As the winter chill sets in, throngs of Europeans are heading each week to the nearest pond, lake or coastline to... more

We've got a heady mix of Romanian politics, online misogyny and animal-based chaos for you this week. Friend of the... more

It's been a year since Donald Tusk took power, filling liberals and progressives in Poland with hope as eight years... more

From Turkey to France and the UK, Iranians who've challenged the regime at home have often sought safety in Europe.... more

Producers Katz and Wojciech join Katy and Dominic for a very special announcement from The Europeans.    We’re incredibly excited to make... more

The world may be transfixed by the US election results, but this was a huge week for news on this... more

Georgia's pro-Russian ruling party claims to have won last weekend's election — a fraudulent election, according to a mounting pile... more

Wine fraud, migration policy and climate litigation: there's something for everyone this week. Back in April, Switzerland's government lost a... more

Arson, vandalism, attacks on NATO vehicles: around Europe, mysterious acts of sabotage have been multiplying. And there's a pattern: the... more

Why is it so hard to talk about climate change in a way that actually makes us... feel something? This... more

Are European leaders living in a Barbie-like dreamworld? This week, the idealised fantasy of the EU versus its awkward reality. Far... more

Last week we brought you geopolitics, this week we're bringing you testicles. Why has male contraception remained such an underground... more

We're back from our summer break! Rym Momtaz, the new editor-in-chief of the Strategic Europe blog, is here to catch... more

This week, we're re-releasing another of our all-time favourite episodes to entertain your ears during our summer break. First aired... more

We're away on our summer break until September, but this week and next week we're re-releasing two of our favourite... more

It’s our first ever Q&A episode! Katy, Dominic, Katz and Wojciech answer listeners’ questions – from how we make the... more

One Hungarian family. One piece of land. Two very different visions.    This is the final episode in our long-running series This... more

A surprise left-wing election win? In Europe? In 2024? This week, we turn to our resident Parisian journalist to try... more

Fewer expensive car chases, more moody shots and ambiguous endings: movies made in Europe are often very different from those... more

Enough politics: we’ve got a nature-themed episode for you this week. Producer Katz Laszlo joins Katy to explain how Austria’s... more

The far-right surged but the centre held; somehow the two are true at once. Nearly 100 members of the new... more

They’re the second biggest elections on Earth. For the next four days, 373 million people are eligible to take part... more

Protests by angry farmers have swept across Europe this year. But from country to country, powerful groups have taken these... more

This week, the high drama of both European wolf policy and the Eurovision Song Contest. Wolves have made a huge... more

Across a fair chunk of Europe, we've grown used to seeing little traffic light symbols on our food packets that supposedly... more

It’s the only revolution in world history (that we know of) that began with a Eurovision song. This week, Portugal... more

A group of Swiss women, all aged 64 and over, made history last week by winning the first ever climate case... more

We are re-airing one of our all time favourite episodes following this week's landmark verdict on the biggest climate case... more

We all know this continent has major issues with social mobility. But having a rich ancestor from *six centuries ago*... more

This week, music and politics collide. We're talking about Greece's plan to enforce quotas for Greek-language lyrics on the radio,... more

This week, we're heading to a small country with a big bold foreign policy. Czechia, aka the Czech Republic, has... more

Scandal-hit Socialists, a surging far-right, and winners that no one can get excited about —  Portugal has just delivered some of... more

This week: two referendums and some dodgy criminal reforms. We're talking about Swiss voters' decision to treat themselves to bigger... more

In February 2022, as Russian tanks rolled across the border, the writer and historian Olesya Khromeychuk told us the story... more

Hungary has seen its biggest anti-government protests in years over the past couple of weeks. But just how dangerous is... more

Poland's rightwing populists are finally out of power. But what happens now? This week, our producer Wojciech Oleksiak and Warsaw-based journalist... more

Last weekend, Parisians voted to triple parking fees for SUVs in a bid to remove some of the city's more... more

From France to Romania, Germany to Bulgaria, angry farmers have been blocking the roads. What's behind this wave of agricultural... more

A lot of us are pretty diligent when it comes to throwing our plastic into the dedicated bin. But how... more

We’re kicking off the new year with a heady mix of urban policy, cake-based scandal and political controversy. Find out... more

In the winter of 2020, deep into the misery of the global pandemic, Richy Craven lit up the internet with... more

In Iceland, the night of December 24 is traditionally spent curled up with a book. Why? Because you're very likely... more

In Part 1, you learned how illiberal regimes have used the political tools at their disposal – and their rich... more

It’s a playbook that’s been used by illiberal governments across Central and Eastern Europe: muzzling the media until it resembles... more

In Spain, an unlikely left-leaning coalition has managed to block the right from taking power; in the Netherlands, the far-right... more

Ukraine has seen an exodus of foreign journalists in the wake of the terrible conflict in the Middle East. But... more

The Swedish oat milk brand Oatly has taken on some eyebrow-raising investments over the past few years. It insists those... more

Swedish oat milk company Oatly says it's on a mission to defeat the almighty dairy industry and save the planet.... more

In 1994, the world’s first oat milk company was born in Sweden. Three decades later, Oatly is on a high-stakes... more

This week, we hear about the controversies surrounding the selection of the EU's climate commissioners, we look into the past,... more

Have you ever been stung by a jellyfish or found yourself unable to take a dip in the ocean because... more

Our producer Wojciech has a theory that Central and Eastern Europe, in their broadest sense, share a common trait -... more

We're on a summer break right now, but here's something to put in your ears while we're away. To celebrate the... more

Once upon a time, European powers drew up borders in Africa as part of their colonisation of the continent. These... more

