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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

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

In Saxony, farmer Schönleber wants to grow hemp, a natural fibre that is extremely useful, and not only for the textile industry.

With their adopted daughter and foster twins, Jana and Hartmut want to leave Germany for a new life in Greece.

With increasingly sophisticated special effects and the advent of AI, the stuntperson’s profession is undergoing radical change

Czech influencer Samuela Davidova travels the world to campaign for the recognition of tiny Liberland.

A café in Vienna brings together pensioners and young workers alike as a way to combat loneliness and to supplement the seniors’ pensions

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

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

What should Europe do about its damaged and depleted soil?

Jagoda Marinić meets members of the Viennese culture scene and questions the limits of Austrian humour.

For centuries, the inhabitants of the Danish island of Læsø have covered the roofs of their houses with dried-out seaweed. 

Societies built by humans, rarely seem to stand the test of time, whereas ants have been living in colonies since the dawn of time. 

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

Nico Acampora runs a pizzeria that employs autistic people in a setting designed for their well-being. 

Whilst far-right groups are treated with impunity in Orban’s Hungary, those protesting against them are not.

Colombia is blighted by ultra-violent street gangs with children as young as ten years old being recruited to sell drugs, steal, intimidate and kill.

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

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

In Brussels, the Commission is hoping for a fresh start in relations with Hungary.

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

With elections on the horizon in Hungary, Victor Orban’s party produced a deepfake of a rival candidate who is ahead in the polls

A new trainline linking the major Maya archaeological sites is a boon for the tourism industry.

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

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

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

White sand, white citrus blossom, white houses – Spain’s Costa Blanca is aptly named.

Nico Acampora runs a pizzeria that employs autistic people in a setting designed for their well-being.