Europe

The 643 villagers of Oradour-sur-Glane were wiped out by the Nazis. Untouched by order of de Gaulle, the place where they lived and died is now a shrine

Her young daughters grieving before a grave she didn’t occupy was not even the worst tribulation to afflict the life of the Hungarian

From Sally Bowles to George Smiley by way of Kreuzberg and Alexanderplatz, the best books about Berlin

How the band may have played a bigger part in the country’s history than is yet appreciated

Two stunning exhibitions at the Helmut Newton Foundation celebrate the great photographer and the city he escaped from

With a declining industrial base, a lack of support for emerging sectors, and a shaky financial landscape, the country’s downturn might be here to stay

An empty square in the centre of the German capital gives a warning from the recent past

My first Berlin adventure began at Checkpoint Charlie. My second began in Islington

Bonhoeffer fought against exclusion and for those who couldn’t fight for themselves

If you love children and happen to live in Russia, the kindest thing you could do would be not to have any

The Spanish press are asking pointed questions about the lacklustre warning system and slow crisis response

In September, the senate suddenly announced 10% cuts to the city’s arts budget

History shows Britain becoming more Europhile when a wild card is in the White House

Ireland’s pubs are struggling but a music festival brings people to the streets

The troubled journalist forged her place in and around a world to which she never quite belonged

A new museum in Giza reminds us of Europe’s deepest origins

As the coalition falls, the chancellor was pushed to call an election earlier than he planned

It's likely that the public officials responsible for the collapse of the Novi Sad train station will evade accountability

The present inhabitants of Overloon and Venray definitely do not forget the battle to liberate their villages

A rudderless EU ignored Trump’s threat and is now terrified and alone. It has two choices – go into overdrive or become irrelevant

A city’s reputation lies in tatters

Spain is ready to halt its ‘golden visa’ scheme, closing off another route for Britons to settle in the EU

German politics is now a dysfunctional mess and it’s all Olaf Scholz’s fault. With Trump looming, the timing couldn’t be worse

Georgia’s disputed election has been hailed as a victory for Vladimir Putin, but murals in the capital paint a different picture

Feargal has shown what can be achieved when someone with a national voice shouts loud. We need someone to do the same in the fight against litter

Germany is issuing licences to groups who will report (what they think is) illegal and detrimental content on social media platforms

A mountainous area bordering the Adriatic sea has become something of a laughing stock among Italians over the past decade

The residence of Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu is all yours to gawp at for 65 Romanian lei

The leader of Sweden's far right is mired in scandal after a member of a notorious motorcycle gang attended his wedding

First came a devastating flood.. then a city’s battle to save its cultural heritage

As Ukraine despairs and Europe’s populists cheer Trump’s win, Keir Starmer faces up to the need to rejoin the single market

Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni has held her extreme political instincts in check – so far. If Trump wins, will that change?