Germany recently decided to phase out its nuclear power within ten years.
European leaders say the existing agencies have too much power and are adding to the so-called euro-zone’s debt crisis.
European leaders are debating what to do next to protect the financial markets from further instability.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel argues a Greek default would be worse than the bailout
Spanish homeowners threatened with eviction can contact this group and it’ll send protesters
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German researchers are still trying to identify the source of a deadly E. coli outbreak after Spanish cucumbers were found not to have the lethal strain. The E. coli strain has killed 16 people in Germany and Sweden so far. Spain is threatening legal action after its growers were forced to destroy tonnes of freshly harvested vegetables. Gerry Hadden has more. Download MP3
Last Friday, May 25, 2011, I arrived at Barcelona’s main square, Plaza de Catalunya, too late to witness the police injure nearly 100 young protestors by beating them with rubberized metal truncheons and shooting them with rubber bullets. When I got there the municipal garbage trucks were already in the square, cleaning out debris and the collected belongings of “the Indignants,” the 300 Spaniards camped out since May 15 demanding fundamental changes in Spain’s political and economic system [...]
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Nino Bravo (1944-1973) was an international success in Spain and especially in Latin America, where he sang songs that won him millions of fans and then bans. He died at 28 in a car crash outside of Madrid. In all he produced three albums. In Ayelo, Spain there’s a museum about him. Gerry Hadden has more. Download MP3
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Credit for Coke’s secret recipe goes to an American pharmacist named John Pemberton. But if you ask around a certain tiny village in southeast Spain, people tell a different story. They say they invented Coke first. The World’s Gerry Hadden went to Ayelo to learn more. Download MP3
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The World’s Gerry Hadden looks at how Europeans feel these days about President Barack Obama. While he remains personally popular, there is an increasing distaste for US policy. Download MP3
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Thousands of demonstrators are continuing their protest in Spain against the country’s economic crisis. With nearly five million people jobless, Spain has the highest unemployment rate in Europe. Gerry Hadden has more. Download MP3
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The World’s Gerry Hadden proves that doing nothing at all can be hard work. He spent time with a street performer who is one of the last remaining human statues in Barcelona. Download MP3
My friend Charlie and I stared into the room, mouths agape. There on the floor before us, rolling about on a bunch of mismatched mattresses, were a half dozen naked people, interacting in an unmistakably affectionate manner. It was hot and I began to sweat. I had never seen, well, an orgy before, much less been invited to one. Actually we hadn’t been invited. And we weren’t going to be. Charlie looked at me deadpan and stated the obvious [...]
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The World’s Gerry Hadden reports on the return of wolves to the Catalan region of Spain. Even though there have been attacks on sheep, local farmers say they think it’s good that wolves have returned. Download MP3
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The World’s Gerry Hadden reports that European leaders are urging vigilance in the wake of Osama Bin Laden’s death. They are nervous about the possibility of new terrorist attacks on their soil. Download MP3
