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Power cuts are common in South Africa, with consequences for everyday life and the country’s economy, the largest on the continent.

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Africa’s largest economy has regular power cuts so citizens must adapt to life without electricity.

South Africa: Life without Electricity

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On 24 February, Russian armed forces invaded Ukraine. We follow the war day by day and provide background information with special insights, reports and documentaries.

War in Ukraine

Російське вторгнення в Україну не тільки приголомшило Європу, а і зміцнило загальноєвропейську самосвідомість та самоідентичність. Співчуваючи мільйонам українських біженців, розпорошених по всьому Європейському континенту, «ARTE» пропонує україномовним глядачам ряд матеріалів, що мали б не тільки розповісти їм про події на Батьківщині, а і вселити в них надію, показавши, які культурні програми і концерти солідарності з Україною проходять у різних куточках Європи. (ARTE is offering a selection of content in Ukrainian).

ARTE for Ukrainians

Підтримуємо мільйони українських біженців у Європі: «ARTE» пропонує їм сюжети про події на Батьківщині, а також трансляції концертів солідарності, що проходять у різних куточках континенту. 

ARTE для українців

Нападение России на Украину повергло Европу в шок и пролило свет на хрупкое положение независимых СМИ в России. Кроме видеоконтента на украинском, ARTE предлагает подборку материалов на русском языке, освещающих ужасные события в Украине, а также культурные программы и концерты солидарности с Украиной со всего мира. (ARTE is offering content in Russian).

ARTE in Russian

Помимо видеоконтента на украинском, ARTE предлагает подборку материалов на русском языке, освящающих ужасные событиям в Украине, а также культурные программы и концерты солидарности с Украиной со всего мира.

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Chinese people make do without Google, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter. Instead, the regime has built its own online offer. How is this Chinese internet structured and what does it mean for democracy and debate?

How is this Chinese internet structured and what does it mean for democracy and debate? 

Internet Made in China

Regular bite-sized shorts focusing on different aspects of the war in Ukraine from a geopolitical perspective.

Mapping the World Essentials - War in Ukraine

Our web-series explores the lives of women in Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and the United Arab Emirates. We ask how the Arab Spring changed their societies and their roles.

Ten years on from the Arab Spring, Arab women reflect on how their lives have changed

Women of the Arab Spring

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39% of Serbians own a firearm, making it the highest density of guns in all of Europe, surpassed only by Yemen and the USA. Immediately after the killings, tens of thousands demonstrated in Belgrade as a sign of protest and reflection. President Aleksandar Vucic promised a plan for extensive disarmament of Serbians, and on May 26, a huge rally in Belgrade promoted a nationwide campaign to collect all citizens' firearms.

Serbia: The Fallout From Two Mass Shootings

39% of Serbians own a firearm, making it the highest density of guns in all of Europe, surpassed only by Yemen and the USA.

Many British people have made the Dordogne in south-west France their home. However, new administrative hurdles brought in with Brexit, have made their lives more difficult.

New administrative hurdles brought in with Brexit, have made the lives of Brits in the Dordogne more difficult.

Re: Little Britain in the Dordogne

Four years ago, the US-led coalition in Syria destroyed Islamic State's last bastion in Raqqa. But there is a lot of work to do to keep the peace.

Syria: Raqqa after the War

The US-led coalition in Syria destroyed Islamic State's last bastion in Raqqa. But peace in the region is shaky. 

In the north of the West Bank, near Nablus, a new episode in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is being played out: the War of the Hills. It pits young radical Jewish settlers, protected by the Israeli army, against young militant Palestinians from a new armed group: the Lion's Den.

West Bank: War in the Hills

In the north of the West Bank, near Nablus, a new episode in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is being played out:

Muslims that renounce their religion can be shunned by their family and receive death threats. Apostasy is condemned by the Koran and those who turn their back on Islam may be subject to divine punishment. ARTE Re: follows four Muslims who no longer believe in Allah.

When Muslims Stop Believing

Following the experiences of four Muslims who no longer believe in Allah.

Losing my Religion

Albanian nurses are attracted to Germany by higher salaries and more opportunities. But with so many Albanians health care workers leaving the country, there are severe problems with the healthcare system at home.

