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Since the war in Ukraine and Western sanctions, Russia has shifted its supply of gas eastwards, from Europe to China. The gas pipeline going to China runs for thousands of kilometres through remote regions of Siberia. A team of Russian journalists followed this route to find out what life is like for ordinary Russians, far from the conflict.

Russian Gas for China

The gas pipeline going to China runs for thousands of kilometres through remote regions of Siberia. A team of Russian journalists followed this route to find out what life is like for ordinary Russians.

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Cyprus is a divided island: Greeks live in the south in the recognised Republic of Cyprus, part of the EU and the wider international community whilst Turks live in the north in a state only recognised by Turkey.

Cyprus: A Divided Island

Focus on theisland of Cyprus split between the Greek south and the Turkish north.

Mapping the World

How do our neighbours in Europe see the pressing social issues of our time? Which of today's problems and challenges concern them the most, and how do they deal with them? Six partners, six languages and one joint project: The European Collection. ARTE joins forces with Germany's ARD and ZDF, France Télévisions, RTBF and Switzerland's SRG SSR to offer a selection of documentaries and reports on European current affairs and the issues driving our politics and society.

The view of our European neighbours on current political and social issues in Europe.

The European Collection

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

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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French cheese producers are worried: Unpasteurised varieties of cheeses such as Camembert or Brie are steadily losing market share to pasteurised mass-produced versions. Climate change and price increases in many areas are also affecting the producers of famous cheese specialities such as Salers. Is France's cheese culture, the pride of the nation, in danger?

With climate change and price increases, is France's cheese culture, the pride of the nation, in danger?

Re: French Cheese in Crisis

Work is an important part of life, but it often makes people ill. A shortage of skilled labour and an ageing society are putting workers under pressure which means higher rates of sick leave.  A report from Germany and Britain on new initiatives to keep employees healthy at work.

New initiatives to keep us healthy throughout our working lives.

Health at Work

In the Spanish Basque Country, "txokos" or gastronomic societies are a 150-year-old tradition. In these communal spaces, members cook and eat together, yet some of these societies continue to be men-only spaces.

In the Spanish Basque Country, "txokos" or gastronomic societies are a 150-year-old tradition. 

Basque Gastronomic Societies

Sweden is planning a green industrial revolution in the arctic north of the country. A huge battery producing facility is being built as well as a hydrogen powered steel works. But all this activity is not good news for the Sami people whose traditional way of life is under threat.

Sweden is planning a green industrial revolution in the arctic north of the country. 

Re: Sweden's Energy Revolution

After six years of presence in Mali as part of the UN MINUSMA mission, Germany is withdrawing its troops from the country, a difficult task in an unstable an dangerous region.

Re: German Troops Withdraw From Mali

Giorgi has no thoughts of leaving Tusheti, he loves his home in the Georgian Caucasus. The villages in the high mountains can only be reached by car for five months of the year. And there are hardly any jobs or young people left. Horse guide Girogi wants to bring new life to the area with adventure tourism.

Horse guide Girogi wants to bring new life to his mountainous region with adventure tourism.

Re: The Horse Guide of Georgia

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At a rally, Donald Trump declared that he would let Putin "do whatever the hell he wants" to NATO members that did not increase their defence spending. His comments have shocked and worried European allies and demonstrated that a future Trump presidency could led to a weakened NATO.

Focus on NATO after Trump threatens the alliance

Mapping the World Essentials

How has the life of European Union citizens changed since the Maastricht Treaty came into force thirty years ago, on 1 November 1993? Documentary filmmaker, David Holland, born the same year as Maastricht travels the length and breadth of the continent by rail to find out.

A Journey through the Continent

How has the life of European Union citizens changed since the Maastricht Treaty came into force thirty years ago, on 1 November 1993?

Europe since Maastricht

On 7 October 2023, Hamas launched a major attack on Israeli territory from the Gaza strip. Mapping the World looks over the key moments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and  the current situation - with input from geopolitical expert Frédéric Encel.

