RE: European Stories

Fishermen in Normandy are waging a David versus Goliath battle against the mega-trawlers and finding new ways to sell their catch.

Nikolai Stopnevich had a high-powered career in Moscow before he quit it all to be a teacher in a small village.

We take a look at how researchers, exterminators and hoteliers are fighting the scourge of these blood-sucking insects.

Can three long covid sufferers find relief in new treatments in Cyprus?  

Volodymyr Yugalenko and six of his fellow Ukrainians are bargemen on an Austrian ship that carries thousands of tonnes of goods down the Danube

Since a romantic piano scene on Netflix became world-famous, a picturesque village has been overrun by visitors.

With the price of olive oil skyrocketing, Spain’s olive producers have to defend their olive groves from organised gangs.

Since the financial crisis, Ireland has had a severe housing crisis with many families left homeless.

A team of archaeologists live as hunter-gatherers for a month to understand what life was really like thousands of years ago.

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

30 years later, how do survivors as well as the wider population of Srebrenica remember this horrific event? 

In Italy it can be very difficult to access an abortion, despite it being legal since 1978. Since Giorgio Melone came to power, the anti-abortion lobby has grown stronger.

In twelve EU countries, women with disabilities can still be sterilised without their consent.

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

When summer comes, Europeans want to cool off by taking a dip. But swimming in the sea or a lake comes with dangers...

The village of Pyla is the only inhabited village in the United Nations buffer zone in partitioned Cyprus.

Lithuania is young, dynamic, and a hotspot for tech innovation where many women are taking the lead.

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

Hungary has the most thermal springs in Europe. However, many remain unused and underdeveloped.

Thousands of hectares of southern Spain are covered with solar panels, which does not please everybody.