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The Vespa Piaggio, the Arco lamp, Ferragamo shoes, Armani suits...In the 1950s, Italy experienced a new surge of modernity in the design and fashion sectors as part of a golden age of reinvention.

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In recent years, works by photographers who lived in the GDR before the fall of the Berlin Wall have been rediscovered and reappraised.  An exclusive look at a world that no longer exists.

Propaganda and Daily Life

GDR Photo Shoot

<p>The Vespa Piaggio, the Arco lamp, Ferragamo shoes, Armani suits...In the 1950s, Italy experienced a new surge of modernity in the design and fashion sectors as part of a golden age of reinvention.</p>

In the 1950s, Italy experienced a new surge of modernity in the design and fashion sectors as part of a golden age of reinvention.

An exclusive look at photography from the GDR, a world that no longer exists.

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Every year, the Kediri Vespa festival attracts thousands of enthusiasts to the Indonesian city.

360° Geo

Indonesia's Vespa Rebellion

What am I going to wear? What impression do I want to leave? And what's my style? Ronja von Rönne wants to feel comfortable and confident in her clothes. She seeks out help from Max Mogg, a designer of made-to-measure English suits, and Leyre Lasierra Viguri, a surgeon who likes colourful and glamorous attire.

Fearless Fashion

What should I wear? And what suits me? Ronja von Rönne tries to find her style.

Unhappy

You can choose your friends, but not your family. Some siblings work together in creative fields such as architecture, design or music. A source of joy and inspiration, but also sometimes a source of conflict...

Creative Siblings

Some siblings work together in creative fields such as architecture, design or music. A source of joy and inspiration, but also sometimes a source of conflict...

Twist

Ronja von Ronne explores different types of relationships and questions the nature of love and our search for it. Can love exist between two people, or between three? And what of our love for ourselves, or indeed the unconditional love we hold for our pets?

Love! But how?

Ronja von Ronne explores different types of relationships and questions the nature of love.

Streetphilosophy

More and more women are taking up the male-dominated sport of motorcycling. Gone are the macho days: Nowadays women bikers are celebrating sisterhood and giving free rein to their passion at 100% female motorbike meet-ups and festivals.

Gone are the macho days: More and more women are getting into the male-dominated world of motorcycling.

Re: Women Bikers in the Fast Lane

Twee-pop melodies and acerbic lyrics about the difficult passage to adulthood: It can only be Glasgow's own Belle & Sebastian. A classic indie band who have been blending arty inclinations with spry guitar pop since the 1990s.

Elbjazz Festival 2024

Bittersweet indie pop from Glasgow inviting you back into your memories.

Belle & Sebastian

Iranian-Dutch singer-songwriter Sevdaliza mixes electronic, indie, trip-hop and r'n'b. In Passengers, she performs from her latest album Shabrang at the Arts et Métiers Museum in Paris.

Passengers: Paris Arts et Métiers Museum

Sevdaliza

Studies show that every second person in Europe feels lonely, with young people feeling especially so. How can we combat loneliness? And what do artists have to say about loneliness, being alone, and solitude?

Loneliness - How to Deal With It?

How can we combat loneliness? And what do artists have to say about it?

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On 16 December 2024, German chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence in the Bundestag, the German parliament. Since then, parliament has been dissolved and new federal elections have been organised, initially planned for September 2025. The voting system will be majority and proportional and will almost systematically lead to the formation of a coalition, which is necessary to elect the future chancellor.

On 23 February 2025, the German federal elections are due to take place. The voting system will be both majority and proportional.

German elections: how does it work?

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is allowed. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

All Nipples are Not Equal

Not all nipples are the same. On Instagram or Facebook female breasts are censured whereas the bare male torso is not. Some artists are challenging this double standard. 

Gymnastics

The breakout success of Chinese DeepSeek has shaken the US’s position as a global leader in artificial intelligence. But although it might seem like a two-horse race between the US and China, the EU was the first region in the world to have created a legal framework for AI and is starting to massively invest in supercomputing and innovation. As the European Commission said, “The race for AI is far from over.”

Is Europe still in the AI race?

Europe may be lagging behind in AI technology, but DeepSeek’s rise is a sign it could catch up.

ARTE Europe Weekly

Diwa is only 11 years old. She is one of the thousands of victims of a crime that is hardly reported on in Europe but which is causing havoc in the Philippines. She was raped by her parents, live on the internet, to satisfy the desires of foreign paedophiles who paid for the spectacle of her rape, giving instructions from a distance.

Philippines: Child Rape Online

Thousands of children in the Philippines have been abused, live on the internet. Report on a shocking crime.

ARTE Reportage

Following the Magdeburg Christmas market attack and several knife attacks in the rest of Germany, the themes of security and migration are being heavily debated ahead of the federal elections. An overview of the proposals of the different parties. 

At the top of worries for Germans, immigration is polarising politics in Germany.

