Europe

Wilders’s party is on course to win the most seats - but an opposition coalition could keep him out of power. Just

Macron and Lecornu have got away with it for now - but the country has forgotten the art of compromise

In 2016, American journalism failed to reach and serve certain audiences. The same problem is arising from Trump's second presidency

For my generation, the internet meant connection. Now it only means division

The recent parliamentary election result was not a show of support for PAS but instead one for Europe - and against Russia

In Farage and Badenoch's eyes, is even paying taxes in Britain good enough for EU nationals like me?

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

Funeral laws in Germany have long been a model of order and control. But one state’s reform could change the way the nation mourns

After just 27 days in office, France’s prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned and threw the country into chaos – again

Across the channel, rent control, land reform and social housing investment have kept greedy landlords and homelessness at bay. It’s not too late to change course

Labour’s plans have caused huge controversy. But ‘100% digital’ Estonia shows how e-government can save time and money for ordinary people

The triumph of the pro-EU candidate in the Moldovan election is a victory for militant democracy

Mysterious, graceful and defiant, Cardinale transcended the male gaze and wrote her own legend

Andrej Babiš is a fan of the US president, and hates the EU. But if he wins the election, how extreme will he be?

Thirty-five years after reunification, the east-west divide still remains – leaving fertile ground for right wing extremism

Italy’s one-euro homes are becoming a nightmare for local authorities – so they’re selling them off

Hunting season has begun in France but the participants’ lack of etiquette and disregard for the rules is frustrating locals

The sport’s familiar – but often baffling – terminology has its origins in Anglo-Norman instructions, Old French numbers and Arabic palms

In Palla, Deutsche Bahn will have their first female CEO and her appointment has raised eyebrows

Steve McQueen’s Occupied City reveals how the ghosts of Nazi occupation are still present, more than 80 years later

The London artists who united in their desire to oppose the first wave of fascism in Europe

Train travel is 200 years old. In two centuries it has forged economies, created mass tourism, standardised time itself, and made fish and chips a national cuisine. But what’s its future?

Affecting one in six adults, obesity has doubled in France during the last 25 years

History is everywhere in Dresden - but are tourists really paying attention?

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

Banning the AfD’s extremist candidates risks turning them into martyrs, granting the far right the attention they crave

Born in 1991, Acutis’s canonisation marks a first for the Roman Catholic Church – he will become its first millennial saint

Against all odds, 20-year-old Daniel Jackson, leader of Verdis, has Croatia on the run while his movement has found its way at the heart of a geopolitical dispute

Alicante architect Antonio Cortés Ferrando and his cooperative Espai Verd has brought brutalism to Valencia

A coalition of hard right and hard left are both attacking Macron, which is just what the Kremlin wants

According to Fifa, £7.22bn in men’s football alone has been spent in transfer fees, a jump of more than 50% compared with the same period in 2024

Sandeman and other firms are now introducing firebreaks into the wine estates and planting fire-resistant trees to tackle the country's raging wildfires