Stories from the Continent

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

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

 As in many European countries, Belgium's boar population has risen dramatically in recent decades causing havoc for commuters and for farmers.

Lviv’s opera house has reopened to allow the artists to rehearse and perform despite the risks.

A church on wheels, moved several kilometres: this was the spectacular highlight of the relocation of the Swedish city of Kiruna.

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

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

With wine consumption decreasing, producers are facing an existential crisis. Can alcohol-free wine save the industry? 

Why have orcas started interacting with boats on the strait of Gibraltar? Attacks or playful contact?

Aicha and Ceyda both come from poorer backgrounds which has made things harder for them in life.

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

The Sado Delta, south of Lisbon, has been transformed from a polluted area to a regenerated biodiverse habitat. 

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

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

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

With seduction and declarations of love, young men emotionally manipulate their ‘girlfriends’ to use them as prostitutes.

Armed with his camera, Victor Organ visits Moldova’s isolated villages to meet local people and find out their stories.

Czech influencer Samuela Davidova travels the world to campaign for the recognition of tiny Liberland.

Patrick runs a refuge near Chartres in France for animals that nobody wants or are not allowed to keep.

With almost 12,000 beekeepers, apiculture is a way of life for Slovenians and protecting bees is a national campaign.

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

A church on wheels, moved several kilometres: this was the spectacular highlight of the relocation of the Swedish city of Kiruna.

On Croatia’s remotest island, the country’s last lighthouse keepers man the lighthouse since 1875.

Two Polish investigators explore an old tunnel in Wroclaw. Will they find hidden Nazi treasure?

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

Armed with his camera, Victor Organ visits Moldova’s isolated villages to meet local people and find out their stories.

Today, the few remaining Greeks of Turkey try to keep their cultural traditions alive.

Venice’s resident population is sinking as 30 million tourists visit every year. Can the last Venetians be saved?