Design

A look at 5 years of restoration work at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris

After surviving a devastating fire in 2019, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is set to reopen on 8 December 2024, following extensive restoration effort.

15/04/2024

Culture news

Inside the restored palace where Alexander the Great became king

It was the largest building of classical Greece: the palace where Alexander the Great was proclaimed king before he launched a conquest that took him as far as modern-day Afghanistan.

11/01/2024

Culture news

Macron invites Pope Francis to grand reopening of Notre Dame in 2024

During his visit, Macron revealed plans for a contest inviting artists to design six new stained-glass windows for the cathedral and also paid homage to Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin, who previously oversaw the reconstruction and died in August.

08/12/2023

Scenes

Meet the volunteers bent on rebuilding communities across Portugal

In partnership with Media City

"I was amazed when I saw 'Just a Change' tackle a very big problem in Portugal." Rundown homes and their occupants are being given much needed tender loving care by the volunteer group which aims to actively involve beneficiaries with repairs and renovations.

27/11/2023

Economy

G7 'exploring' how to tax Russian frozen assets to aid Ukraine

Seven of the world’s strongest economies, including the US, are exploring how to tap the profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, ravaged by war.

13/10/2023

Design

A new documentary sparks row over what Hitler wanted for birthplace

Film director says plans to turn Adolf Hitler's Austrian birthplace into a police training centre are just what he would have wanted.

24/08/2023

Europe News

Ukrainians concerned about corruption as donors pledge billions

Ukrainian businesses listed corruption and a lack of control over public funds as their biggest concerns in the reconstruction of their country.

29/06/2023

Ukraine

Counteroffensive will 'take time', as Crimea bridge hit

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

22/06/2023

World News

Business leaders and politicians pledge to help rebuild Ukraine

Delegates representing businesses and dozens of governments have come together in London to promise billions of euros to help Ukraine rebuild

21/06/2023

Ukraine

Euroviews. The UN will foster Ukraine's sustainable reconstruction amid conflict

Given the scale of needs, the international community has a financial imperative to provide additional support to Ukraine that both addresses immediate needs and delivers for its future sustainable development, Jorge Moreira da Silva writes.

19/06/2023

Europe Decoded

This rebuilt hospital makes case for green reconstruction of Ukraine

Horenka's hospital is one of an estimated 330 that have been destroyed across Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion. It is now more energy-resilient and efficient thanks to a solar-powered heat pump.

23/03/2023

Culture news

French director Michel Hazanavicius says why helping Ukraine matters

The Oscar winning French director explained to Euronews Culture how he became involved in the project to help rebuild Ukraine and why it's a campaign everyone should be concerned with.

28/02/2023

Ukraine

Euroviews. Ukraine reconstruction must reinforce its democratic principles | View

"We know that our democracy is still a work in progress and that when peace comes we must be ready to get back to work."

26/10/2022

Europe News

Rebuilding Ukraine will be a 'challenge for generations', says Scholz

The World Bank has estimated that the cost of damage in Ukraine will be around €350 billion.

25/10/2022

No Comment

Ukrainians in the country's east begin daunting rebuild

Galyna Kios had been sheltering with family and neighbours in her gloomy basement, cooking on a makeshift wood-fired stove, when the Russians came.

30/07/2022

My Europe Series

The one discordant tone at the Ukraine conference in Lugano

n international conference in the Swiss city of Lugano agreed to a set of principles for re-building Ukraine, including the need for broad reforms to boost transparency and root out corruption. Leading the Ukrainian delegation was the country's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.

08/07/2022

Italy

Italy pays tribute to victims five years after Amatrice earthquake

Mario Draghi has vowed to accelerate reconstruction efforts in central Italy, five years after a devastating earthquake killed nearly 300 people.

24/08/2021

Culture Series

Two years of work to restore Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral | In pictures

Two years on from a devastating blaze, much work has been done to restore Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to its former glory. But much more is still needed.

15/04/2021

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Czech village hosts re-enactment of Napoleon's Battle of Austerlitz

The roar of canons boomed across a field in the Czech Republic's Brno-Country district on Saturday as men in military uniforms clashed and fired at each other during a grand re-enactment of one of the greatest battles in modern history.

04/12/2019

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Notre Dame: Young trade trainees hope to help restore scorched roof

France is in a hurry to rebuild the world-famous Notre-Dame cathedral. The young people of the Compagnons du Devoir, hope to be among the chosen ones for the prestigious task of restoring their centennial roof.

29/04/2019