Unmanned systems are both a growing threat and an increasingly vital part of the defence arsenal. That theme ran through the Tallinn Defence EXPO, where more than 100 companies showed their latest products. The stakes are high for Estonia, which borders Russia. According to an industry...
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Estonia is betting on cheap, resilient and locally built drones to deter a much larger neighbour. Euronews Next saw the technology in action and heard how lessons from...
Thousands of brands brought their latest products and ideas to IFA Berlin 2026, one of the world’s biggest consumer electronics trade fairs. But one trend was stood out:...
Most small islands have little choice but to bury their rubbish in a landfill. Tilos in Greece has found another way. Euronews visited the world’s first...
Around France there is grief and outrage. The murder of Lyhanna, an 11-year-old girl from Fleurance in south-west France, sent a shockwave across the country. Hundreds...
When the Hormuz crisis sent energy prices up across Europe, most households had little choice but to absorb the shock. The residents of Feldheim, a small village in...
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Two countries, one city: how young people are hacking the border between Estonia and Latvia
Stand in the centre of Valga, in southern Estonia, and you’re a few steps from Latvia. Cross the street, and you’re in Valka. The two towns share a river, a history and...
After nearly 20 years of construction, Thessaloniki’s first metro is finally running. Driverless trains ease traffic and pollution, while stations display ancient...
Buying fish shouldn’t require a marine biology degree. Yet standing at the counter or browsing a restaurant menu, most of us have no idea whether our choices harm...
449 people live on Træna, a tiny archipelago forty kilometres from Norway’s mainland. This remote Arctic community faces a crisis shared across the region —...
About the author
A Euronews journalist since 2001, Denis Loctier has produced short TV documentaries on more than 200 international research projects and covered a variety of other topics, from economy and tourism to international politics and military conflicts.
From 2019 to 2025, as the anchor and producer of “Ocean”, Euronews’ monthly show specialised in the blue economy and marine life, Denis travelled around the world exploring the effects of climate change and human activities on ocean health, talking directly with fishers, business owners, port authorities and policy-makers. “Ocean” has taken Denis and his team to places such as Greenland, the Caribbean Sea, Seychelles, Svalbard, Cabo Verde, Thailand and the Marshall Islands.
Denis holds a PhD in Information and Communication Sciences and is certified to operate in hostile environments. He can also fly paragliders, pilot drones, navigate vessels, and dive to depths of 60 meters.