To inform politicians, consumers and future cannabis entrepreneurs about professional cannabis production, the Dutch organisation CannaPro is producing a series about the Dutch cannabis industry. In every episode a Dutch legal cannabis production company is portrayed. The CEO, the genetics specialist, the cultivation manager, the… Read More

On the 27th of May the French Lower House approved a law to legalise ’aid in dying’ in cases of ongoing mental or physical suffering. It should also give terminally ill patients an enforceable right to palliative care, which is now often poor or inaccessible…. Read More

‘Cocaine: Europe Under the Influence’ is an ambitious investigative documentary that explores the profound and growing impact of cocaine trafficking across Europe. This 90 minute prime time film, directed by Kamal Redouani and produced for France Télévisions (France 2), offers an in depth look at… Read More

Dutch farms emit too much nitrogen. As targets slip, ecosystems suffer, and EU green goals hang in the balance. Can food production and nature conservation coexist in Europe? The Netherlands is the second world exporter for agricultural products and ground zero for Europe’s nitrogen crisis…. Read More

With their colours, shapes and scents, flowers enchant and fascinate us. This series offers 3 spectacular films on the most popular flowers we thought we knew all about. Tulips, jasmine and cherry blossom will surprise you! These flowers are increasingly a part of our daily… Read More

With their colours, shapes and scents, flowers enchant and fascinate us. This series offers 3 spectacular films on the most popular flowers we thought we knew all about. Tulips, jasmine and cherry blossom will surprise you! These flowers are increasingly a part of our daily… Read More

To fight overpopulation in French jails, prime minister Michel Barnier wants to introduce short prison sentences and to make greater use of community service, administrative fines and fixed penalties for criminal offences. The Netherlands has a lot of experience with short and alternative community sentences… Read More

A reportage about the need for attention for better accessibility for wheelchair users in public space portraying Dutchman Kees-Jan van der Klooster. He won a gold medal in mono-skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games and is organizing clinics teaching wheelchair users to overcome the many… Read More

Over the past 40 years, much has been cut back in the field of ageing and elderly care in the Netherlands: the ‘old people’s homes’ and care homes are no more and elderly can only go to a nursing home when they are very sick…. Read More

‘Inside the global cocaine industry, where profits are counted up in millions and losses are measured out in murders.’ This new eight-part investigative podcast series from The Times, Sunday Times and NewsCorp Australia reveals that the world’s legitimate business empires, trading floors and boardrooms have… Read More

Although selling cannabis has been tolerated in the Netherlands for decades, growing cannabis is still illegal. Soon, this might change because the government is experimenting with legal cannabis production. In 2019, the Dutch government launched a cannabis experiment in which entrepreneurs can start growing cannabis… Read More

Because of the swing to the right in the last Dutch national elections, NHK Europe correspondent Yasuko Takeda covers the European elections in the Netherlands. The reportage zooms in on the rise of the Freedom Party from Geert Wilders that won the elections and that… Read More