@orlabarry.bsky.social
Europe correspondent with The World. Formerly EU reporter with the BBC World Service and former broadcaster on Newstalk
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Two people were killed and more than 1200 injured in fireworks related injuries in the Netherlands on New Year's Eve. The Dutch government is hoping an upcoming ban on consumer fireworks will put an end to that. Not everyone is on board. My report up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Two people were killed and more than 1200 injured in fireworks related injuries in the Netherlands on New Year's Eve. The Dutch government is hoping an upcoming ban on consumer fireworks will put an end to that. Not everyone is on board. My report up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
This doesn’t look good for the meeting between Greenland, Denmark and the US delegation today
January 14, 2026 at 11:52 AM
This doesn’t look good for the meeting between Greenland, Denmark and the US delegation today
Public demand for night-trains in Europe is not a problem. So what is stalling the expansion of sleeper trains throughout the bloc. @jonworth.eu @seatsixtyone.bsky.social @europeansleeper.eu share their thoughts in my report on @theworld.org Listen here: theworld.org/segments/202...
Europe's night trains have made a comeback but face big challenges - The World from PRX
Europe’s night trains have been making a comeback in the last few years, with overnight sleeper services once again linking cities like Paris and Berlin, and Vienna and Amsterdam. But the revival has ...
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January 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Public demand for night-trains in Europe is not a problem. So what is stalling the expansion of sleeper trains throughout the bloc. @jonworth.eu @seatsixtyone.bsky.social @europeansleeper.eu share their thoughts in my report on @theworld.org Listen here: theworld.org/segments/202...
Night trains have been making a comeback in Europe in the last few years but despite their popularity they face big challenges. My report up shortly on @theworld.org f/t @jonworth.eu @seatsixtyone.bsky.social @europeansleeper.eu Tune in: theworld.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Night trains have been making a comeback in Europe in the last few years but despite their popularity they face big challenges. My report up shortly on @theworld.org f/t @jonworth.eu @seatsixtyone.bsky.social @europeansleeper.eu Tune in: theworld.org
It has been a head-spinning week for Europe’s leaders. Most have reacted with caution to the actions of the US administration in Venezuela and its threats against Greenland. But at what cost? @sophieintveld.bsky.social @davekeating.substack.com reflect in my report on @theworld.org tiny.cc/zhhx001
Europe is on edge after US strikes in Venezuela and Greenland threats - The World from PRX
From a US military raid that captured Venezuela’s president, to threats from the White House to take over Greenland, Europe’s leaders have faced a week of escalating challenges from Washington. Leader...
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January 11, 2026 at 11:39 AM
It has been a head-spinning week for Europe’s leaders. Most have reacted with caution to the actions of the US administration in Venezuela and its threats against Greenland. But at what cost? @sophieintveld.bsky.social @davekeating.substack.com reflect in my report on @theworld.org tiny.cc/zhhx001
Europe has scrambled to respond to US military strikes on Venezuela and threats to Greenland this week. What is behind Europe's restraint and will it backfire? My report up shortly @theworld.org f/t @davekeating.substack.com @sophieintveld.bsky.social @epc-official.bsky.social Tune in: theworld.org
January 9, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Europe has scrambled to respond to US military strikes on Venezuela and threats to Greenland this week. What is behind Europe's restraint and will it backfire? My report up shortly @theworld.org f/t @davekeating.substack.com @sophieintveld.bsky.social @epc-official.bsky.social Tune in: theworld.org
Residents in Birmingham have faced a full year of bin strikes. And still no resolution is in sight. How did it come to this? I hear from bin workers, local residents and union representatives in a report coming up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
January 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Residents in Birmingham have faced a full year of bin strikes. And still no resolution is in sight. How did it come to this? I hear from bin workers, local residents and union representatives in a report coming up shortly on @theworld.org Tune in: theworld.org
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
In 2024 and 2025, Israelis built about 130 new outposts in the West Bank, more than the total number built in the previous two decades, according to Peace Now, an Israeli activist group www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Land Grab: Inside Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank (Gift Article)
Israeli seizure of Palestinian lands in the West Bank, often brutally, has accelerated, raising doubts about the prospects of a peaceful solution to the conflict.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In 2024 and 2025, Israelis built about 130 new outposts in the West Bank, more than the total number built in the previous two decades, according to Peace Now, an Israeli activist group www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Moral of the story:
In Brussels, whatever anyone tells you,
there is never only one game in town.
