By refusing to pay, Sicilians keep the Mafia away
In Palermo, paying "pizzo" or protection money used to be common practice. But now businesses say to the Mafia: Addiopizzo!
View ArticleItaly, land of mystery and conspiracy
As Italian authorities reinvestigate the disappearance of a teenage girl from the Vatican 40 years ago we have to ask: Why is Italy so ripe for conspiracies?
View ArticleDecoder: What does it mean to be German?
With an influx of migrants over the past decade, Germany is reconciling to rapidly changing demographics. The idea of German identity is evolving.
View ArticleCreating a community of podcasters
Andrea Knezevic joins the News Decoder team as it helps launch a project to inspire, train and connect podcasters across Europe.
View ArticleDecoder: Poland shows the world why voting matters
Polish voters in three different political parties united to wrest control of the government from the conservative Law and Justice party. What happens now?
View ArticleDecoder: The economy of babies and borders
Depopulation threatens the long term economic health of developed nations. At some point they will have to open their borders.
View ArticleIs the press free? It depends where you are.
When a journalist traveled from the east to the west of Europe, the level of press freedom was a cultural shock.
View ArticleDecoder Replay: Being stateless in a world of border walls
Millions of people around the world have no rights and live in the shadows, on the margins of society.
View ArticlePodcasting where the press is under pressure
Ljudmila Janković is a journalist in the Balkans, where speech isn't quite free. But podcasting there might help foster a more independent media.
View ArticleEurope races to install heat pumps to cool the planet
A heat pump isn't nearly as sexy as an electric BMW or a floating wind turbine. But on an individual level, it might make a big difference.
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