RE: European Stories

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

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

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

Topographers have been trying to survey Romania's land for years. However, the public register is still one of the most incomplete in the EU.

Around 400,000 Venezuelans are currently living in Spain with Madrid known as ‘Little Caracas’ among exiles.

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

Despite its strong economy, Spain holds an unwanted record: the highest rate of child poverty in Europe.

Some people are not interested in the here and now, what is so fascinating about living in yesteryear?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scientists are concerned about the Inguri hydroelectric dam, the biggest in the Caucasus, which is showing its age.

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

Latvia has strict drink-driving laws: Anyone caught with a BAC of more than 1.5 has their car confiscated permanently.

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

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