Did you know that ospreys have stable mates? After migration they return to their nests to breed. In this episode of Smart Regions, we visit the Marais d’Orx in the south of France, to discover how this bird of prey has been reintroduced into the wetland that was drained by Napoleon.
Category: 3. Europe
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Marais d'Orx: a wetland with a rich history, diverse nature and birds of prey
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Video. WATCH: Locals wrestle wild horses in Spain’s Rapa das Bestas festival
Dating back to the 15th century, the annual event sees young locals climb into the mountains at dawn to round up wild horses roaming the region.
Working in small groups, they drive the animals back to the village for the traditional ritual of cutting their manes.
The practice involves a series of…
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BBC director of music steps down after Bob Vylan Glastonbury controversy
The news of Lorna Clarke’s resignation as BBC’s director of music comes after UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy condemned the “appalling and unacceptable scenes” that were broadcast during this year’s Glastonbury festival.
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Are 'coal-free' countries really free? New Eurostat data shows real consumption levels
Germany, Poland and Serbia remain the ‘black lungs’ of Europe, with great quantities of the environmentally damaging brown coal being burned there.
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How Poland shook off its past and became Europe’s growth champion
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Germany's AfD accuses Chancellor Merz of election fraud as it bids to reform image
Critics of the German far-right party say that the AfD is still far from having any real influence, as none of the other parties in the Bundestag are willing to cooperate with it.
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Trump's threat over Greenland isn't 'over and done' yet, warns Danish foreign minister
The conversation on Greenland “can never be about annexation”, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has said.
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Low water levels push up shipping costs on Europe’s rivers amid heatwave | Shipping industry
Low water levels after heatwaves and drought are limiting shipping on some of Europe’s biggest rivers including the Rhine and the Danube and pushing up transport costs.
As much of Europe swelters in hot temperatures, water levels in its main…
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Europe does not have to choose between guns and butter. There is another way | Shahin Vallée and Joseph de Weck
Shahin Vallée 
Joseph de Weck European governments are once again haunted by a tough choice between financing the military or spending on social programmes. That, at any rate, is the narrative that has taken hold since Donald Trump’s retreat…
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US backs Nato’s latest pledge of support for Ukraine, but in reality seems to have abandoned its European partners
Recent news from Ukraine has generally been bad. Since the end of May, ever larger Russian air strikes have been documented against Ukrainian cities with devastating consequences for civilians, including in the country’s capital, Kyiv….
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