Europe

Sweden’s youth show no sign of cutting down on their tobacco habits

I always considered myself outdoorsy until I met the Austrians

Could Athens's new approach to helping users slowly reverse the country's drug crisis?

Flocks of green parrots, or monk parakeets, have invaded Barcelona

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reignited fears in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia

Though many women are stuck at home, they are now the best educated section of the electorate. If the Kosovan government stays in power, it will be down to them

Alice Weidel spouts fake facts and demonises Muslims - and she is getting closer to becoming Germany’s chancellor

This is not a game or a spectacle – it’s about the fate of a nation whose path towards independence is still unfolding

Mark Francois has sounded the Brexit betrayal claxon over a big change at the Foreign Office

He wants it for the same reason Putin wants Ukraine

Many directors might not have scaled their creative heights without Ponti’s recognition that one could make daring and challenging cinema and still turn a profit

The scandal, which involves toxic masculinity, sexism and cancel culture, asks if this century allows for second chances

Each government pledges to boost resources to the police, fire fighters and other emergency services, but it’s never enough

In reality, reducing immigration is likely to make any government very unpopular, so the narrative needs to shift so it’s seen as an advantage

With his conspiracy theories, pro-Russian propaganda and hatred of migrants, Le Pen inspired a generation of far right leaders across Europe

When the staff of the French satirical newspaper were murdered by extremists, France was united in defiance and grief – but the consensus soon began to fall apart

Students have been leading weeks of nationwide protests in Serbia and the regime doesn’t seem to know what to do

The entrepreneur’s foray into European politics and obsession with the AfD is troubling, given his megaphone X

The daughter of a songwriter and from a long line of composers, the woman born Isabelle Gall was predestined for a career in music

A feast of festivals, ancient churches, bridge jumping and more make up Europe’s cultural hotspots for 2025

Surprise political forces were the story of 2016. Now the world knows they are here to stay – and Britain should brace itself

Farage’s party is the most significant threat to UK democracy in living memory. Failure to learn the political lessons will hand him the keys to No 10

A whole host of alumni from the contest will release new music, and perhaps lift spirits, in 2025

President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the country for more than three decades, will run against several token challengers on January 26

After the crisis of October’s parliamentary elections, president Salome Zourabichvili has been the country’s most prominent voice of dissent

The deadly incident on December 7 has left Dutch law enforcement looking shockingly weak

Thousands of Syrians living in exile celebrated, including in neighbouring Turkey, which hosts more than 3.5 million refugees

The rapid speed at which the Adamello is melting shouldn’t come as a shock; the past two years have been unbearably hot in Italy

It’s not the first time the Slovak leader allowed himself to be used as a tool of Kremlin propaganda – it won’t be the last

Georgia’s new pro-Moscow president is determined to fight his own people – meanwhile, his pro-EU predecessor has left office and gone into the streets to join the protests

With increased security at the well-known drug ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam, South American drug traffickers have moved operations to the north-west corner of the Iberian Peninsula

Britain has made up its mind on Europe. The PM must do the same, before it’s too late