Stay or Leave?

Albanian nurses are attracted to Germany by higher salaries and more opportunities.

Re: Health Care Workers in Albania

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Zwar sind andere Instrumente weniger sperrig, unumgänglich ist das Klavier aber nicht nur aus Platzgründen: Der imposante Flügel erfüllt den Raum dank Saiten und Hämmern mit klassischem Charme. Ob allein oder in Begleitung eines Orchesters: Entdecken Sie große Klassiker genauso wie Stücke der Gegenwart am klangvollen Klavier – in unserer Piano-Playlist.

Stories from across the continent

Video reports from European broadcasters including Germany’s BR, Belgium’s RTBF, Ireland's RTÉ, Portugal’s RTP, Swissinfo and more.

A European Perspective

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Europe as a source of inspiration: Meeting artists from across the continent whose works spring from Europe’s cultural diversity.

Europe of Artists

Saype is a graffiti artist with a difference. He doesn't spray his works on walls but in fields and on grass, using his own biodegradable paint. His huge works of art are best appreciated by drone, where the true scale is revealed. 

Gymnastics

Saype, Green-Fingered Graffitti Artist

The American director Peter Sellars was invited to the Salzburg Festival. For the 2017 edition he staged The Clemency of Titus by Mozart.

Carte Blanche to Peter Sellars

Square Artiste: Peter Sellars

Mariusz would never have become the artist he is now if Poland had not joined the European Union. He now creates striking murals in cities all over the world.

Mariusz Waras, Street Artist

French writer Emmanuel Ruben is a bicycle enthusiast. Writing about his cycle from west to east following Europe’s longest river, the Danube, Ruben reflects on Europe and migration.

Rewriting Europe Along the Danube

Through the eyes of artists

What happened in Russia over the weekend of 23 June? Exiled Russian journalist Masha Borzunova didn't sleep a wink at the weekend and followed the events on Russian television.

The Wagner Rebellion

What happened in Russia over the weekend of 23 June? Exiled Russian journalist Masha Borzunova explains all.

Masha on Russia

The Chilean people are rebelling: After 40 years of neoliberal economic policies imposed on the country under the Pinochet dictatorship, a popular uprising took place in autumn 2019 which led to a referendum on a new constitution in October 2020.

After 40 years of neoliberal economic policies imposed under the Pinochet dictatorship, the Chilean people rebelled.

Chile: The People vs the Chicago Boys

The creation of an independent Palestinian state seemed possible in 1993, but thirty years later it feels like a distant prospect. The two-state solution has yet to materialise, and recent years have been marred by political assassinations, violent uprisings, extremism, terrorist attacks, and police repression.

What Future for Palestine?

The creation of an independent Palestinian state seemed possible in 1993, but thirty years later it feels like a distant prospect.

Mapping the World

Turkey is a pivotal country at the crossroads of Europe, Russia, the Caucasus and the Middle East. Being at the centre of so many worlds is both a blessing and a curse for Ankara, automatically making it a key player in regional geopolitics whether it would wish to be or not. It's a complex chessboard which Recep Tayyip Erdogan knows how to navigate with skill.

Turkish Geopolitics

Turkey is a pivotal country at the crossroads of Europe, Russia, the Caucasus and the Middle East.

Mapping the World turns towards Qatar, the small gulf state that is hosting the World Cup 2022. One of the richest countries on the planet due to vast oil and gas deposits, Qatar has invested heavily in soft power projects such as education and communication.

Mapping the World turns to Qatar, the small gulf state that is hosting the World Cup 2022. 

Qatar, World Cup Host

Climate change, the Covid pandemic and war brings into sharp focus the precariousness of the global food system. The war in Ukraine threatens the food security of many countries that rely on Kyiv as their main source of wheat.

Square Idea

Climate change, the Covid pandemic and war in Ukraine brings into sharp focus how important food is. 

The Power of Grain

The Balkans continue to be torn between West and East in politics, culture and religion. Mapping the World focuses on one of Europe’s most diverse regions.