Middle East: How Many More Wars?

Focus on the key moments of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and  the current situation - with input from geopolitical expert Frédéric Encel.

From the powers of biscuits to influence revolutions to who is really to blame for the war in Ukraine, the editors of Doschd (TV Rain) dissect every allegation made in Russian state news and propaganda programmes. For Fake News, Konstantin Goldenzweig analyses how Kremlin propaganda blames the West for their every misfortune.

Putin Propaganda on Russian State TV

From the powers of biscuits to influence revolutions to who is really to blame for the war in Ukraine, the editors of Doschd (TV Rain) dissect every allegation made by Russian propaganda.

Fake News

It is a David versus Goliath story: Saúl Luciano LLiuya, a farmer in the Andes, is suing the German energy giant RWE for its carbon emissions. When Saúl Luciano LLiuya learned that RWE is said to have emitted more CO2 than Peru since the country was founding, he had to take action.

Peru: Farmers Take On Big Business

It is a David versus Goliath story: a Peruvian farmer is suing the German energy giant RWE for its carbon emissions. 

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

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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!

The pandemic has stopped some people from attending the funerals of their loved ones, or forced them into low key, socially distanced affairs. Raphaël Enthoven explores the psychological impact on missing out on those grief rituals. But if they don't help lessen the pain, what is the point of them? Grief therapist Sophie Poupard-Bonnet and philosopher Vincent Delecroix explore what it means to grieve in a time of coronavirus.

Philosophy

Raphaël Enthoven explores the psychological impact of socially distanced funerals on grief

Does Consoling the Bereaved Even Work?

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

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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

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

Russian opposition leader Alexeï Navalny has been in prison since his return to Moscow in January 2021. But in his wake a new generation of politically active followers are making themselves heard.

Navalny: Russia's Most Famous Prisoner

Swords, shields, medieval living, and reenactment of famous battles of the past. The world’s largest Viking festival in Wolin, Poland attracts enthusiasts of medieval history from far and wide. But also, a minority of far-right extremists. Report from Germany and Poland.

The world’s largest Viking festival in Wolin, Poland attracts enthusiasts of medieval history from far and wide. But also, a minority of far-right extremists. Report from Germany and Poland.

Re: Far-Right infiltrates the Viking Community

A new #MeToo scandal has hit the world of French arthouse cinema. In Spain, a film director has been accused of sexual assault. Six years after the Harvey Weinstein revelations shook Hollywood, is Europe’s cultural sector finally waking up?

Europe’s culture sector wakes up to #MeToo

Accusations of sexual assault in France and Spain’s film industries have sparked a new conversation about power and violence against women.

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Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979.  This means that 1 in 5 Chinese men will not be able to find a partner in five years’ time.

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979. 

China: Men without Women

Diwa is only 11 years old. She is one of the thousands of victims of a crime that is hardly reported on in Europe but which is causing havoc in the Philippines. She was raped by her parents, live on the internet, to satisfy the desires of foreign paedophiles who paid for the spectacle of her rape, giving instructions from a distance.

Philippines: Child Rape Online

Thousands of children in the Philippines have been abused, live on the internet. Report on a shocking crime.

NATO: Trump's Threat

When Russia invaded Ukraine, the European Union imposed extensive sanctions on the Russian federation. But these measures are being circumvented in a vast black market. This documentary attempt to shed light on the shady, forbidden business deals that are helping to keep the Russian economy afloat.

How Sanctions are Circumvented

European union sanctions on Russia are being circumvented in a vast black market of shady deals. An in-depth investigation.

Russia: Forbidden Business

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

With almost 12,000 beekeepers, Slovenia is the apiculture capital of Europe. Honey production, queen rearing, alternative medicine and prisoner rehabilitation, beekeeping has a special place in the heart of Slovenians and protecting bees is a national campaign.

