ARTE Europe Weekly 2026

With growing incursions since the start of the war in Ukraine, the EU hopes to implement an anti-drone shield.

Behind the glitzy facade of the World Cup... there's a darker side to the world of football.

Discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community is on the rise across Europe, despite stronger equal rights laws.

To speed up deportations, the EU is set to authorise detention centres beyond its borders.

Political pressure and dwindling public funding mean that Europe’s museums are struggling to stay afloat.

The Gellerupparken neighbourhood near Aarhus is taking decisive action to combat the stigmatisation of its residents.

Black market Botox clinics and DIY injections are putting people’s health at risk.

They risk their lives working in the fields: farmers near Kherson are being targeted by Russian drone pilots.

Northern Sweden is pioneering green hydrogen steel production, a project closely watched across Europe.

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

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

Was everything better in the past? Twist meets nostalgia enthusiasts to find out.

With growing incursions since the start of the war in Ukraine, the EU hopes to implement an anti-drone shield.

As the world heats up, cities around the world are responding to the challenges of climate change with fresh ideas.

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?

The city of stars on the steppe is the largest space launch facility in the world and crucial to the Soviet space programme.

A hunter, an activist and a tattoo artist:Three Greenlandic women talk about their pride in belonging to the Inuit people.

An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface...