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A Day in the Life: What Local Politicians Actually Do

European Dives

Does local politics impact people’s lives, or is it merely a matter of formal votes and bureaucratic procedures? Let’s take…
The boxing club giving Paris suburb kids a future

European Dives

Beneath the famous concrete slabs of Argenteuil — the northern Paris suburb where Nicolas Sarkozy once promised to “clean out…
Redefining power: Inside the world of BDSM

European Dives

Power doesn’t have to mean abuse. In BDSM, domination and submission become a negotiated, consensual dance—where both parties choose their…
When people have the power: the story of the movement Regularización Ya

European Dives

For six years, the movement “Regularización Ya” fought to bring into Parliament a simple but radical idea: that the people…

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Every two weeks, a personal story takes you to a different European country to help you understand how current social and environmental issues shape our daily lives. In each issue, our team selects three cultural recommendations to explore the topic from a different angle. Available in French, English, and Italian—and it’s free.