Europe

Germans used to be against air conditioning. Not any more

Andy Burnham is pro-EU and politicians across the continent know it. The issue is whether he will last long enough to change British views on Europe

Surprisingly perhaps, of the three Britain gives the least cause for pessimism – but the political threats from Germany and France are deeply worrying

Over 2,500 of Italy’s cinemas have closed since the pandemic. But a group of film enthusiasts has a plan to turn things around

Open warfare between supporters of the far right rivals has turned the National Rally party into an episode of Succession

France’s far right presidential candidate could end up campaigning while wearing an electronic tag

The photographer documented a city’s outsiders with wit and tenderness

The chancellor decided that too many Germans were skiving, so he tried to change the rules. But it didn’t work

Italian politics has never looked so stable. If anything, people there are much more worried about turning into us

Visiting JR’s La Caverne du Pont Neuf, the installation a storm couldn’t stop

His final goal captured everything fans loved about the man who called himself ‘a small guy from Gondomar’

Exploring sporting polysemy – the cases where a single word has several different, even if often related, meanings

The Italian prime minister did what almost no other western leader has dared to do: when Trump, attacked her, she fought back

Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, so the Kremlin is boosting its disinformation campaign. Unfortunately for the next PM, the British left are falling for it

As a killer heatwave grips France, an argument over air conditioning has become so fierce that it could sway the national political mood.

For Europe's farmers, longer and hotter summers contribute to the region’s biggest problem of all

A new, alarming online trend has begun to shed light on the harshest relationship lesson of all – that when one partner walks away, the other can be left helpless, lost and alone

Build coalitions, revive internationalism and join – not rejoin – the EU. But be prepared to question your own assumptions, too

The EU that Britain left no longer exists. Now, much of Europe wants Britain to help bolster the bloc against the US and China. It’s time for the UK to abandon its failed experiment and to re-engage

A list of Hitler’s party members is now searchable – but files that might embarrass the postwar elite remain stubbornly out of reach

The Nordic nation has been named the ‘happiest country in the world’ for the last eight years. Why?

Decades of neglect have left road, railway and energy repair facing an investment gap of £400 billion

A Russian drone crashed into a residential area in a Romanian border town. What came next was even more worrying

The populists hated it and the liberals welcomed them. But the lesson from the events in the Czech Republic is clear – that all human tragedies are worthy of remembrance

In 2016 Britain voted to remain in the EU, which meant the poor eurosceptics all had to rebuild their careers from scratch. Here is the story of what happened to them all

The monster movie stood out at a festival full of three-star films

The curious history of language purists hating ‘mongrel’ words

Merz is trying his best, but his approval ratings are now in the dirt. To make things worse, he’s now being offered a steady stream of advice, almost all of it unwanted

A hidden Brussels unit plans the continent’s disaster response - and citizens want it to do more, not less

More than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in Putin’s war in Ukraine. But he cannot back off. Instead, he will switch tactics. Ukraine – and the west – must be ready

Germany’s once-powerful SPD is crippled by caution - Starmer and his possible successors must take note

AI slop wrecks a compelling final interview, but Cantona, Full Phil and Paper Tiger stand out at Cannes