The Balkans - Between East and West

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As China's influence continues to expand around the world, at home the regime is becoming more repressive. A UN report has denounced crimes against humanity against the Uyghurs and the international community has criticised its bullying stance towards Taiwan. Reports and analysis of the Middle Kingdom.

As China's influence continues to expand around the world, at home the regime is becoming more repressive.

China: The Repressive Economic Giant

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In France, the profession of shepherd is increasingly attracting the younger generation. However, life in the alpine pastures is tough, and the responsibility of caring for the flock can be a heavy burden. ARTE Re: follows three apprentice shepherds as they face the reality of pastoral work for the first time.

ARTE Re: follows three apprentice shepherds as they face the reality of pastoral work for the first time.

Re: Shephards in Training

Ex-footballer turned anti-poverty activist Neven Subotić had the world at his feet. But it wasn't enough. He knew something was missing and turned to books to help him find meaning in his life. What he read changed his outlook, his way of thinking, and his future. 

In the Words of Ex-Footballer Neven Subotic

Ex-footballer turned anti-poverty activist Neven Subotić discusses the books that changed his life.

The Book That Changed My Life

In this episode, Ronja explores what can give us hope for the future even when things seem bleak. At Leopoldplatz, she meets one of the most hopeful people in Berlin: DJ Bombay sells curries from his food truck and is always in a good mood. "I've been through so many crises in my life that nothing can knock me out," he says. Then there's  boxer Mazen, who loses every fight and still goes on. Nun Sister Mechthildis meanwhile is full of hope and happiness, living away from the hustle and bustle of life in her convent.

Don't Lose Hope!

In this episode, Ronja explores what can give us hope for the future even when things seem bleak.

Streetphilosophy

Jan explores all the different ways of being alone. He searches for gold in a field with Wolfgang Herkt and his metal detector. After long hours of solo searching, Wolfgang says: "Being alone helps with difficult decisions because there are no distractions." The author Kathrin Weßling is the opposite: she communicates 24/7, writes books and constantly posts to social media. But loneliness lingers... not least of all for refugees. Evgeniy Zamyatin, who works as a lawyer for Alexei Navalny's anti-corruption foundation, fled to Berlin, far from friends and family.

Face Loneliness!

Jan explores all the different ways of being alone.

The pandemic, the climate emergency ... Everything seems extremely fragile at the moment. But is it possible to grow with crises? If so, what is the key? How can adaptability and courage make you more resilient?

The solution to having your plans upset? Don't make plans

Be Antifragile!

Director, screenwriter and comedian, Marilyne Canto wanted show how peace between Israelis and Palestinians is possible, despite the pessimism that rules global news headlines. More than 20 years after the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (1995), she chose to film Ofer Bronchtein, one of his former colleagues.

Carte Blanche to Maryline Canto

Switching viewpoints

About 500,000 to 800,000 people in Germany are addicted to porn and many are no longer in control of their lives due to their sexual disorder. The problem is a taboo subject. But sex sells, especially on the internet: In Germany alone, online porn providers turn over an estimated 4.5 billion euros a year.

When Pleasure turns into Pain

About 500,000 to 800,000 people in Germany are addicted to porn with severe consequences for their lives and relationships.

Re: Porn Addiction

After losing the presidential election to Joe Biden in 2020, Donald Trump wants to run again and seize power back from the Democrats. But since his first term as president from 2016 to 2020, he's been embroiled in a series of legal scandals that could scupper his chances. Donald Trump has been indicted in two cases, faces a lengthy prison sentence, and is also under federal investigation for the storming of the Capitol by his supporters on 6 January 2021. But on the flip side, his legal cases could have the opposite effect and paradoxically galvanise his voter base, who are convinced he's the target of an unfair witch hunt.

Trump's legal cases could paradoxically turbocharge his re-election bid.

Trump's Legal Woes: Boon or Bust for 2024?

The Taliban conquered Afghanistan eighteen months ago and established an uncompromising Emirate based on their particular interpretation of Sharia law. An alarming economic and social crisis is exacerbated by the ban on education and employment for women. The Tablian enforce their policies through coercion, intimidation, and the establishment of a parallel governance structure.

