Since Brexit, a British-French dispute over access to the fishing grounds near Jersey has flared up. The waters around the Channel Island are particularly rich in fish.

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France: Fishing grounds dispute

In northern Sweden, the last large herds of reindeer are in danger. Their existence is not only threatened by climate change, but by wind turbines, too.

Sweden: Trouble in reindeer land

On the French Atlantic coast, fishermen are protesting against the construction of a wind farm. They claim it would destroy important fishing grounds.

France: No to wind energy

The town of Sillamäe was a secret site of the Soviet nuclear industry. Now it is awakening from its slumber—and searching for a new purpose.

Estonia: New life for an old secret

Germany's North Sea coast is home to the first retirement home for dairy cattle. Donations have made it possible for 38 cows to avoid ending up in the slaughterhouse.

Germany: Retirement home for animals

Italy is at a crossroads. The country must decide whether EU subsidies should be invested in large farming companies, or in traditional small-scale farming that secures jobs.

Farming in Italy is at a crossroads

Public awareness about clean energy is increasing on the Shetland Islands, even though most inhabitants work for the oil and gas industry.

Clean Energy on the Shetland Islands

The Dissident Club in Paris was created so refugees and exiles can have a place to exchange ideas with each other. But it’s not only a discussion forum, it’s also a place where new arrivals can find help for their problems.

France: The Dissident Club

Children with disabilities are the co-owners of a snack-making start-up in the Czech Republic. The aim of the crowdfunded project is to help families in need.

Snacks spur donations in Czechia

A winemaker on the Greek island of Thasos is reviving an old tradition. He submerges his grapes and wine in the sea to mature.

Greek wine aging in the Aegean

Europeans love Spanish produce. But the mono-cultures damage the soil. And while Germans in particular care about climate and environmental protection when it comes to elections, does their concern extend to the impact their consumption has in Spain?

Spain’s plantations are facing drought

After the Merkel era, German politics is still dominated by men, and female politicians are structurally underrepresented.

Women - A minority in the German Bundestag

Hungary's LGBTQ community is protesting against discrimination and hate. It fears the effects of a new law, banning information about homosexuality and transgenderism for minors.

Hungary: Protest against anti-LGBTQ law

Angela Merkel's biggest fan is a Greek restaurant owner in Bremerhaven. He has now even commissioned a wax replica of the Chancellor.

Angela Merkel's biggest fan

The destruction caused by Germany's catastrophic flood has made climate change a burning campaign issue. Some flood victims feel abandoned by politics.

Anger after the flood

What drives people in Europe? How do Europeans lead their lives? What are their views, hopes and fears? Fokus Europa provides the answers: up close, exciting and balanced.