With almost 12,000 beekeepers, apiculture is a way of life for Slovenians and protecting bees is a national campaign.

Re: Slovenian Bee Culture

Luis Moreno Ocampo, first Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, reflects on the power of international law and its limits, in the light of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Can human rights abuses committed on all sides in these conflicts be successfully prosecuted by the  ICC?

Inside the International Criminal Court

A focus on the power and limits of international law the light of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

War and Justice

Makeshift camps stretch for several kilometers in New Delhi, blocking the higways. These are the farmers who've left their fields to protest tirelessly in the city against agricultural reforms that they say will push them to the brink of ruin.

India: Farmers' Fury

Punjabi farmers have been protesting tirelessly against agricultural reforms that they say will ruin them

Social media platforms like Snapchat are offering more and more advanced filters that not only change the aesthetic of an image, but touch up a person’s physical features. Journalist Camélia Kheiredine met with young people who have undergone cosmetic surgery to resemble the filters they use online.

This documentary series by France.tv Slash is part of The European Collection, a joint initiative of European public media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR, RTBF and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Meet the young people who resorted to cosmetic surgery to look more like the filters they use on social media.

Snapchat dysmorphia

What exactly is Hamas? Is it the Muslim Brotherhood's instrument to keep people in Gaza under Islamic law? Has it been manipulated by Israel to discredit the Palestinian Authority and sabotage the two-state solution? Or is it a pawn of Iran to attack Israel?
In this documentary, journalist Sofia Amara gained access to key figures in order to understand Hamas and its aims, as well as to paint a picture of the current state of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Hamas: Creating a Monster

Hamas, with its extremist ideology, has never stopped advocating for the destruction of Israel. Why?

Wolf populations are increasing across Europe, in forested and mountainous regions and wolves have been sighted venturing into urban areas. With a rise in attacks on cattle, farmers and shepherds are having to deploy greater resources to keep their animals safe. A report from Switzerland and Germany.

With wolf populations increasing across Europe, farmers and shepherds are having to deploy greater resources to protect their animals.

Re: The Return of the Wolf

Re: Health at Work

The crew of the Sea Punk rescue ship wants to save refugees in peril in the Mediterranean, and they’re doing it on their own. But are they up for the challenge of rescue on the high sea?

The crew of the Sea Punk rescue ship wants to save refugees in peril in the Mediterranean, and they’re doing it on their own.

Re: Saving Lives in the Mediterranean

Yes, there are young people under 30 who have decided to leave social media behind. And they aren’t that few and far between. In fact, more and more young people are deciding to ditch the likes of Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. Journalist Camélia Kheiredine met with those who’ve made the choice to turn their backs on these virtual worlds.

This documentary series by France.tv Slash is part of The European Collection, a joint initiative of European public media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR, RTBF and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Journalist Camélia Kheiredine goes on a mission to meet young people who have turned their backs on social media.

Young people without social media

Re: Basque Gastronomic Societies

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Two years after the war in Ukraine started, we take a look at the millions of people who fled into the rest of Europe and how the EU welcomed them. Some Ukrainians are putting down roots in their new countries, some have already gone back – and others still are waiting to able to return.

Two years of war: Ukraine’s refugees in Europe

The war in Ukraine sparked the biggest refugee crisis in Europe since World War 2. Where are they now?

He was the world's best-known Russian opposition leader: Alexei Navalny was poisoned in 2020, arrested in 2021, and locked up in prison camps until his death on the 16th of February 2024. But how did Navalny become Putin's fiercest opponent? Russian filmmaker Igor Sadreev compiles archive research and witness accounts to delve into the life of 'Putin's Enemy Nr. 1'.

Portait of Alexei Navalny, the most famous opponent of the Russian regime, who died in prison on 16 February.

Becoming Navalny

Freedom of the press is a revered concept in Europe’s democracies. In 2022, the European Commission proposed a new law to protect media independence. This was hailed as good news – until it was used to allow surveillance of European journalists. How did this happen?