German elections: Immigration policy

American Robben Ford started out playing jazz saxophone because he admired Paul Desmond. But he soon swapped this instrument for an electric guitar. A few years later, Musician magazine named him one of the 100 best guitarists of the 20th century. Big names in jazz, rock and pop, including Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Witherspoon, Miles Davis, Bill Evans and Bob Dylan, asked him to join their bands.

with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band

The American guitar legend, sidekick to Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, Bill Evans and Bob Dylan, in big band mode.

Robben Ford

Forget about polar bears and their pristine icy wilderness. As the icecap melts with climate change the arctic is becoming a strategic region for maritime traffic, oil and gas.

An Arctic Cold War

As the icecap melts with climate change the arctic is becoming a strategic region for maritime traffic, oil and gas.

Stories of Conflict

Roberto Saviano, author of Gomorrah, a book, film, and series on the Italian mafia is a writer who does not shy away from denouncing organised crime in Italy and the world. In this interview he talks about his latest book which deals with the Sicilian judge Roberto Falcone who fought the mafia, and about organised crime in Europe.

An Interview with Roberto Saviano

Roberto Saviano, the author of "Gomorrah", writes about his role model: Judge Falcone, who was murdered by the Mafia in 1992.

"The mafia is the vanguard of capitalism'

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Eastern European countries have felt directly threatened by Putin's expansionism. They are calling on support from Nato, whilst worrying about the isolationist turn that Donald Trump's administration could take.

President Trump & European Defence Policy

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Eastern European countries have felt directly threatened by Putin's expansionism.

Mapping the World Essentials

The billionaire owner of X has announced loud and clear his support for the AFD in the upcoming German federal elections. Research shows that bots on his social media platform are artificially boosting the AFD message, to the detriment of other parties.

Bots on Musk's social media platform are artificially boosting the AFD message, to the detriment of other parties.

How Elon Musk is Manipulating the German Election

After a long collaboration with Modeselektor as Moderat, Apparat returns to making music alone. The result is ‘LP5’, set to be an ambient classic, performed live in the majestic surroundings of the Palais de la Découverte in Paris.

Passengers: Palais de la Découverte

After a long collaboration with Modeselektor Apparat returns to making music alone. The result is ‘LP5’ set to be an ambient classic performed live in the majestic surroundings of the Palais de la Découverte in Paris.

Apparat

Every year for 45 days, Uruguay lives to the rhythm of Carnival. In Montevideo, the capital, carnival traditions are taken very seriously: Candombe, the special carnival music and dance developed by Afro-Uruguayans, is a highly prized art form and is inscribed on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Montevideo: Dancing to the Rhythm of Carnival

Every year for 45 days, Uruguay lives to the rhythm of Carnival and the country's traditional art form: Candombe.

360° Reportage

The Dnieper is one of Europe’s longest rivers and has been at the centre of the Ukraine war since the Russian invasion in 2022. But the geopolitical importance of the Dnieper goes back a long way…

The Dnieper: A River in the Ukraine War

The Dnieper is one of Europe’s longest rivers and has been at the centre of the Ukraine war since the Russian invasion.

Mapping the World

Developed over 80 years ago for their indestructible qualities, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are now inescapable. From kitchenware to drinking water, and even in the entire food chain, these synthetic chemicals with variants in their tens of thousands, are piling up in our environment and posing a serious health threat. With over 2,300 contamination ‘hot spots’ across Europe, the risk to our bodies is real. For the last decade, the EU has been trying to regulate their use, but the industrial sector is pushing back, using economic arguments to maintain the status quo.

PFAS: Can Europe Stop 'Forever Chemicals'?

While some are pushing for a total ban, the chemical industry is fighting back hard in Brussels with an intense lobbying campaign against any PFAS restrictions.

Dancers from the Compagnie Hervé Koubi take over the Château d'Ormesson for Sur Mesure. This performance, a blend of dance and acrobatics, is brought to life by Quatuor Voce and Jasser Haj Youssef.

Sur Mesure

An encounter between dance and classical music led by the Compagnie Hervé Koubi.

Compagnie Hervé Koubi

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979.  This means that 1 in 5 Chinese men will not be able to find a partner in five years’ time.

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979. 

China: Men without Women

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

The Mona Lisa's Eyes Don't Follow You Around the Room

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 latest adaptation of The Little Mermaid, with Halle Bailey in the title role, definitively buried the cliché of the blonde, blue-eyed siren. Now there are mermaids of every race, gender and body type. The Afro-American mermaids are having their fourth gathering in Miami, organised by Melanee Schneider.

Florida Mermaids: A Passion for the Waves

Mermaids in Florida are from all backgrounds, gender, and body type.

When a minor earthquake throws life coach Aaron’s world into turmoil, he tries to find out the cause of this unusual event. A musical short film that plunges into the world of conspiracy theories.

When a minor earthquake throws life coach Aaron’s world into turmoil, he tries to understand why it happened.

I Am the Architect of My Life

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?

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