Year in review: Here are the best stories from Uncovering Europe
In Euronews' Uncovering Europe series, we bring you the best original stories from across Europe every weeknight at 7 pm CET.
Here's a look at the top long reads from our original series over the past year.
He was a multimillionaire comedian, the voice of Paddington Bear and won Dancing with the Stars.
After his TV series based around a man who accidentally becomes president became a hit, he founded his own party and was elected president in real life.
Now, he's leading a country being invaded by the second most powerful military in the world.
This story gave an early look at the Ukrainian president shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Zelenskyy would go on to become Time Magazine's 2022 Person of the Year.
Read the full profile here.
Shortly after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Ukraine's official application to join the European Union, two other countries followed suit: Moldova and Georgia.
None of these three countries had previously been considered serious candidates to become part of the EU, but the horror and shock inflicted by the war have suddenly shifted the narrative in their favour.
The largely stalled accession process has now been reawakened and infused with a new meaning, even if the chances for a successful resolution are still low and replete with obstacles.
But for Georgia, another hurdle emerges: is it really part of Europe?
Read the full article here.
For the past three years, Jan worked as a scaffolder for a building company across the border in Germany. Recently, he returned to the Czech Republic after finding a job at a local construction firm.
But his friend, Petr, is now heading in the opposite direction. “Because of the pandemic, I came home. Now restrictions have ended, I’m going
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