How an EU law to protect journalists turned them into targets

The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), came with good intentions: to protect journalistic independence and media pluralism. But the text has its limits.

European Media Freedom Act

As the Haitian state seems to be failing, gang violence on the streets, kidnappings and security have risen to shockingly high levels. But within this desperate situation, a new generation of intellectuals and writers is blooming.

Haiti: Words against Bullets

As Haitian descends into gang violence, a new generation of intellectuals and writers is coming of age.

While sexist insults and threats are unfortunately part of many women's daily lives, women in public life such as journalists, activists and politicians seem to experience even more. A focus on the problem across Europe.

Because I'm a Woman

The worst natural disaster to hit Turkey in modern history left 53,000 dead on February 6, 2023. In the southeast of the country, around 14 million people woke up to a terrifying 7.8 magnitude earthquake that left entire towns destroyed. Still under fire for his poor management of the aftermath, President Erdogan is particularly unpopular in the city of Antakya, where the distribution of aid has suffered an onslaught of setbacks. One year after the tragedy, survivors are still struggling to overcome their trauma.

One year after a fatal earthquake left 53,000 dead in Turkey, survivors struggle to build back their lives.

A fatal earthquake in Turkey, one year later

When people depend on natural resources to survive, it's difficult for them to also respect the needs of other species that share that ecosystem. So the administrators of the Virunga National Park in the DRC have launched a project to show locals how they can live peacefully and prosperously alongside the native gorillas. Everybody wins.

Congo: Gorillas in Danger

Administrators of the Virunga National Park have launched a project to show locals how they can live peacefully alongside gorillas

Russians can still travel visa-free to Serbia, one of Russia's last allies on the European continent, Since the start of the war in Ukraine, thousands of political opponents have taken refuge in Serbia, landing paradoxically in a country where Vladimir Putin enjoys much support.

Very Discreet Exiles

With the war in Ukraine, thousands of Russian political opponents have taken refuge in Serbia, a visa-free destination for Russian citizens.

Re: Russians in Serbia

Cheaply made ‘fast furniture’ is thrown away at an alarming rate. But it could be easily reused and recycled. A report on sustainable furniture from Denmark, where brand new furniture is being produced from rubbish, and from Germany, where the furniture rental sector is on the up.

Cheaply made ‘fast furniture’ is thrown away at an alarming rate. when it could be reused and recycled. A report on sustainable furniture from Germany and Denmark.

Re: Sustainable Furniture

No other state epitomises the American Dream more than California. Home of the tech revolution and highly fertile farmland, the Golden State has a lot of advantages but is also vulnerable: Earthquakes, wildfires and severe inequality threaten America’s most populous state.

The Californian Model

Home of the tech revolution and highly fertile farmland, the Golden State has a lot of advantages but is also vulnerable.

Rugby, the kiwi bird, Maori culture, and epic wilderness: Many images come to mind when we think of New Zealand, but how much do we really know about this isolated archipelago in the southern hemisphere?

New Zealand: A World Away?

How much do we really know about this isolated archipelago in the southern hemisphere?
 

The most populous country in Africa and with the highest GDP on the continent, Nigeria is a leader in more ways than one. Lagos, the country's largest city, is a commercial and financial powerhouse. Nigeria is also the beating heart of Africa in cultural terms, from Afrobeat to Nollywood cinema.

Nigeria: A Weak Giant

The most populous country in Africa and with the highest GDP on the continent, Nigeria is an African leader with major problems.

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Hilda watched her family's livelihood wrecked by increasing extreme weather, which she realised is being made worse by climate change. She's now an activist, and regularly organises protests with her friends from university. She knows that the people of Uganda are going to suffer badly from the changes that are already happening around us.

Uganda: Hilda, the Lady of the Lake

Hilda watched her family's livelihood wrecked by increasing extreme weather, which she realised is being made worse by climate change