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For the first time in Northern Ireland's history, the first minister is from the Irish nationalist Sinn Féin party. On taking office, Michelle O’Neill said that a referendum on whether Northern Ireland should remain part of the United Kingdom or be reunited with the Republic of Ireland could be on the cards within a decade. But will asking this question reopen old wounds, in a place scarred by violence? And how do young people in Northern Ireland see their future? 

Ireland or the UK? Northern Ireland’s new first minister wants to hold a referendum on this contentious issue.

Northern Ireland: a referendum on reunification?

Every year, dozens of migrants trying to reach the European Union drown in the cold waters of the Drina river between Serbia and Bosnia. They are buried anonymously in nearby cemeteries, where volunteers try to give them a dignified burial and trace their missing relatives.

Dozens of migrants drown every year in the freezing waters of the Drina river between Serbia and Bosnia.

The Balkan route: the migrants lost to the Drina river

Last month, saw the hottest March on record reminding us that the race against the clock to prevent climate catastophe rages on. But is Europe doing enough to stave off a deepening climate crisis? This ARTE Europe Weekly, we go to Europe's top courtrooms where legal battles are changing the course of climate change.

Climate protection is now a human right

Climate inaction violates human rights according to a top EU court. But how seriously is Europe taking the climate crisis?

ARTE Europe Weekly

For centuries, they have dotted the landscapes of Andalusia. Acequias are irrigation canals dug by the Moors throughout southern Spain in the 9th century. Forgotten in the wake of intensive agriculture, they are now being rediscovered and restored. At a time of increasing drought in the region, they could be the solution to combatting the consequences of climate change.

In the face of drought, the southern Spanish region of Andalusia is rediscovering its ancient canals.

Drought: Andalusia rediscovers its ancient canals

Abortion is legal in almost every EU country, although the rules around it vary from country to country and it’s not always easy to access. We meet a young midwife in Slovakia who is against abortion in all circumstances and take a look at the situation across Europe.

My body, my rules?

France has become the first country in the world to enshrine the right to abortion in its constitution. Could other EU countries follow suit?

In Cyprus, as elsewhere across Europe, the far right has the wind in its sails. Here, it is embodied by the ELAM party, an offshoot of the Greek far-right party Golden Dawn. It is heading towards becoming the third-largest political force in the country, not least because the issue of uncontrolled immigration is one of increasing concern to voters.

According to polls, the far-right ELAM party could become Cyprus’s third largest in the European elections.

Cyprus: the breakthrough of the far right

A quiet corner of northern Europe is the epicentre of a violent world of gangs and traffickers. With drugs flooding in, Europe is on course to become the world’s biggest cocaine market. The Mocro Maffia is just one of the powerful criminal networks operating in the Netherlands, northern France and Belgium that is behind a trail of addiction, money and contract killings. In this episode we dive into Europe’s drug trade.

The underground world of Europe’s drug trade

A secretive Moroccan mafia organisation is behind a new influx of cocaine flowing through Europe’s ports.

The Hospitallers is a Ukrainian voluntary organisation made up of civilian paramedics. This small band of volunteers are trained on the job in war medicine, and for the last two years have risked their own lives to evacuate and treat wounded soldiers at the front line.

This battalion of volunteers treats the wounded at the front in Ukraine – all at the risk of their own lives.

Ukraine: The Hospitallers volunteers saving lives.

A large majority of MEPs have backed a text aimed at increasing transparency in political advertising on social media. Digital platforms will now have to clearly label political content and identify its origin. The aim is to combat foreign interference in elections and fight disinformation more effectively.

Social media platforms will now have to clearly label politically motivated content and identify its origin.

Stricter rules for political advertising

From 15 to 17 March, Russians will go to the polls to elect their president. Vladimir Putin, who has been in power now for almost 25 years, is expected to win. Only three other candidates have been allowed to stand. In Butka, the village where Russia's first elected president Boris Yeltsin was born, residents watch from afar as the electoral campaign plays out.

From 15 to 17 March, Russia will elect its president. There are three candidates on the ballot besides Putin.

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Northern Ireland: a referendum on reunification?

The Balkan route: the migrants lost to the Drina river

ARTE Europe Weekly

Climate protection is now a human right

Drought: Andalusia rediscovers its ancient canals

ARTE Europe Weekly

My body, my rules?

Cyprus: the breakthrough of the far right

ARTE Europe Weekly

The underground world of Europe’s drug trade

Ukraine: The Hospitallers volunteers saving lives.

Stricter rules for political advertising

Russia: Election campaign in the Urals

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Northern Ireland: a referendum on reunification?

The Balkan route: the migrants lost to the Drina river

ARTE Europe Weekly

Climate protection is now a human right

Drought: Andalusia rediscovers its ancient canals

ARTE Europe Weekly

My body, my rules?

Cyprus: the breakthrough of the far right

ARTE Europe Weekly

The underground world of Europe’s drug trade

Ukraine: The Hospitallers volunteers saving lives.

Stricter rules for political advertising

Russia: Election campaign in the Urals

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