The True Face of the Taliban

The Taliban conquered Afghanistan eighteen months ago and established an uncompromising Emirate.

In 2013 a young maid died as a result of abuse from her employers in Morocco. An investigation into a chilling incident that showed the divisions in Moroccan society and how defenceless young people from poor families still are there today.

Fatima - A Short Life

As the effects of climate change become ever clearer, some individuals are suing governments and multinationals for their right to a liveable climate.In several German cities, judges are hearing cases against the car industry and in Paris the French courts have set a deadline for the government to change its environmental policy. Can climate lawsuits like these change environmental policy?

Could Lawyers Save the Planet?

Can suing governments and multinationals for the right to a liveable climate change change environmental policy?

Climate Trials

Could we be heading to an EU without priests? In Poland, Catholicism dominates despite a drop in nuns and priests, ARTE Europe Weekly finds out why. Elsewhere, we visit a once-devout Portugal, where more than a million young Catholics from around the world will join the pope in the capital for week-long World Youth Day celebrations.

Europe loses its Religion

Europe is moving towards a post-Christian society as young people snub formal religion in favour of spirituality. But can the Vatican turn things around? 

ARTE EUROPE WEEKLY

Is Europe the world’s biggest cocaine hub? Hard drugs are flooding in through Europe’s ports, with record amounts being seized and new forms of drugs appearing on the market. But although drugs are widespread, the help for users isn’t always there. Experts are sounding the alarm about Europe’s growing drug problem.

Europe’s drug problem

It’s easier than ever to find drugs in Europe – and they’re getting stronger and more dangerous.

ARTE Europe Weekly

Thousands of kilometres from Moscow lies Nizhny Tagil, or “Tank City”. Uralvagonzavod, a local company, is based there and produces war tanks that are used by the Russian army in the war in Ukraine. While the company racks up huge profits from its activity, local inhabitants pay the cost by living with intense pollution. A portrait of a poverty-stricken place in the Ural Mountains.

Meet the inhabitants of “Tank City”, a poor and polluted town in Russia that supplies tanks to the army.

This Russian town produces war tanks

Temperature records are being smashed across Europe – and it is going to get hotter. Greece is hoping to recruit more volunteer firefighters to tackle its increasingly long wildfire season, while city authorities look to urban design and green innovation to confront climate change.

The new normal: Extreme temperatures in Europe

Blistering temperatures sweep over southern Europe. What do we need to do to adapt?

Despite promises from the European Union, agriculture remains a major source of greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change. By interviewing various players in the industry, this documentary looks at the challenges to make farming green.

Farming and Climate Change

"For the sake of all lives" is the motto of the voluntary Sanitary Battalion Hospitallers. Amidst the fighting, the approximately 500 medics provide medical care to both soldiers and civilians. The volunteers come from all walks of life in Ukraine and often leave their jobs to save the lives of their fellow countrymen on the frontline.

"For the sake of all lives" is the motto of the voluntary Sanitary Battalion Hospitallers.

Re: Ukrainian Paramedics on the Frontline

More than a third of the population of Israel has received a vaccine for Covid-19, with the majority of over-60s now inoculated. With 200,000 infections a day, Israel hopes to return to relative normality by the Spring.

Israel: Secrets of the Vaccination Campaign

In Germany, the Scoring Girls project aims to help girls from migrant backgrounds to build their self-esteem through football, It’s a sport that challenges certain cultural or religious practices. But for Tugba Tekkal, the initiator of the project, football can be a vehicle for integration.

In Germany, the Scoring Girls project aims to help girls from migrant backgrounds to build their self-esteem through football

Re: Empowerment through Football

A year on from Donald Trump’s inauguration as president, ARTE Reportage returns to Upper Cumberland, Tennessee. In these rural white communities where poverty is widespread, many voted for Trump. Do they still support him? 

USA: Back to Trump Country

ARTE Reportage returns to the Republican stronghold of Upper Cumberland, Tennessee. Do they still support Trump?

Arte Reportage

Cosmetic surgery is becoming more popular in Europe and the world. We talk about the plastic surgery craze with French plastic surgeons Mauricio de Maio and Oren Marco and philosopher Heather Widdows.

