Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
On this week’s programme: Bulgaria makes EU history – for all the wrong reasons--Turkey and Armenia move towards normalizing relations--Poles afraid of new arms race—Italy discovers facebook--Commercialism and the Palace of Versailles--Greenland moves closer to independence--More autonomy for Corfu--Spike Lee’s new wartime Italy film and the world’s first commercial wave farm in Portugal. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
Norwegian company deals with upsurge of piracy--French racing town hit hard by economic downturn--Czechs alarmed by right-wing violence--Unlikely film school gives movie hopefuls chance--Iceland hits hard times--Business owners join anti-Mafia scheme--The Breakaway Regions series – this week the Basque region--EU and NGO’s challenge forced marriage and the French chanson singer Soha. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
This week: The EU prepares to take on pirates off the Somalian coast -- Has EUFOR fulfilled its Bosnian peacekeeping mission? -- The Great War through the eyes of the Avant Garde --The Polish exodus from the UK -- The Swiss army goes fishing for an unlikely catch -- Swedes head to Norway to work -- Slovaks prefer to live in Austria and the ethnic group that wants a country to call home. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
What a President Barack Obama will mean for relations between the US and Europe -- Is the credit crunch changing France's food culture -- 'The golf resort that "trumped" environmental concerns -- Are Polish universities the easiest way into Europe for young Africans and Asians? -- And, unearthing the hidden secrets of Florence! Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from the website.What a President Barack Obama will...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
The credit crunch and Europe’s auto industry--Britain’s financial squeeze--Why the French anthem was booed--Can Europeans influence US election?--Is Scotland about to leave the UK?-- Press freedom in Turkey--Turning your loved ones into diamonds and what chess and boxing have in common. All this plus more on this week's Inside Europe. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from the website.Hungarian neo-fascist...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
This week in a special edition of Inside Europe we take an in-depth look at prisons. Stories include -- Overcrowding in Britain’s prison system -- Could a Norwegian prison be a model for the rehabilitation of prisoners? -- Inmates making airwaves in Poland -- High fashion ‘Made in Jail’ -- Women’s prison in Romania hits the high notes and the prison that visitors are queuing up to stay in. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
On this week’s show: EU leaders call for a new economic world order--The legacy of Austrian right wing populist Jrg Haider--Can Moldova win over the West with Wine?--US giant Facebook calls a rival German firm copycat--Is social networking in Turkey empowering people or polarising society?--How nasty can the digital battlefield get? and a new way of keeping people alive virtually Web cemeteries. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
This week: Britain’s banking bailout, a model for economic relief? Will the financial crisis in Iceland result in EU membership and the Euro? Did the CIA sabotage the Irish vote on the Lisbon Treaty and why being green is a growth industry in Sweden? Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the programme from the website. Is Britain’s banking bailout a model for economic relief?This week Britain took unprecedented action to stem the...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
This week: Financial turmoil hits the Continent – Is London’s economic might threatened by Asian markets? - The struggle of Belarus’ political opposition - Country and western conquers France - Chemical castration for convicted paedophiles in Poland - Hitler’s shadow looms over Linz as Europe’s next Cultural Capital - And it’s pot luck at Europe’s largest matchmaking festival. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the programme...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
This week: Would tighter regulation have saved Europe from the financial crisis?--The credit crunch hits Spain--Tough times for British PM-- New Mozart music--Could immigration be changing Irish Society?--Trust connects specialists with the developing world--Cologne awards Adenauer Prize to Sicilian politician--Rhaetian railway becomes world heritage site and the Citroen 2CV at 60. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
September 26th is the European Day of Languages, so in this special edition of the programme, we’re taking an in-depth look at languages around the continent: 23 official languages and counting--Is Danish in danger of dying out?-- The whistling language of El Silbo-- The hidden language of Latvia-- French slang--The blind seek better access to languages on the net and what on earth is Globish?The Inside Take on European AffairsThe evolution of 'Denglish'If you take into account some 82...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
On this week’s Inside Europe: Syria and the West--Greek and Turkish Cypriots--Turkey and the conflict between Russia and Georgia-- Car-makers hope for a speedy resolution to the Caucasus crisis--An unusual changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace--Healthier lunches for French kids--The renewable energy revolution powering Iceland-- and Bayreuth Wagner Festival gets an historic shake-up.The Inside Take on European AffairsSpain opens new inquiry into those missing during Franco dictatorshipA...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
On this week’s Inside Europe - Can the EU diffuse tensions in the Caucasus?--What lies ahead for the Georgians remaining in South Ossetia?--Archaeology and climate change--Can the Brits pull off the 2012 Olympics?--Driving to Greece on cooking oil-- Utilising Iceland’s hot springs--Who’s won the race in World Monopoly?-- Wavepower music and Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan orchestra. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
This week on Inside Europe: NATO throws down the gauntlet to Russia following the war in Georgia--Warsaw and Washington sign US defence agreement--The 40th anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia--English village seeks credit solution-Cleaning up the Baltic Sea-Swedes lower car mileage--Is France’s National Front party selling out? -- and Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival thrives. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
On this weeks programme: The Fight for South Ossetia - Eastern Europeans Lend Political Support to Georgia - Georgians Abroad React to the Conflict - What Was the GDR Again? - The Long Jump from the US to Italy! - Pedestrians in Lodz Beware! - Dream Homes at Prices to Dream Of - Porgy and Bess Head South. All this plus more on this week's Inside Europe!Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from our website. The Fight...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
