Europe desperately needs gas and the Dutch government is considering raising outputs at its large Groningen gas field. But the extraction has caused multiple earthquakes and local people's houses are at risk of collapsing.

Danish mothers are fleeing to Germany out of fear that the state will remove their children. Denmark says the tough crackdown is for the good of the child.

At Spanish bullfights, diminutive people often perform for the amusement of the audience. Some people find the performances discriminatory. The performers themselves see it differently.

An Italian street artist from Verona named Pier Paolo Spinazzé, known as Cibo, paints over swastikas and neo-fascist slogans. For a city that has been a center for far-right activity for years, it's a strong statement.

Water shortages in spring make for a tourist attraction at Alto Lindoso reservoir. An old village becomes temporarily accessible again.

Many women who have undergone circumcisions consider French gynecologist Ghada Hatem a hero. In her women's shelter in Saint-Denis north of Paris, she performs surgery on women who have undergone genital mutilation.

Literature fans are drawn to Urueña, a small Spanish village with a multitude of bookshops. Tourists from all over the country visit the small middle age town that's big on books.

Denmark revoked the residency permits of hundreds of Syrians, including many women, ho would now have to return to their homeland. Although refugees of war in the EU are usually protected from deportation, Denmark has broken that consensus. It's intended as deterrence, experts believe.

Latvian singer Intars Busulis had millions of fans in Russia and a successful concert career. But he has given all that up now. He is writing pro-peace songs and using social media to try to show Russians what is happening in Ukraine. The move has come at some cost.

Sports-loving nuns sometimes meet resistance in the church. That doesn't damper the Vatican's female soccer players' enthusiasm.

In Turkey, migrant shepherds move to their summer pastures. Every year there are more problems. The nomads are no longer welcome.

Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria have to vacate hotels in holiday regions. And there are difficulties with integration.

In Portugal, octopus fishery is traditionally done with octopus pots. Many fishers find this too tedious and have begun using traps and plastic containers—which has led to overfishing and plastic waste in the sea.

Thirteen-year-old Arthur Soufflet uses the proceeds of his paintings to provide food for homeless people. His commitment and success is inspiring other children to follow his example, including his younger sister.

An English farmer wants to reduce his cows’ methane emissions by using special feed. Garlic pellets are said to help significantly reduce CO2 in factory farming.

Georgia exports 22 million snowdrops each year – some 75 percent are picked from the wild. But the plant is a protected species, and subject to strict trade regulations.

After the Russian attacks, many in Ukrainian Niu-York are facing the ruins of their existence. But residents refuse to give up.

Germany's queer community is demanding that the Catholic Church accept their sexual identities. More than 100 members, including pastors, friars, and nuns have come out recently.

Romania's capital is buried in smoke from burned trash that comes from all over Europe. The dubious business is being investigated. Prosecutors and activists are sounding the alarm about organized crime structures.

Seagulls like to rummage through garbage, and have led investigators to illegal dumps. But feeding at landfill sites is dangerous for the birds as plastic end up in their stomachs — and in the environment.

Over 3 million refugees have arrived in Poland since the war in Ukraine began. The majority are still in the country and many have found homes with Poles who took them in spontaneously. But many volunteers are exhausted, and the government says it needs help.

Ticking time bombs lie at the bottom of the Baltic Sea: old wrecks full of fuel. And no one feels responsible.

Reporters Without Borders teams up with Ukrainian partners to protect journalists in Lviv. Here they can network and receive protective gear to safeguard them while reporting in a war zone.

Millions of people fled Ukraine to escape Putin's war. Lilia Litkovskaya is a fashion designer who went to Paris, but she has returned to design wedding dresses in Lviv—amidst air raid sirens.

The Baltic states fear the threat of war: If Russia were to take control of the Suwalki Gap, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia would be cut off from NATO. The border with Russia, on the other hand, is 1,400 kilometers long.