In Brussels, whatever anyone tells you,
there is never only one game in town.
EU's Ukraine funding deal keeps Kyiv in fight, Russian assets in deep freeze
European Union leaders claimed victory after agreeing a 90 billion euro ($105 billion) loan to keep Ukraine financially afloat and in the fight against Russia’s invasion for the next two years – but i...
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December 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Moral of the story:
In Brussels, whatever anyone tells you,
there is never only one game in town.
In Brussels, whatever anyone tells you,
there is never only one game in town.
Jared Kushner’s Firm Pulls Out of Trump-Branded Hotel Deal in Serbia
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Kushner’s Firm Pulls Out of Trump-Branded Hotel Deal in Serbia
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December 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Jared Kushner’s Firm Pulls Out of Trump-Branded Hotel Deal in Serbia
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Ireland is one of the few countries where a basic income scheme has been extended beyond the pilot stage. Artists and writers reflect on why the basic income scheme for artists worked and how it could be better in my report on @theworld.org Listen and read here: theworld.org/stories/2025...
Ireland hopes to make a program giving artists a stable income permanent - The World from PRX
In 2022, the Irish government launched a basic income scheme for artists. It randomly selected 2,000 artists and paid them around $1,500 a month, so they could concentrate on their creative work. Now ...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Ireland is one of the few countries where a basic income scheme has been extended beyond the pilot stage. Artists and writers reflect on why the basic income scheme for artists worked and how it could be better in my report on @theworld.org Listen and read here: theworld.org/stories/2025...
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España supone una excepción a la repulsiva y derrotista retórica antimigración de tantos gobiernos europeos. Caminar hacia una política migratoria más abierta es un ejercicio de justicia y sentido común. Lo hemos contado desde @porcausa.org a @orlabarry.bsky.social @theworld.org.
Governments across Europe are making decisions on migration laws on the basis of upcoming elections, rather than on the reality says @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social My report on Europe's changing asylum landscape on @theworld.org also f/t @migrationpolicy.bsky.social Listen: theworld.org/segments/202...
Europe's asylum landscape has transformed in 10 years - The World from PRX
Britain is preparing a sweeping overhaul of its asylum system, a shift reportedly modeled in part on Denmark, home to some of the EU’s toughest migration laws. The move comes as governments across Eur...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
España supone una excepción a la repulsiva y derrotista retórica antimigración de tantos gobiernos europeos. Caminar hacia una política migratoria más abierta es un ejercicio de justicia y sentido común. Lo hemos contado desde @porcausa.org a @orlabarry.bsky.social @theworld.org.
Governments across Europe are making decisions on migration laws on the basis of upcoming elections, rather than on the reality says @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social My report on Europe's changing asylum landscape on @theworld.org also f/t @migrationpolicy.bsky.social Listen: theworld.org/segments/202...
Europe's asylum landscape has transformed in 10 years - The World from PRX
Britain is preparing a sweeping overhaul of its asylum system, a shift reportedly modeled in part on Denmark, home to some of the EU’s toughest migration laws. The move comes as governments across Eur...
theworld.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Governments across Europe are making decisions on migration laws on the basis of upcoming elections, rather than on the reality says @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social My report on Europe's changing asylum landscape on @theworld.org also f/t @migrationpolicy.bsky.social Listen: theworld.org/segments/202...
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And did absolutely nothing to stop them.
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
And did absolutely nothing to stop them.
