DW Focus On Europe

In Bosnia, diplomas for care professions can be bought on the black market, no training needed.

Hundreds of refugees now in France are trying to cross the English Channel before Brexit takes effect.

Spain's right-wing populists are using the country's Moorish legacy to spread anti-Muslim sentiment.

Brexit could slow down border checks for goods. This would be a huge issue for truck owners.

Residents of Brest, Belarus, are protesting against the construction of an apartment block on a mass grave.

In Italy an academy for right-wing populists has opened in a former monastery.

Spaniards are worried the far-right Vox party could bring the spirit of Francisco Franco back to parliament.

Death Metal against populism in Poland. Spain's Galgos, or Spanish greyhounds, are often abandoned once the hunting season ends

On the Irish border, fears are growing that Brexit could lead to a rise in crime and violence.

European investigators are on the hunt for Syrian torturers.

Our special devoted to the 2019 European Parliamentary elections comes to you from Strasbourg - the seat of the EU Parliament.

He's been dubbed Romania's most powerful politician.

A German WWII shipwreck off Gdansk has become a ticking ecological time bomb.

Nature reserves along the Pripyat river in Belarus are to be destroyed for the planned E40 Waterway.

Residents of the Greek island of Samos are divided on how to deal with the overcrowded refugee camp on their doorstep.

There are growing fears that Brexit could lead to a rise in crime along the Irish border.

Troops withdrawals from the Donbas give rise to concern and cautious hopes before Ukraine's parliamentary elections.

We come to you from Rome for our special edition on freedom of movement in the European Union.

German emergency medics and doctors are increasingly insulted and abused.

Concerns about toxic copper mining in Spain: mining companies are calling for a surge in production.

Hundreds of Spanish village fairs show bull calves being tormented, often to death.

One year after the Morandi Bridge collapsed in Genoa, many issues remain unresolved.

The right-wing populist AfD party is expected to do well in upcoming state elections in eastern Germany.

A German WWII shipwreck off Gdansk has become a ticking ecological time bomb.

Shocked by the brute force used against protesters, many Russians are fighting for their democracy.

As uncertainty over Brexit drags on, people in Northern Ireland are losing their patience.

The MS Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea 25 years ago, killing 852 people.

This special edition of Focus on Europe comes to you from Belfast, where we look at the EU's borders.

This special edition of Focus on Europe comes to you from Belfast, where we look at the EU's borders.

The Brexit dispute is becoming more radical. Many British MPs have received death threats.

Brexit is a cause of anxiety for hundreds of thousands of Poles living in the UK.

Opposition activists are disappearing in Turkey and their families believe the state is to blame.

Mayors around France are resigning because of threats from residents.

Flooding in Venice has heavily damaged St. Mark's Basilica and several palaces.

Catastrophic conditions in a refugee camp at the Bosnian border with EU member state Croatia.

Ex-Tories challenge Boris Johnson in UK elections.

Lithuanian "elves" battle Russian cyber-trolls; Aftermath of the Halle synagogue attack.

In 1999 in Belarus, three opposition politicians disappeared without a trace.

Homeless Christian Page uses social media to campaign for the rights of those living on the street.

Mont Blanc is becoming more and more popular with selfie hunters, despite the danger at 4,810 metres.

Since the murder of Gdansk mayor Pawel Adamowicz, his widow has been campaigning against hate speech in Poland.

Transport workers in France have been striking for six weeks, a particularly hard situation for Parisians.

Thousands of Italians frequently gather to protest right-wing populists like Matteo Salvini.

Germany is trying to protect itself from the swine fever currently spreading along its eastern border.

20 years after her father disappeared in Minsk, Elena Zakharenko meets a member of the hit squad.

The city of Hanau is trying to come to terms with the far-right terrorist attack that occurred there last week.

In Italy, the authorities have quarantined about a dozen villages because of coronavirus and stopped trains.

The "Ocean Viking" was rescuing migrants from the Mediterranean - until it was stopped by the corona virus.

Fadwa Mahmoud's husband and son disappeared in Syria in 2012.

London wants to shift from cars to bikes post-pandemic.

The death of George Floyd in the US has sparked anti-racism protests in France.

More and more Belgians are demanding that Belgium confront its racist colonial past.

A hotel in Moscow was turned into a shelter for women subjected to violence by their male partners during the coronavirus lockdown.

Refugees in Greece face violence and forcible expulsion to Turkey.

Regions in Spain are drowning in plastic waste because of the coronavirus crisis.

Disputes over Venice's massive dam project ; Protests against corruption in Bulgaria.

Fadwa Mahmoud's husband disappeared in Syria in 2012.

Italy wanted to legalize migrant workers from Africa.

Turkey wants to abandon a treaty for the protection of women.