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20 years after the fall of Communism, how optimistic are Romanians about the future?

The freezing weather has caused more travel chaos across Europe.

Snow across Europe causes travel chaos - we hear from the UK, France, Germany and Spain.

The latest from the Copenhagen climate talks.

A court rules that the British Airways Christmas strike is illegal.

Tear gas and batons in Copenhagen. We debate the police tactics.

The Greek Prime Minister talks to us about drastic cuts to tackle his country's deficit.

The developing world points its finger at the hosts as climate talks turn frosty.

EU leaders pledge 10.6 billion dollars to help developing nations adapt to climate change.

Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy join forces in a bid to clamp down on bankers bonuses.

A super tax on the super rich. Britain takes aim at bankers' bonuses

If it's the 'hottest decade on record', should we find new ways to combat climate change?

As the Copenhagen summit begins - will leaders live up to the organisers' high hopes?

Did British scientists manipulate climate change data? The UN investigates.

Growing calls for Muslims to withdraw their money from Switzerland following minaret ban.

EU finance regulations: Should London bankers have their own rules?

Iran raises the stakes as Britain plays down Tehran's detention of five British sailors.

The Swiss Foreign Minister says banning minarets has implications outside of Switzerland.

Will Dubai's debt delay Europe's economic recovery?

A programme from Zürich asking whether the Swiss will vote to ban the building of minarets

General Motors says more than half of its 9,000 European job losses will be in Germany.

Britain launches another Iraq War inquiry, will the unanswered questions now be answered?

Environment ministers meet in Brussels: Can Copenhagen's climate change talks be salvaged?

Raids and arrests in European football: the biggest match-fixing scandal ever.

Fall-out from the World Cup - Thierry Henry handball affair becomes a political issue.

A President for Europe - But what do you have to do to become the new leader?

As French MPs debate chemical castration, a sex offender says it has changed his life.

Ambitions for the Copenhagen Summit on climate change are downgraded.

The eurozone economy has emerged from recession.

Reforming Russia - President Medvedev delivers a scathing attack on his country's economy.

Life in prison for the Dresden courtroom murderer whose crime angered the muslim world.

A Russian policeman speaks out about corruption on YouTube. Can the internet bring change?

A special edition of Europe Today live from Berlin to commemorate the fall of the wall.

NATO Secretary General says Afghanistan has a lot to prove. And we debate cycling rights.

A French Minister says the British Conservative Party wants to castrate Britain in Europe.

General Motors decides not to sell its European arm. Joy in Britain. Anger in Germany.

The Czech President Vaclav Klaus ends his opposition and signs the Lisbon Treaty.

A Swedish journalist accuses Israelis of taking organs from dead Palestinians.

News, comment and reaction from across Europe.

News, comment and reaction from across Europe.

Is the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair the right man to represent Europe?

As the trial of Radovan Karadzic continues - his successor is released from jail.

The trial of Radovan Karadzic opens - but without him. Can the Hague force him to attend?

Loosing their traditional cool: Switzerland accuses Libya of kidnapping two businessmen.

A detailed look at the relationship between right-wing parties and Europe's media.

The French foreign minister on Turkey's European aspirations.

The government in Iceland agrees to compensate the British and Dutch.

A discussion between Russians about Russian democracy.

Turkey's deteriorating relationship with Israel - and the TV drama that caused it.

Gordon Brown pledges an extra five hundred British troops to Afghanistan.

Russia and the US promise unity over Iran, & the cancer that's passed from mother to baby.

Hillary Clinton brings the message to Northern Ireland that peace equals prosperity.

Silvio Berlusconi fights back after losing his immunity from prosecution.

News, comment and reaction from across Europe.

Eight years after the start of the military campaign in Afghanistan, where are we now?

An advert in Switzerland creates a big row over a small railway link.

The British Conservatives eye up their chances of destroying the Lisbon Treaty.

Live to Rio, Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago for the 2016 Olympics announcement.

A naked image of Brooke Shields aged 10 is removed from a London gallery - art or porn?

On the final day of campaigning for the Lisbon Treaty referendum - passions remain high.

The British Prime Minister makes the political speech of his life - how does it go down?

Chancellor Merkel is re-elected. What will it mean for Germany's economic recovery?

As Germans prepare to elect a Chancellor on Sunday Europe Today broadcasts from Hamburg.

The Russian car manufacturer which makes Lada cuts a quarter of its workforce.

Britain attempts to clarify the law on assisted suicide but is it clearer and is it right?