This week: Are soldiers welcome in Italy's cities?--Spanish winemakers struggle with rising temperatures--Iranian rappers find creative freedom in Germany--What's life really like inside the corridors of the EU?--The trials and tribulations of a French check-out girl--Why are young Russian artists exhibiting in their own living rooms?--All this plus more on this week's Inside Europe.Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
This week: New French law to modernise the economy--Turkish court decides against AKP ban--Spain’s economic crisis worsens--German smokers win the right to light up again in small bars–Can tobacco help clear landmines?--Venice’s Kosher Hotel -- Norway’s chamber music summer and Beach Soccer a new craze in Europe. All this plus more on this week's Inside Europe. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the programme from our...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
On this week’s programme: Where was Radovan Karadzic?-- European politicians log on to the internet tactics of Barack Obama--German nuclear waste dump site causes alarm--Swedish students watch the wind blow to power cars--Italian town fears tourism--The first Geeknbury Festival-- and where should British politicians spend their summer holidays? All this plus more on Inside Europe Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
On this week's program: is Italy persecuting its Roma population? -- is the International Criminal Court an effective weapon against injustice? -- a row erupts over prediciting earthquakes in Greece -- France’s first lady is back in the charts -- we check out the credentials of Europe’s greenest building -- and we look at why 40,000 people have taken part in the world’s biggest walking event. Is the International Criminal Court an effective weapon against injustice?The arm of international...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
To coincide with this weekend’s launch of the Union for the Mediterranean, a special edition of the programme where we’ll explore the issues that bind and divide Mediterranean neighbours: is there light at the end of the tunnel between Spain and Morocco, is French nuclear power energizing ties with North Africa and Libya comes on board to curb illegal immigration. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from our...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
On this week’s programme: Will France clear the hurdles of its EU presidency? -German troops move into the firing line in Afghanistan UNHCR warn against policies harmful to refugees - Salvaging the Lisbon Treaty - Adopting the war graves of American soldiers in Normandy - At 60 does Britain’s NHS get a clean bill of health? - and a new themepark tells the story of the Bible. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
In this week's program: France takes up the EU Presidency - are cheap clothes more important than children’s rights for British shoppers? - Midsummer mixes partying with politics in Estonia- are Turkey’s Christians under siege? - cash incentives aim to help smokers in Scotland kick the habit - and is religion a blessing or a threat to gypsy culture? Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from our website.France...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
On this week's program: the EU scrambles to save the Lisbon Treaty- truckers in Spain vent anger over fuel prices - Kosovo gets its first constitution but uncertainty perists over its future - Silesia steps up its bid for more autonomy in Poland - should German university students pay for their education? - and an old family of Sicilian wine producers find a new way to promote their product. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or subscribe to the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
On this week’s programme: EU/US Iran sanctions-- Soaring gas prices-- Anne Frank House to send saplings--Controversy at Miss Head Scarf 2008-- First privatisation of a city centre in Britain—Prague landmark delayed by dispute-- Dresden struggles with modernisation-- Urban landscapes acoustic dimension ignored and an art work that is possibly the world’s first portable hotel. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
This week - European Chemicals Agency tightens laws—Countdown to Euro 2008 —The Irish Referendum-- Lesbos locals go to Court—Two Chechen hostages tell their story—Where to eat authentic Italian food and Prague’s Khamoro Festival Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from the website.Prague's Khamoro festivalCan a music festival improve relations between Czechs and Roma?Every year for one week, Prague hosts the Khamoro...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
This week - protests erupt as fuel prices soar in Europe, how Greek islands are becoming the first port of call for illegal immigrants, the high price of reuniting Tibetan refugees with their children and the Sicilian who took on the Mafia. Also - Europe’s football fans prepare for Euro 2008, breaking football taboos, Ireland commemorates Great Famine victims and backstage at the Eurovision. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
Inside Europe looks at Britain and the world of hybrid embryos, Europe’s campaign to tackle child abuse, gay discrimination in Turkey and German space tourism. Also, healing the scars of Czechs after the communist regime, can European economies survive without foreign workers, why many descendants of Turkish immigrants still don’t call it home, and the all clear for hormone replacement therapy. Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
Inside Europe examines Europe’s fight against climate change. Have biofuels run out of steam? ”Greening up” the airline industry. We also look at the French drama at the Eurovision Song Contest, and could Istanbul loose its world heritage site status? All these stories plus more on this week’s Inside Europe.Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program from the website. Spanish Fishermen face loss of livelihoodsOur planet is...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
Inside Europe looks at the latest developments regarding Washington's plans for a missile defence shield on Polish and Czech territory. We'll be looking at the acute water shortage in Spain and finding out it Spaniards need to change their lifestyles. Are tough times pushing Germany to the Left? And how the Mosquito is threatening the UK's unruly. Listen to these stories and more.Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also download the program...
Inside Europe: The Inside Take on European Affairs
Serbia’s President, Boris Tadic, was in Luxembourg to sign a key agreement that sets the country on the path to European Union membership. Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica denounced the move as treason. How will Serbs vote on May 11? Also, the legacy of 1968. What was all the fuss about; and how much did the events of that year change Germany and the wider world? Listen to these stories and more.Tune in to Inside Europe on the radio or sign up for the Inside Europe podcast! You can also...