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...
Smart Regions
Category - Society & Culture
After nearly 20 years of construction, Thessaloniki’s first metro is finally running. Driverless trains ease traffic and pollution, while stations...
Kazan is the booming capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, some 700 km east of Moscow. And this year it’s host to more than 1,300...
Workers across the world are increasingly aware of what many consider an existential threat to a wide array of jobs. Safe and efficient autonomous...
A new drone is making a buzz across Europe: its technology means that risky industrial inspections can become safer and more cost-effective. What...
Can smart specialization really be a driving force for growth for all of Europe’s regions? Euronews’ Denis Loctier headed off to Poland to find out...
Almost half of us in Europe lack digital skills, while 90% of jobs in the future will need them. So we sent Denis Loctier off to tech mad Estonia to...
Kazakhstan is celebrating its ancient roots with around 100 events across the country marking the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh khanate. Founded by...
Derbent, the oldest and southernmost city on Russia’s territory, is officially marking its 2,000th anniversary — an opportunity for the residents of...
Varya Kozhevnikova is a blogger and photographer from Saint Petersburg. She first came to the city as a tourist but liked it so much that she moved...
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.