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Anatomy of a black-out: five days that rocked Berlin

Kate Laycock
January 8, 2026

How is Europe handling Trump's renewed threats against Greenland and who is behind Berlin's five-day power outage? Then: A preview of Oulu's 2026 Capital of Culture program, the work of a young Ukrainian and member of the Scottish Youth Parliament, a visit to the new Byron museum in Italy, and the strange case of the Greek monks illegally occupying a mountain monastery.

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Deutsche Welle Moderatorin Kate Laycock
Kate Laycock Editor and host of Inside Europe
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