Mar 10 Watch 5:17 Eastern Europe's migrant crisis is causing political turmoil By PBS News Hour As thousands of refugees huddle stranded on the borders of Greece, many eastern European nations are pushing for the continent to seal its borders, a stance that puts them at odds with their western compatriots and could potentially destabilize the… Continue watching
Mar 10 The surprising beauty in Europe's abandoned border checkpoints By Corinne Segal Photographer Josef Schulz's series on abandoned border checkpoints has taken on a renewed importance, as one of the largest migrations in European history has brought new discussion about the continent's borders. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 7:22 Can security forces screen refugees arriving in Europe? By PBS News Hour As more and more Middle Eastern refugees look to an increasingly overwhelmed Europe for asylum, concerns over terrorist infiltration are growing. Human rights activists say such worries are nothing more than xenophobic scaremongering, while military officials and counterterrorism experts contend… Continue watching
Feb 25 Is it time to embrace the dissolution of the European Union? By Vikram Mansharamani The fundamental issue at hand is that monetary union without political integration generates tension and instability. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 9:27 Amid Europe's refugee crisis, fears of anti-Semitism rise By PBS News Hour Deadly attacks on Jews by Islamic extremists in France and Denmark have left Europe’s Jewish community feeling vulnerable, and have driven an increasing number to move to Israel or elsewhere. But some European Muslims are taking a stand against the… Continue watching
Jan 31 Europol: Thousands of migrant children unaccounted for in Europe By Michael D. Regan More than 10,000 migrant children who entered Europe during the last two years are unaccounted for, raising concerns some may have been swept up by criminal networks, according to Europol. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 12:08 Europe grapples with a desperate year for migrants By PBS News Hour More than 1 million migrants and refugees arrived in Europe in 2015, driven by violent conflict in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. The onslaught of people making the desperate journey shows little signs of abating, as Europe struggles with the… Continue watching
Dec 22 More than 1 million migrants arrived in Europe this year By Gretchen Frazee More than one million migrants have entered Europe this year, marking the largest wave of immigration into the continent since World War II. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 10:00 To run completely on clean energy, Denmark harnesses wind power By PBS News Hour In Denmark, officials have taken strides to minimize the effects of climate change by converting from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power. Over the next 35 years, the country aspires to become the first nation… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 7:38 Attacks move France to grant law enforcement more power By PBS News Hour Paris marked and mourned one week since a string of attacks that killed 130 people. Since last Friday, French police have carried out hundreds of raids, including one that killed the alleged mastermind. Now the government is moving to give… Continue watching