European governments on the left and right are clamping down on asylum laws - with one exception. It's a very different picture from a decade ago. We look at the changing face of migration in Europe shortly on @theworld.org with 🙏 @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social @migrationpolicy.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
European governments on the left and right are clamping down on asylum laws - with one exception. It's a very different picture from a decade ago. We look at the changing face of migration in Europe shortly on @theworld.org with 🙏 @gonzalofanjul.bsky.social @migrationpolicy.bsky.social
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I 100% back this.
The Europeans should just say "no."
Let's not enter into Trump/Putin's game!
Let's not buy their narratives!
There could be no peace plan with russia, only a russian defeat plan.
It's high time for Europe to become the agenda setter.
The Europeans should just say "no."
Let's not enter into Trump/Putin's game!
Let's not buy their narratives!
There could be no peace plan with russia, only a russian defeat plan.
It's high time for Europe to become the agenda setter.
We don’t need another delegation of European leaders flying off to Washington to kiss Trump’s ring now. We need them to get on the train to Kyiv and stand shoulder to shoulder with Zelenskyy.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I 100% back this.
The Europeans should just say "no."
Let's not enter into Trump/Putin's game!
Let's not buy their narratives!
There could be no peace plan with russia, only a russian defeat plan.
It's high time for Europe to become the agenda setter.
The Europeans should just say "no."
Let's not enter into Trump/Putin's game!
Let's not buy their narratives!
There could be no peace plan with russia, only a russian defeat plan.
It's high time for Europe to become the agenda setter.
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Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Gang leaders are increasingly recruiting children to carry out shootings and bombings in Sweden. The Swedish government has come up with a new proposal: lower the age of criminal responsibility so 13 year olds can be sent to jail. Listen to my report on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
Sweden considers sending 13 year olds to adult jails in crime crackdown - The World from PRX
Two Swedish teenagers, arrested last year for throwing hand grenades at the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen, went on trial in Denmark today. Swedish authorities say the case highlights a growing problem...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Gang leaders are increasingly recruiting children to carry out shootings and bombings in Sweden. The Swedish government has come up with a new proposal: lower the age of criminal responsibility so 13 year olds can be sent to jail. Listen to my report on @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
Sweden is planning to lower the age of criminal responsibility to just 13, meaning children could soon be sent to prison. The proposal is facing fierce opposition, even from the prison service itself. More coming up shortly on @theworld.org Join us: theworld.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Sweden is planning to lower the age of criminal responsibility to just 13, meaning children could soon be sent to prison. The proposal is facing fierce opposition, even from the prison service itself. More coming up shortly on @theworld.org Join us: theworld.org
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to be released from prison and placed under judicial supervision apnews.com/article/sark...
Paris court says former president Sarkozy will be released from prison under judicial supervision
A Paris appeals court has decided to release former French President Nicolas Sarkozy from prison and place him under judicial supervision.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to be released from prison and placed under judicial supervision apnews.com/article/sark...
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Workers undergoing IVF in the UK aren’t entitled to paid time off. Labour MP @alicemlabour.bsky.social has introduced a bill to change that. Coming up shortly on @theworld.org I speak with women who hid their fertility treatment out of fear for their jobs. Tune in: theworld.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Workers undergoing IVF in the UK aren’t entitled to paid time off. Labour MP @alicemlabour.bsky.social has introduced a bill to change that. Coming up shortly on @theworld.org I speak with women who hid their fertility treatment out of fear for their jobs. Tune in: theworld.org
In a prison on the outskirts of Milan, inmates are transforming discarded migrants boats into something unexpected: musical instruments. My report on @theworld.org And if you're a musician/orchestra interested in playing those instruments, they want to hear from you! theworld.org/stories/2025...
From shipwreck to symphony: Prisoners in Italy turn migrant boats into violins - The World from PRX
Every year, thousands of migrants risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea in fragile wooden boats, hoping to reach the shores of Europe. Many arrive on the Italian island of Lampedusa, where t...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In a prison on the outskirts of Milan, inmates are transforming discarded migrants boats into something unexpected: musical instruments. My report on @theworld.org And if you're a musician/orchestra interested in playing those instruments, they want to hear from you! theworld.org/stories/2025...