perspectives

Perspectives: different angles by various European TV stations on a story that has dominated the week's news

France Socialist-led

France is now under the socialist leadership of President François Hollande. May 15 was a day of rites of passage and symbolism, before…
18/05 17:24 CET
WWII Victory Day

Following its battle for the presidency, France commemorated victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. For the first time, the outgoing and the new…
11/05 13:56 CET
Austerity building anger and gloom

Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy continues to seek ways to get the economy growing, to avoid lumbering into a prolonged recession and a…
27/04 13:59 CET
Europe remembers the doomed liner, RMS Titanic

One hundred years after the tragedy the Titanic continues to fascinate. For many years the number who perished was the highest total of deaths…
13/04 17:11 CET
Belgium mourns children

The death of many children and their minders when their coach was returning from a ski holiday in Switzerland has affected Belgians on a…
16/03 19:18 CET
The fight for women’s equality

Last Thursday was International Women’s Day, celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women. In contrast, it also…
09/03 16:40 CET
Costa, bad luck cruises

Three days on the top deck of the cruise ship Costa Allegra in the Indian Ocean. Tropical heat, a thousand people, minimal comfort……
02/03 19:17 CET
Greece: broken promises

This year’s Greek Ash Thursday free barbecue in Athens had longer line-ups than usual. The meat-fest came ahead of the fasting before…
17/02 19:34 CET