Re: Period Poverty in Europe

A typical Hungarian family makes sense of the change of government in Budapest. Will things improve?

Originating in Japanese manga culture from the 1980s, Cosplay has gone global in the decades since

A new generation of men are doing their share of the chores and looking after the children.

Every year, around 5,000 French students go abroad to study medicine. More than half of them choose Romania.  

In Europe’s driest country, water consumption is rising while water levels are decreasing. What can be done?

Europe is facing a tsunami of cocaine with the illegal drug being smuggled in via the Atlantic coasts of Spain and Portugal. 

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

In the hills above Madrid, Europe’s largest wildlife hospital takes in more than 10,000 animals every year.

A highly charged debate is ongoing in Latvia on the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, aimed at preventing violence against women.

Volunteer doctors from the Greek mainland visit remote Aegean islands to provide vital healthcare.

Since 1967 the German NGO Friedensdorf International has been bringing sick or injured children from around the world for treatment in Germany.

A new generation of young people from urban areas is taking on the difficult job of producing food for the nation.

A huge amount of lithium lies underneath the Jadar valley in Serbia. A multinational wants to mine it but locals are against the  idea.

Belgian microbreweries are facing a crisis with rising prices and changing consumer habits. Can they survive?

The Ambedkar high school, run by headmaster Tibor Derdak, helps Roma children who would otherwise drop out of school

Many French people cross the border to Belgium to end their lives in dignity, where assisted dying is possible.

Once a month the European Parliament moves from Brussels to Strasbourg for four days, a practice which many are against.

Half of the population menstruates, but it comes at a cost, and many people find it difficult to afford period products.

15 hours of physics a day: How a Bulgarian teacher shapes great minds without the internet or distractions.

Panagiotis Souroukli was born in Georgia and sold for adoption in Cyprus as a newborn baby.

In the Netherlands, donating a kidney to a stranger means receiving a vital healthy kidney quicker for families in need.

Since 1967 the German NGO Friedensdorf International has been bringing sick or injured children from around the world for treatment in Germany.

Ciprian Hord is a psychologist and photographer who wants to change the stigma of mental illness in Romania.

Many French people cross the border to Belgium to end their lives in dignity, where assisted dying is possible.

Volunteer doctors from the Greek mainland visit remote Aegean islands to provide vital healthcare.

Half of the population menstruates, but it comes at a cost, and many people find it difficult to afford period products.

Pornographic deepfakes are among the most unsavoury aspects of AI. Data Sources investigates a worrying trend.

A new wave of erotic magazines is breaking the traditional heterosexist mould and encouraging a new engagement with desire, body image and sexuality.

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

Why are hundreds of French people moving to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank? Data Sources investigates.

Belgian microbreweries are facing a crisis with rising prices and changing consumer habits. Can they survive?

 In the democratic-leaning city of Philadelphia, the birthplace of the nation, local people are firmly against Donald Trump’s whitewashing of American history.

Ten years after the fall of Islamic State, the bells of the rebuilt churches are ringing again in Mosul.

Whilst other European rail companies are gradually phasing out this mode of transport, ČD Night, a small Czech company, is trying to expand its network of sleeper carriages.

Mexico and the US are now determined to finally break the power of the cartels.

Mozart’s most famous opera from the Aix-en-Provence festival with a star-studded cast.

Once a year, the quiet city of Clisson is transformed into the European capital of metal.

An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

Cathy is mourning the loss of her husband, surrounded by her family who are loving, but not always kind.

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories

Why are hundreds of French people moving to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank? Data Sources investigates.

Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent as a result of climate change. 

Belgian microbreweries are facing a crisis with rising prices and changing consumer habits. Can they survive?

Under the musical direction of Daniele Rustioni, soprano Ermonela Jaho brings Puccini's Japanese tragedy to life.