French riot police clear the camp known as "the jungle" housing illegal migrants.

Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is in court over Clearstream scandal.

NATO's Secretary General Rasmussen calls for a new strategic partnership with Russia.

Anti-missile shield scrapped in Eastern Europe. We hear from Russia and the Czech Republic

An advert about a one-night stand causes embarrassment for the Danish Tourist Board.

Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz on the lessons learned from the collapse of Lehman Brothers

A spate of suicides at France Telecom. But what can the French government do to stop them?

A new law protect children in Britain. Should you have to prove you're not a paedophile?

Relief in Germany as General Motors European arm is sold to Canadian-Russian consortium.

Spanish judge faces Supreme Court. Adolf Hitler sex video condemned by Aids charities.

A special look at migration across Europe, and why French spelling is under scrutiny.

Three Britons are found guilty of plotting to blow up transatlantic planes.

Will the leaders of the richest economies agree on whether to cap bonuses for bankers?

A journalist is forced to flee Russia over claims about hijacked ship "The Arctic Sea".

A BBC investigation reveals how much money criminal gangs are making from Roma children.

Europe remembers the start of WWII. But debate still rages about who was responsible.

Merkel victory in doubt after left-wing surge in states. Africans 'under siege' in Moscow.

Iceland to pay back Icesave cash. Red Army Faction member arrested.

A Turkish army officer is arrested after four soldiers died when a hand grenade exploded.

Senator Edward Kennedy dies: we examine his role in the politics of Northern Ireland.

Should a 13-year-old Dutch girl be allowed to sail solo around the world? Join the debate.

Wildfires in Greece, joy in one Italian town as one of its citizens wins 148 million Euros

Libya's 24 hours of diplomatic glory. A Europe Today listener is our guest editor today.

British hip hop artist Ty tackles the subject of youth culture.

our guest editor is the controversial Czech artist David Cerny.

Guest editor Geir Haarde, former prime Minister of Iceland, presided over the crash.

We have guest editors this week. Monday: Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena.

News, comment and reaction from across Europe.

France and Germany emerge from recession, we test the mood in Dresden and Paris.

We are "taking the pulse" of the economy as Europeans change their holiday plans.

The head of a Russian charity and her husband are found dead in Chechnya.Who is behind it?

We speak to the father of Clotilde Reiss, the French teacher on trial for spying in Iran.

One year after the war, Russia and Georgia remain tense. In the UK, Abbey Road turns 40!

News, comment and reaction from across Europe.

Tensions between Russia and Georgia are running high.

A German cargo ship captured by Somali pirates has been released after a ransom was paid.

One of Germany's most controversial businessmen is extradited from Canada to Munich.

News, comment and reaction from across Europe.

News, comment and reaction from across Europe.

Scientists in France add to the warnings of cancer sufferers who say sunbeds can be fatal.

The UK government is sued over irregular rendition and Quentin Tarantino on his new film.

The debate intensifies as to what role European troops should be playing in Afghanistan.

Seasonal fires cause havoc in Southern Europe, while Poland is battered by deadly storms.

News, comment and reaction from across Europe.

News, comment and reaction from across Europe.

In the UK it's not easy climbing the social ladder. What about in the rest of Europe?

Why does the UK have the highest cases of swine flu in Europe?

Foreigners are targeted by suicide bombers in Indonesia.

Iceland sets itself on the road to joining the European Union.

Natalia Estemirova, one of the few campaigners for human rights in Chechnya is found dead.

Europe Today is in Strasbourg on first day of the new European Parliament.

The Nabucco pipeline: designed to secure Europe's energy so why hasn't it been started?

We speak to the brother of the Egyptian woman stabbed to death in a German courtroom.

The UK phone hacking row - how much do journalists have the right to investigate?

The G8 summit starts in the earthquake-wrecked city of L'Aquila. What can be achieved?

Fans and family attend a memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles.

Obama meets Medvedev in Moscow: are they really forging healthy new relations?

We speak to the uncle of Bahia Bakari the 12-year-old survivor of the Comoros plane crash.

News, comment and reaction from across Europe.

News, comment and reaction from across Europe.

Personal reflections on Michael Jackson from Germany, Romania, and Ireland.

The Politkovskaya murder trial reopens. What does this mean for media freedom in Russia?

An in-depth look at workers in Europe being asked to work for free in tough economic times

President Medvedev courts Africa and the war of words between the UK and Iran intensifies.

Italy takes Guantanamo Bay detainees- what do Italians think?

Latvian prime minister says that he has saved the country from bankruptcy.