Europe

Small communities across Finland, Estonia and even Ukraine keep the Swedish language alive in unexpected corners of Europe

London police warned off a man with a pro-Israel sign. Meanwhile, his Berlin counterpart won an award

One of Robert Fico’s political allies was in close contact with Epstein – it may be one scandal too many for the Bratislava government

Bart de Wever says he represents his entire country, but he seems more interested in cosying up to the Dutch government

As visitors soak up high art and cheap beer, a billionaire populist chameleon and his far right outriders cronies are ready to turn the Czech Republic upside down

Dominic Fritz came to Timisoara as a volunteer and ended up running the city that toppled Ceaușescu. Now he’s fighting the far right and the weight of history

Gill’s isn’t an isolated case, but a symptom of Europe-wide corruption and demagoguery

Everyone wants to visit the historic city. But without intervention, Dubrovnik could soon face collapse

Thirty years after the Srebrenica massacre, the country remains suspended between beauty and grief

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

For obvious reasons, understanding why the masses fell for the fanatics would be the much more worthwhile research today

It is a decade since the worst terror attack in French history left 132 dead. Where people died, Parisians now drink beer and smoke cigarettes

Organised crime gangs have started recruiting teenagers online to carry out hits on their rivals. There are a worrying number of willing assassins

Ten years on, a new drama shows how seven hostages came face-to-face with death

A harsh, intrusive Danish-style immigration system won’t win right wing votes for Labour and will enrage the party’s traditional supporters. When will this government learn?

From Helsinki to Buenos Aires, one man’s obsession with the art and architecture of our underground railways

After last year’s devastating floods, reconstruction work is underway in Paiporta but its progress has been politicised

Like Trump, the chancellor has also been redecorating. His, however, is less golden glitter, more a nod to history

We have a lot to learn from Poland. If only Keir Starmer were paying more attention

Fragile alliances around the country are held together mainly by one shared goal: keeping the AfD out of government

Despite pioneering an Equal Pay Certification Law in 2017, Iceland continues to have a pay gap of 10%

In frozen trenches and shattered towns, chaplains pray with the dying, bless the living and try to keep hope alive

Brussels has been trying to encourage the country to join Europe and the people want closer ties with the west – so why is Serbia sticking with Russia?

The far right wannabe PM has suffered a personal rebuke, but his rivals will still struggle to form a government

A throwaway remark about the makeup of German cities started a political row - and then the chancellor made things even worse

The women of Georgia have seen their children locked up by the government. Now they want them back

When philosopher Manon Garcia went to the Gisèle Pelicot trial, what struck her most was the defendants’ sheer lack of remorse. If we can’t change this, she asks, can we live with men?

From September to early October, red wine gushes from Rome’s central two fountains. Forget the Trevi, this is what you need to see when you visit

As Karl Schlögel reminded us, Putin waged this war in Ukraine not only for military means, but as a battle for hearts and minds

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