneath the Jadar valley in Serbia. A multinational wants to mine it but locals are against the  idea.

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.

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? 

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

Volunteer doctors from the Greek mainland visit remote Aegean islands to provide vital healthcare.

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

Since 1967 the German NGO Friedensdorf International has been bringing sick or injured children from around the world for treatment in Germany.

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

In the Netherlands, donating a kidney to a stranger means receiving a vital healthy kidney quicker for families in need.

What should Europe do about its damaged and depleted soil?

Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all?

Several studies have shown a significant decline in sperm count in the last 50 years. Are we heading towards a sperm crisis?

Can we produce enough food without herbicides such as Glyphosate? Some Argentinian farmers could have the answer. 

When the fear of illness becomes the illness.

Once the fad of Californian billionaires, the quest for longevity is now a global trend.

How should we know which job to choose? And do dream jobs really make us happy? Ronja von Rönne investigates.

Children and young people share their very personal experiences of their bodies and child psychologists and neurosciencists provide insights.

A trip to one of Germany’s most disreputable neighbourhoods which is also a place of hope and community.

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

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

Black market Botox clinics and DIY injections are putting people’s health at risk.

Was everything better in the past? Twist meets nostalgia enthusiasts to find out.

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

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

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

To compete with the glamourous cities of the West, Warsaw commissioned inventive neon lighting across the city. 

The Donut Daddy makes a doughnut on TikTok. Is this pornography or a cooking lesson?

Opened in 1932, the art deco cinema is a major venue for film premieres with its huge auditorium.