Euronews Witness Ukraine invasion puts Estonians on edge A huge Russian-speaking minority lives in the Baltic States. Estonia is member of NATO – a military alliance which guarantees them security. Nevertheless, are Estonians afraid of their Russian neighbour? Mobile Journalist Hans von der Brelie went to the edge of the country to find out. 22/03/2022
Euronews Witness France and Germany on the climate change frontline Climate change is eating away Europe’s coastlines. In the German Wadden Sea, holms and islands are under threat – and in French Normandy giant cliffs crumble more and more frequently. 18/02/2022
Euronews Witness Air pollution: the silent killer 400,000 people on the European continent die prematurely, every year. Why? It’s the dirty air they breathe in European cities that kills them. 14/01/2022
Euronews Witness Could the ‘dump of death’ near Mostar be making locals ill? A landfill near Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina is leaking black fluid containing copper, lead, zinc, and arsenic at worrying levels according to test results taken by locals who are worried the dumpsite is attributed to deaths from cancer. 26/11/2021
Euronews Witness The coal war: the battle to close Germany's lignite mines Euronews' Hans von der Brelie heads to one of the world’s largest opencast pits, Garzweiler II, to witness for himself the battle to close the country's lignite mines. 22/10/2021
Climate German climate activists call for faster exit from coal production Germany plans to quit coal by 2038 but the possibility of bringing the deadline forward by 8 years is on the negotiation table. And climate activists want to see that happening. 22/10/2021
My Europe Series Germany's energy transition is at the heart of the 2021 federal election One of the main questions in Germany’s election battle is how the country can manage its energy transition. Major political parties back solar and wind solutions, but red tape and angry locals are slowing down change. 17/09/2021
My Europe Series Is France’s bike industry on the road to a ‘Made in Europe’ comeback? 'Made in Asia’ dumping methods have damaged Europe’s industries. Can the European Union rescue the ‘made in Europe’ market and save European jobs? Unreported heads to France to take a look at the bike industry and its European comeback. 16/07/2021
My Europe Series Nuclear vs renewable, the debate dividing Romania’s green transition Coal-burning countries like Romania will have difficulties reaching Europe’s climate targets. Could Romania’s energy mix become cleaner if it adds more nuclear energy? What role can nuclear power play in the European Union’s Green Deal? 11/06/2021
My Europe Series The billion-dollar motorway leading Montenegro to nowhere Montenegro is building one of the most expensive highways in the world. It is financed by a loan from China. Its tourism-based economy is being crushed by the pandemic making the already difficult loan impossible to pay back and the motorway still isn't finished. 07/05/2021
My Europe Series Plans to build an airport in Albania threatens migrating bird flyways The mayor of Vlora in Albania sees his region as the "future queen of the Mediterranean" and he's happy for infrastructural development to increase tourism. But plans to build an airport in an environmentally protected area are leaving bird experts horrified. 12/03/2021
My Europe Series No way forward, no way back: the nightmare of migrants trapped in Bosnia Unreported Europe looks into the living conditions of economic migrants stuck in Bosnia desperately trying to get into the EU. 05/02/2021
My Europe Series Drugs, addicts and dealers: an underworld adapting to a pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has turned logistics and supply-chains upside down for both legal and illicit trade. In this episode of Unreported Europe, we look at how drug addicts are getting their fix and how dealers are bypassing pandemic restrictions. 15/01/2021
My Europe Series COVID-19 has created a new poverty class in Europe In this edition of Unreported Europe, we look at how Spain and Austria have been affected by the 'new poverty' created by the pandemic. We speak to people whose lives have been turned upside by the virus. 11/12/2020
Romania Romania moves away from coal towards new sustainable jobs The Romanian government has announced the closure of two of the four coal mines still active in its Jiu Valley, but the country is looking to more sustainable businesses and other projects for the future. 13/11/2020
My Europe Series Romania’s coal heartland embraces Green New Deal Romania's industrial Jiu Valley has been tied to fluctuations in the fortunes of coal for a century and a half. But soon the coal will be gone. Is the EU's help to make the transition going to be enough to provide a worthwhile and sutainable future for its residents? 13/11/2020
My Europe Series The Netherlands must reduce carbon emissions by the end of the year, but can this be done? The Netherlands must reduce carbon emissions by the end of the year, but can this be done? 18/09/2020
My Europe Series Hydro power to the people: the fight against Bosnia and Herzegovina's hydroelectric dams Bosnia and Herzegovina depends on dirty coal. Hydroelectricity generation is a cleaner, greener alternative. So why are locals protesting against the building of dams and barrages 17/07/2020
My Europe Series Europe's ailing airlines: the cabin crew and customers paying the price Unreported Europe meets the airline staff and passengers paying the price for the financial crisis engulfing the aviation sector following COVID-19. 19/06/2020
My Europe Series Coronavirus blues: the musicians struggling to make ends meet under lockdown Unreported Europe meets musicians and artists struggling to make ends meet under lockdown restrictions. 29/05/2020