English

Robert Hackwill

My Europe Series

Belgium says Europeans not welcome if they don't take on work

A European working in another EU country keeps their benefits, right? And if you fall ill in your country of work, EU law says you are entitled to stay and claim benefits, right? Think again. Some EU

Real Economy

The Economics of Health & Safety

We have all been guilty at some point of ignoring Health and Safety signs, on the road or in our offices and places of work, but it does play a role

Japan

Tohoku rises from the tsunami with an agricultural revolution

In this first episode of “Focus” Special Japan we discover how the Tsunami-struck region of Tohoku has begun to recover, five years after the

Ukraine

Ukraine's Crimean Tatar protest song Eurovision choice likely to irk Russia

Ukrainian music lovers have chosen their entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, and the television audience decided to stick two fingers in

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Real Economy

Reforming to tackle structural challenges

Severe belt-tightening may have helped Europe's public finances, but restoring growth will need more than savage structural reforms which, in one case of bust to boom, have not even been needed.

Cinema

Best foreign language Oscar: what will Hollywood choose?

The films chosen for the Best Foreign Language Oscar only represent a tiny sample from world cinema. Every year the American Academy gets candidates

Cinema

'Goat' and 'Road to Istanbul' latest Panorama offerings in Berlin

Nick Jonas stars in Goat' about the darker side of US student fraternities, and 'Road to Istanbul' charts the human dimension of parents seeking their daughter, a recruit to Islamic State in Syria.

Cinema

Israeli-Palestinian hip-hop takedown 'Junction 48' storms Berlin

The Berlinale's Panorama programme gives us 'Junction 48' focused on a mixed Jewish-Arab crime-ridden ghetto outside Tel Aviv.

My Europe Series

U-Talk goes to the (European) movies

This week on UTalk, the question comes from Léa in Paris: “A few days ahead of the Oscar ceremony which celebrates the US film industry, how is

Culture news

Pavlova tribute highlight of Sochi Winter Festival

Sochi Winter Arts Festival is paying tribute to iconic ballerina Anna Pavlova, the Russian prima ballerina and choreographer whose company, founded in 1911, was the first to tour ballet around the wor

Culture news

Hometown celebrates Hieronymus Bosch in near-complete collection

A lesser-known regional museum in the Netherlands has assembling one of this century's most complete shows of the work of Hieronymus Bosch.

Cinema

Morricone picks up BAFTA on "60 years of music" tour

Make that six BAFTAs for maestro Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer adding another award to his groaning shelf at home, and when he was in London

Yemen

Yemen struggles to see way out of war

The war in Yemen approaches its 11th month in an atmosphere of mounting civilian casualties, accuses the UN, which says it has the figures to prove

Syria

Modern warfare brings ancient Aleppo to its knees

Syrian government forces are tightening the noose on the city of Aleppo, which since almost the very start of the Syrian civil war has mostly been in

Mexico

Pope Francis calls on Mexico's bishops to fight drugs and corruption

Tens of thousands have gathered in the central square in Mexico City for a papal mass. The Argentine-born Pope Francis continues to draw huge crowds

Germany

French night at the Berlin Film Festival as Huppert dazzles again

Honours on the Saturday of the Berlin Film Festival went to France; Isabelle Huppert and young director and screenwriter Mia Hansen-Løve, who has the

Turkey

Turkish forces attack Syrian and Kurdish positions in northern Syria

Turkey has confirmed its armed forces have struck at Syrian army and Kurdish positions north of Aleppo, well on the Syrian side of its border with

USA

Death of Antonin Scalia gives Obama chance to leave mark on Supreme Court

Tributes and less gracious comments have been pouring in following the death of US Supreme Court Judge Antonin Scalia, who has died aged 79 after

Hungary

Protesters slam Hungary's 'shameful' education policy

Education reforms critics say overtax pupils and teachers alike brought thousands of teachers, students and union members onto the streets of

Syria

Assad says he will take back "whole country" in interview

The International Syrian Support Group has met in Munich with members told Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, intends to ride out the storm and

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