We talk about the plastic surgery craze with French plastic surgeons Mauricio de Maio and Oren Marco and philosopher Heather Widdows.

Crazy for Plastic Surgery

Far from the metropolitan centre of Tel Aviv, Sderot show another side of Israel. One with high-levels of social deprivation and strong support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s controversial judicial reforms.

Sderot - The Other Israel

Far from the metropolitan centre of Tel Aviv, Sderot is a different Israel with strong support for Netanjahu and high levels of social deprivation.

Fentanyl is fifty times stronger than heroin. The illicit trade of fentanyl has triggered a new health crisis in the United States, overwhelming emergency services with a surge of overdoses, often among the young. The synthetic opioids are from Mexico, where they've disrupted the drugs market. There is no need to cultivate poppies or rely on rural communities for opium production. Fentanyl, disguised as harmless-looking pills, is easy, inconspicuous, and simple to produce and transport. However, a single pill can be lethal. The devastating effects of this substance are gradually spreading throughout the American continent.

Mexico: The Cartels Switch to Fentanyl

The illicit trade of fentanyl has triggered a new health crisis in the United States.

15 years after the sovereign debt crisis, Greece is still facing numerous challenges: corruption, an insufficient public service, mistrust towards political elites, migration, rivalry with Turkey, and China's takeover of infrastructure. But the country still has some strengths it could leverage.

Greece: the Sick Man of Europe?

15 years after the sovereign debt crisis, Greece is still facing numerous challenges.

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For over two years, a small company in eastern Germany has been testing out the four-day work week. By reorganising their work days, implementing more digitisation and optimising their tasks, they have managed to increase sales and decrease working hours. A win-win situation for both the company director and his employees.

In a town in east Germany, a small company has been testing out the four-day work week. And it’s working.

The four-day work week

A law stating that surrogacy is a “universal crime” was passed in Italy’s lower chamber. In September, the bill will go through the Senate. If it passes, anyone who decides to have a child by surrogacy abroad could automatically face prison and a hefty million-euro fine on their return.

Anyone who decides to have a child by surrogacy abroad could automatically be prosecuted on their return to Italy.

Italy, where surrogacy is a crime

In 2017, the Uka family left Albania to go to Germany. The rejection of their visa application forced them to turn back. Five years later, their humble home is barely recognisable and they have to adjust to the life they left.

In 2017, the Uka family left Albania to go to Germany, but were forced back

Re: Deported to Albania

The wall of silence is slowly cracking. In East Timor, people are beginning to speak out against the actions of catholic churchmen involved in paedophilia scandals. After the Vatican City, this is the most Catholic country in the world, with 97% of the population practising Catholicism.

East Timor: Priest Paedophile Scandal

In East Timor, people are beginning to speak out against the actions of catholic churchmen involved in paedophilia scandals.

In a region that is an ANC voting stronghold, Chris Pappas is a rare thing, an opposition party white mayor elected by a black majority population.

South Africa: A New Mayor

Chris Pappas is a white mayor of a majority black community in South Africa.

Tortured, murdered, or kidnapped, migrants held in Libya go through hell. Shot on location, this poignant documentary reveals a system ruled by impunity and collusion between smugglers, militias and authorities, to which Europe turns a blind eye.

Tortured, murdered, or kidnapped, migrants held in Libya go through hell

Libya: Migrant Camps Scandal

Violence, drugs and prostitution are a fact of life for the many children in the 5th district of Bucharest, considered the most dangerous in the city. From the Roma minority, Valeriu Nicolae grew up in poverty. With his teams, he ensures that these children have a roof, food and above all that they have access to education.

Violence, drugs and prostitution are a fact of life for the many children in the 5th district of Bucharest.

Re: Bucharest’s Lost Children

Estonia shares over 300 kilometres of border with Russia, so the war in Ukraine has rekindled fears of its powerful neighbour. As a result, Estonia has taken in more Ukrainian refugees than any other country since the war began. But this small town is struggling with the country’s decision to erase all traces of Soviet occupation from its public spaces.

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Estonia has decided to erase all traces of Soviet occupation from its public spaces.