Re: Young Recruits in Europe's Armies

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.

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

To help develop the tourism sector, the Croatian government aims to eliminate all landmines left behind from the Yugoslav Wars.

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

Workers in a French wool factory took over their failing business themselves. But will they make it a success?

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

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

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

The Latvian authorities are taking a tougher stance with the country’s Russian-speaking minority since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

With geopolitical tensions and the war in Ukraine, European countries are looking to bolster their military forces. But are young people willing to take up arms?

Jagoda Marinić meets members of the Viennese culture scene and questions the limits of Austrian humour.

In a more dangerous world, should we bring back compulsory military service? Or encourage volunteers instead?

With many western destinations inaccesible, where can Russians go on holiday? Tracks East went to find out.

Data Sources reveals how a French company operating in Russia is supplying equipment to the Russian army.

Why do so many world maps place Europe at the centre? Why not Australia? And why is the north always at the top? 

Minimalists want to cut down on worldly possessions. But does living with less things make them happier?

A café in Vienna brings together pensioners and young workers alike as a way to combat loneliness and to supplement the seniors’ pensions

Photographer Alex Iacob explores Romania’s lost derelict breweries, abandoned cinemas and closed up spa towns.

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

From Antiquity to today’s social media, this documentary looks at the history male domination. Why are we still in a machocracy?

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

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

Wagner’s mammoth opera= cycle is concentrated into a grand symphonic poem 150 years after its first performance.

Minimalists want to cut down on worldly possessions. But does living with less things make them happier?

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

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

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

They fly tiny FPV drones for fun around urban environments: Tracks went to meet people who do 'guerilla whooping'.