Inside Europe

NATO members ask if boosting Ukraine's air defense threatens their own security, a digital summit in Estonia lauds “trusted connectivity” amid growing cyber threats, housing asylum seekers on cruise ships in the Netherlands stirs anger, and religious education in Poland loses its appeal. Also; our environment podcast On the Green Fence asks if co-housing groups offer a low-impact way of living.

The UK’s new prime minster makes an embarrassing climb-down, the EU risks applying double standards in its dealings with Azerbaijan, a national idol becomes the latest target in Turkey’s crackdown on dissent and Bologna celebrates its annual tortellini festival. Plus a Europe on the Move transport special looking at the ways in which European countries are future-proofing their public transport.

The psychology of resistance in Russia, the politics of remembrance in Poland and the rule of law in Hungary. Also: Ukrainian environmentalist Svitlana Romanko responds to the North Stream gas leaks, Turkey’s recycling industry and the people it exploits, why the Danube is no longer blue and the new fossil fuel registry revolutionising carbon accountability.

What does Russia’s military escalation mean for Ukraine and its allies? The Estonian town with a Russian twin across the river, and after Sweden's lurch to the right, Europe awaits Italy's election results. Also: An immigration lawyer imagines Paddington Bear as his client, why Albanians can't wait to leave the country, and Eco Opera — where birds can play musical instruments.

Ukraine recaptures vast swathes of territory from Russia, Belarusian exiles in Poland support Kyiv over the war, and the Brussels terror attacks trial begins. Also: Why the former Czech prime minister is in the dock and Britain mourns an iconic monarch.

The UK has a new prime minister, but is everyone really sitting in the same boat? Anatomy of an airstrike: what happened at 8.35 am on March 29th, 2022? Nothing to see here: the spyware scandal causing embarrassment for the EU, and motorbike lovers beware: Paris is no longer the free ride you thought it was.

The EU makes it harder for Russians to get travel visas, will Russians ever forgive Mikhail Gorbachev for the collapse of the Soviet Union? Also: Ukraine prints money to pay its soldiers, Bulgarians struggle with soaring energy prices and the victims of the 2016 Nice attack could soon see justice.

Ukrainian writer Andrei Kurkov on six months of war with Russia, Turkey’s high risk strategy continues to pay off and who killed Darya Dugina and why? Also: Afghans remain stuck in a US base in Kosovo, explore the legacy of COVID in Spain and also on the Edinburgh Fringe comedy circuit!

Climate special: the European Space Agency tracks terrestrial changes from space, drought in the UK, France’s nuclear conundrum and the race to contain Europe's wildfires. Also: DW's On the Green Fence podcast takes an in-depth look at the aviation industry’s contributions to climate change.

How Finland's radioactive waste should be safe for 100,000 years, the UK shuts its only gender identity clinic for children, and a Slovakian council digs in over the renaming of a street. Also: 30 years on, the victims of the war in Abkhazia still seek justice, Italian long-COVID sufferers learn how to smell again and meet the Edinburgh fringe comedian who performed to an audience of one.

Security expert William Alberque on nuclear threats and Ukraine, Turkey expects payback for brokering Ukrainian grain deal, and England’s lionesses win the Euro Championships. Also: Russia’s war with Ukraine awakens traumatic memories for Estonians, how low water levels in the river Rhine are contributing to rising prices and a look at the human toll of the cost of living crisis.

Moscow now wants regime change in Ukraine, we meet the Russian dissidents creating a new life in Georgia, and EU countries agree to cut their gas use. Also: how the monkeypox outbreak is stirring memories of HIV stigmatization, the Spanish island of La Palma recalls last year's volcanic eruption, and avoiding Europe's flight chaos, but will taking the train be any better?

Climate change brings more extreme weather to Europe, Hungary's tax reforms spark public protests, and Paris hopes to stage the 2024 Olympics without blowing the budget. Also: newcomers to Italy build their culinary confidence, the threat to Europe from the new Centaurus COVID variant, and the campaign to give the UK's Cornwall county more powers.

The race to replace Boris Johnson as the UK’s next prime minister, Germans worry about freezing this winter, and why some of those canned tomatoes from Italy are so cheap. Also: meet the American actor who left Hollywood to become lord of Downton Shabby and how the Isle of Skye’s natural wonders are both a blessing and a curse.

Boris Johnson resigns, a Marshall Plan for the Ukraine, an audience with the Pope and a golden opportunity for French farmers. Also: Timothy Snyder's lessons from the past, a Ukrainian CEO tackles Putin with porn, plus music from the Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra.

NATO's rapid renewal but will it deter Putin? A food crisis looms – can enough of Ukraine's grain bypass the Black Sea? Commemorative chimes: remembering the Czech church bells stolen by the Nazis. Why Europe's airlines are struggling to get airborne. Meet the Dutch firm that's building bridges from crops. And how Italians are getting a taste for Chinese fine wine. All that and more..

Election fallout in France, Dutch farmers protest livestock cuts to curb nitrogen, plus a report from the world’s longest running design Biennale in Ljubljana. Also: DW honors the last journalists in Mariupol, Spain plans legislation improving women’s access to abortion, Belgium reckons with its colonial past, plus a look at France’s trailblazing face-mask recycling project.

The UK’s attempt to offshore asylum seekers to Rwanda is thwarted, Poland introduces an electronic register of pregnancies, and another round of NATO talks brings another round of military pledges. Also: an in-depth look at the topic of water - where it’s lacking, who is profiting from its scarcity and what could be done to distribute it more fairly, plus some Aboriginal jazz.

The urgency to unblock Ukraine’s grain exports: Turkey and Poland step up efforts to stave off global food insecurity. Also, can digital nomads keep Venice afloat? An environmentally friendly car that’s cheap and assembling it is child’s play. The Russian journalists who’ve fled to Latvia. From acclaim to obscurity, the Australian violinist who inspired Europe’s composers 100 years ago. And more

100 days of war crimes, a month of record inflation and 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II. Also on Inside Europe: how Ukraine’s president is harnessing social media to frame the narrative of war, Serbia plays a dangerous game, Greece and Turkey defend their territorial claims and the beautiful game turns ugly: what went wrong at the UEFA Champions League final?