Episodes
A deal to retake power in Spain, the Dutch front-runner who does not want to be Prime Minister, David Cameron’s comeback and an update on Ukraine’s NATO membership bid. Also: an inter-faith initiative in Paris, a Living Library in Düsseldorf, intersecting migration journeys in Serbia and a tech summit in Lisbon.
Published 11/16/23
Migration talks in Berlin, a new pact between Italy and Albania, and Germany's NFL fanbase turns out for the Dolphins. Also: We get a lawyer’s perspective on democratic backsliding in the UK, why 90 Percent of Danish Jews survived the Holocaust, France cracks down on migrant crossings from Italy, and Spain creates olympic ambassadors for refugees.
Published 11/09/23
Ukraine conflict intensifies, ship-spotting to stop Putin, and an exhibition of Palestinian art in Paris. Also on the show: The Guardian's Ajit Niranjan on his carbon bomb reporting, a visit to a Portuguese wave energy site and a rousing dose of Milanese rap.
Published 11/03/23
Ukraine conflict intensifies, ship-spotting to stop Putin, and an exhibition of Palestinian art in Paris. Also on the show: The Guardian's Ajit Niranjan on his carbon bomb reporting, a visit to a Portuguese wave energy site and a rousing dose of Milanese rap.
Published 11/02/23
Macron in the Middle East, a new flash point in the Caucasus, and Orban loses an ally. Also: Oboist James Austin Smith on the lost music of East Germany and a two-part look at climate adaptations, from Paris to Germany’s Ahr valley.
Published 10/26/23
The European implications and repercussions of the Israel-Hamas war, Polish elections, and the electrical items saved from the dump by the arrival of repair cafes. Also: the Spanish film festival celebrates women of horror and a new DW history podcast with a quirky approach to storytelling.
Published 10/19/23
How Russia is using the Israel-Hamas conflict for its own ends, no show for Syria in The Hague as the country is tried for war crimes, and we meet the international volunteers keeping vital aid to Ukraine stocked up. Also: two German states shift to the right, Paris cleans up a major bedbug infestation, and conservatives threaten to halt major reforms in the Catholic Church.
Published 10/12/23
Ukraine war fatigue helps a pro-Putin politician to victory in Slovakia, will Europe step to fill the US gap in military aid to Kyiv? As Nagorno Karabakh prepares for dissolution, what role did Turkish drones play in Baku's victory? Also: women in Greenland demand compensation over a birth control scandal and as a major Dutch gas field closes, many residents say 'Good riddance.'
Published 10/05/23
The end of Nagorno-Karabakh, Greece’s Syriza party has a new leader, the race is on to find Montenegro’s laziest citizen, and in praise of all things coffee. Also on Inside Europe: The Guardian’s European Culture Editor, Philip Oltermann, kicks off a half hour of programming devoted to all things cultural...and sporting!
Published 09/28/23
How a nuclear power plant was turned into a torture chamber, Lampedusans find themselves on the frontlines of Europe's border crisis, and how to save the British pub? Also: why anti-corruption work is war-work, how the Netherlands keep storm surges at bay, heat-proofing Seville and a trip to Italy’s annual insolvency festival.
Published 09/21/23
Small island nations bring a ground-breaking climate case, troop movements in the Suwalki Corridor, and Russian dissidents join Belgrade PRIDE. Also on the show: concrete problems for British schools, a Venice prize winner faces backlash in Poland, the Dutch Indiana Jones of the Art World, and the Estonian music festival where everybody speaks Russian.
Published 09/14/23
A Bavarian scandal with national implications, Istanbul's water is running out, and Budapest celebrates 150 years of Jewish history. Also on the show: Germany's tradition of church asylum, hot topics at the Venice Film Festival, and an opera masterclass in a Romanian castle.
Published 09/07/23
The sexual harassment scandal that’s polarising Spain, Greece’s PM moves closer to Turkey, and can Germany’s embattled coalition government turn things around in time? In the second half: Russian and EU narratives in Africa, the Netherlands changes its refugee policy and why Kyrgyzstan is reevaluating its history.