How much sway do giant interest groups have over the way our food gets grown? This week we're delving into... more

How can cartoon dogs help fight Russian disinformation? This week, hybrid warfare expert Robert van der Noordaa gives us a... more

Being able to move freely around 27 countries is one of the biggest benefits of living in the EU. In... more

It's easy to feel doomed when it comes to climate change. In her latest book, the Italian political scientist Nathalie... more

Last week, dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured after violent protests broke out in northern Kosovo. What is going on,... more

The last time we interviewed the physicist Meganne Christian, she was working on the French-Italian research base on Antarctica. Now... more

We usually see young people as the face of climate activism. This week, we find out how 2,000 Swiss women,... more

We've been glued to the Turkish elections over the past week. But what does Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's victory in the... more

This week is a bonanza for fans of Europe's two favourite competitions: the Champions League football tournament and the Eurovision... more

The EU is a lot of things. But is it funny? And would Europe be a better place if we... more

Mapping our genes has already allowed humanity to make huge strides in medicine. But the vast majority of the genomes... more

What comes to mind when you imagine a library? Rows of books, probably. But across the continent, libraries are transforming... more

Trillions of euros — trillions! — are currently invested in 'sustainable' investment funds across Europe. But how green really are these funds? This week we... more

If you've claimed welfare benefits in Europe lately, there's a decent chance that authorities have used an algorithm to assess... more

Last year, conservationists deliberately flooded a Slovakian forest. Why would you do such a thing? This week we ring up... more

There've been a bunch of worrying reports from Moldova in recent weeks, from claims that Russia is fuelling street protests... more

We're deep into the selection process for the world's most ridiculous music competition, with artists across the continent vying to... more

An overnight career change. Switching the language you love in. This week, how war transforms your life in ways you’d... more

There's been a steady drip-drip of revelations for months now that an alarming number of people in Greece have had... more

Germany’s government has faced international criticism in recent weeks for dithering over whether or not to send tanks to Ukraine.... more

When legendary Copenhagen restaurant Noma announced that it's planning to close its doors, its star chef René Redzepi said that... more

This week, a story about being incredibly sure you’re right about something, and then realising you weren’t. We’re heading to... more

*Content warning: This episode contains some colourful language and a discussion of what happens to letters to Sinterklaas* It's our... more

In 1932, Poland became one of the first countries in Europe to decriminalise homosexuality; today it's one of the most... more

When reports emerged of Chinese 'police service stations' operating in Europe, alarm bells began ringing across the continent. But what... more

The first episode of The Europeans aired five years ago this week! To mark this very special occasion, producers Katz... more

As the COP27 climate talks wrap up in Egypt, we’re turning our attention to an issue that got less attention... more

This week we're wrestling with a big idea: time, and the lack of it. Most Europeans have experienced burnout, or... more

Last weekend, we took over the European Parliament (kind of) along with more than 1,000 young activists from across the... more

Can we find ways to live happily alongside people with radically different values than our own? This week, we journey... more

What does it feel like to know that your government has been able to access every single message on your... more

With fourteen governments and a three-person presidency, Bosnia and Herzegovina's political system is often described as the most complicated in... more

This week saw a political earthquake in Italy — albeit one that had been widely predicted. With Giorgia Meloni's far-right... more

Between those of us who grew up before the internet and those who've never known a world without it, there's... more

We're back after our summer break, and celebrating a milestone this week: our 200th episode! To mark the occasion, we're... more

This week, we heard that 'Josh and Franco', one of our all-time favourite episodes, has been nominated for the equivalent... more

In the final episode before our summer break, we dive into a cheese-based conflict between Greece and Denmark and a... more

Russia's assault on Ukraine is driving a global food crisis, and there are calls for Europe to dramatically increase its... more

Ukraine and Moldova have been granted candidate status to join the EU. It's a major moment in the messy process... more

More and more European police forces are using facial recognition technology. Under an EU proposal they'd be able to share... more

When Remco Yizhak Cooremans moved home to the Netherlands after many years abroad, the authorities told him something shocking: his... more

In the EU's complicated efforts to present a united front on Ukraine, Viktor Orbán stands out like a sore thumb.... more

From Minsk and London, a story about the meaning of freedom. Hanna Komar, a poet, was jailed for her activism... more

Moldova represents a prime example of social media giants' failure to tackle disinformation in smaller and less wealthy countries ⁠—... more

Kris de Decker's balcony in Barcelona is nice and sunny. Which is just as well, because a website depends on... more

We know, we know, not everyone loves Eurovision — but we think you'll enjoy this week's interview even if you're... more

This week, a story about Mohamed, living in limbo while trapped in a labyrinth of bureaucracy. This is the fourth episode... more

Every year, Europeans chuck away millions of tons of clothing. The EU has a new plan to tackle the huge... more

Iiiiit's French election week! Katy spent the big night at Le Pen HQ. This week, in a Europeans first, Dominic... more

We're back! And we're headed into the classroom. Kids across Europe have very different experiences of school depending on where... more

Joanna and Catinca were born in Romania during the final years of the dictatorship of Nicolai Ceausescu, a regime that... more

Aki grew up in Sicily. On May 23, 1992, the mafia blew up the highway behind his grandmother’s house, killing... more

Before the war, Vladimir was a film producer and Yuriy was a journalist. Daria works in marketing, Andrii is a... more

We're struggling to process what has happened on this continent over the past week. With events moving incredibly fast on... more

This week, the case for culture: keeping it free, and keeping it funded. We're talking about the state of artistic... more

From Ireland to Croatia, the cost of housing has been shooting up across this continent, leaving rising numbers of people... more