Re: Alone at 18

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

A highly charged debate is ongoing in Latvia on the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, aimed at preventing violence against women.

The Latvian authorities are taking a tougher stance with the country’s Russian-speaking minority since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

France’s favourite cheese, Comté, is accused of contributing to river pollution in the Jura region.

With geopolitical tensions and the war in Ukraine, European countries are looking to bolster their military forces. But are young people willing to take up arms?

Spain has had mixed gender prisons for a long time, and other countries are considering following their example.

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

Whilst other European rail companies are gradually phasing out this mode of transport, ČD Night, a small Czech company, is trying to expand its network of sleeper carriages.

A typical Hungarian family makes sense of the change of government in Budapest. Will things improve?

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.

Every year, around 5,000 French students go abroad to study medicine. More than half of them choose Romania.  

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

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

In the hills above Madrid, Europe’s largest wildlife hospital takes in more than 10,000 animals every year.

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?

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

With seduction and declarations of love, young men emotionally manipulate their ‘girlfriends’ to use them as prostitutes.

A typical Hungarian family makes sense of the change of government in Budapest. Will things improve?

Every year, around 5,000 French students go abroad to study medicine. More than half of them choose Romania.  

A highly charged debate is ongoing in Latvia on the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, aimed at preventing violence against women.

Spain has had mixed gender prisons for a long time, and other countries are considering following their example.

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

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

Campaigners are calling for an end to the statute of limitations on sexual abuse of minors.

An association in Italy works to help young people navigate the difficult transition between leaving care and adulthood.

France’s favourite cheese, Comté, is accused of contributing to river pollution in the Jura region.

In the 1990s, hundreds of thousands of women in Peru, often poor, indigenous and illiterate, were sterilised against their will.

Whilst other European rail companies are gradually phasing out this mode of transport, ČD Night, a small Czech company, is trying to expand its network of sleeper carriages.

Mallorca is a dream destination for many holidaymakers in Europe, but rising rents are making life hell for locals.

Spanish parents want their children to have an adolescence without devices, judged better for their mental health and online safety.

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

Hotter than ever, more and more tropical fish, the ecosystem on the brink of collapse: what can be done? Silvia is looking for solutions.

A little piece of Russia lies in NATO member Norway, on the northerly island of Svalbard.

 In the democratic-leaning city of Philadelphia, the birthplace of the nation, local people are firmly against Donald Trump’s whitewashing of American history.

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

Billie visits her parents’ country for the first time. Can she uncover her family’s secrets before she has to flee?

This documentary showcases the best of France’s mythic holiday region, going beyond the glamour and clichés. 

Seen as energy guzzlers and environmental polluters, datacentres are facing growing opposition across Europe.

France’s favourite cheese, Comté, is accused of contributing to river pollution in the Jura region.

A journey of discovery through Japan’s northernmost main island passing fields of flowers and smoking volcanoes.

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

A leading figure in the British alternative music scene performs in Paris as part of her “Body High’ tour.

From Antiquity to today’s social media, this documentary looks at the history male domination. Why are we still in a machocracy?