Published 08/31/23
If Prigozhin’s dead, where does that leave Belarus? - Ukrainian Independence Day falls on the 18 month anniversary of Russia’s invasion - Slovak security: dramatic arrests in the run-up to elections - A new party enters the Dutch elections race - Meet the Armenian “repats” - French produce a-plenty: but who’s going to bring in the harvest? - And a night under the stars in a Sicilian amphitheater.
Published 08/24/23
The UK's new asylum barge has a German back-story, windfall taxes and how they work, the Asian migrants staffing Croatia's tourism boom, and an iconic Georgian brand takes sales hit. Also: George Soros and his relationship with Europe, African migrants bring in the Spanish harvest, the French ditch lawnmowers in favour of sheep, and British micro-breweries call last orders.
Published 08/17/23
What the Niger coup means for France, Sweden’s freedom of speech laws are tested by book burnings and Bulgaria reckons with domestic violence. Also: A new inquiry opens up old questions about the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands, why are so many people experiencing homelessness in Germany? Russian LGBTQ+ refugees share their stories and French towns compete to host nuclear power plants.
Published 08/10/23
Is the far-right AfD treading a more radical course? A ship fire off the Dutch coast stokes fears over electric vehicles and after leaving Russia, many dissidents find life abroad is not plain sailing. Also: the arrival of Wagner forces near the Polish-Belarusian border angers Warsaw, the struggles of being a teenager and a Ukrainian refugee and is France's Fox News swinging too far to the right?
Published 08/03/23
Spain’s election ends in deadlock - but will a fugitive separatist leader be the kingmaker? Devastating wildfires in Greece spark the country’s biggest ever evacuation. Can Turkey salvage the Ukrainian grain deal? Putting the father of modern genetics back on the map. And could lab-grown meat help save the climate
Published 07/27/23
The tricky logistics of defending a NATO member from a Russian attack, the spy agency seeking Putin critics and the UK's plan to stop small boat migrants gets the green light. Also: Why Europe's cost-of-living crisis could have long-lasting effects, the female far-right politicians muddying the waters ahead of Spain's election and why Marseille teens are willing to carry out contract killings.
Published 07/20/23
Ukraine leaves empty-handed from the NATO summit, Erdogan's U-turn means Sweden can now join the alliance, Teflon Dutch PM Mark Rutte finally comes unstuck and can Spain's Pedro Sanchez pull off a ballot box surprise? Also: Why foreign investors are betting on France, can Europe restore its natural habitats without hurting farming? And meet the British performer still treading the boards at 98.
Published 07/13/23
Could Putin really face trial in the Hague over Ukraine? Will France learn from the latest burst of violent protests? And the Italian volcano close to erupting for the first time in nearly 500 years. Also: the Dutch king says sorry for the horrors of slavery, Erdogan digs in over Sweden's NATO membership, the Orkney Islands want to reunite with Norway and Hollywood comes to a Czech spa town.
Published 07/06/23
After the failed Russia revolt, what's next for Prigozhin? Why aren't Ukrainian POWs being handed over to Kyiv? Norway to mine the minerals needed to power electric cars. Also: Turkey labels the Istanbul Pride march a terror threat, residents cry foul over a polluting Dutch steel plant, mafia-run Italian farms are a bad deal for migrant workers and helping UK students to recite poetry by heart.
Published 06/29/23
Turkish journalist Can Dündar on the threat to his life, plus war correspondents Kristina Atovska and Jan Jessen on telling the stories of everyday life on the frontline. Also: Syrian refugees in Turkey, education in Nagorno Karabakh, Irish-Ukrainian connections in Dublin and the 100th anniversary of Verona's iconic opera festival.
Published 06/22/23
NATO manoeuvres, German political in-fighting, the arrest of Scotland's former First Minister, and Italy says farewell to Silvio Berlusconi. In the second half: after the crucial AI Act vote in Strasbourg, we launch part II of our Digital Futures special!
Published 06/15/23
A new report assesses the war's climate fallout, Ukrainian refugees in Georgia face competition from their Russian counterparts, and is Erdogan looking to change his positioning towards the West? Also: African migrants congregate at Italy’s border with France, meet Europe’s first ever Erasmus student in Gaza, plus reassessing Rammstein: could this be German music’s #metoo moment?
Published 06/08/23