Europe

As their election nears, Belgians political tensions are growing deeper

The beleaguered British public deserve better than this morally impoverished Tory government

The conflict in Gaza is raising tensions across the world, but Gibraltar’s historic Muslim and Jewish communities maintain harmony

Skilled European workers are deserting the UK and Starmer could find a route to bring them back

The elusive F1 legend’s 10-year silence has fuelled a media frenzy in Germany

The Champions League final explains why sport is so compelling – because it tells and retells the tales that we long to hear

His ‘offer’ should be understood for what it is: an invitation to the west to sign its own death warrant

Born an East Berliner, Jenny Erpenbeck has won the International Booker for her sensitive insight on life behind and beyond borders

A new report by EMMA Association has highlighted the discrimination Romani women have faced after fleeing the war

No party is talking about rebuilding European ties after Brexit, the former deputy prime minister has said

As tensions rise, Islamist groups are once again quietly preparing attacks in Europe – with the Olympics and Euro 2024 as possible targets

After his humiliating local election defeat, Erdoğan wants to silence his ideological opponents

In learning how to fight off populists, Spain’s prime minister is starting to emulate their moves

The most brutal aspects of the country's drug war are spreading nationwide

With an 800-year history, the city’s St John’s Hospital Museum understands the role of art in the healing process

Paola Totaro’s ‘immigrant’s love letter to Britain’ reminded our readers of all the good things about the country, and moved some to tears

A dreamlike lost masterpiece about a writer’s fixation with Dostoevsky – a man who would have hated him

Amsterdam prepares for Art Week against a backdrop of a new government keen to end culture funding

Why the fouée – soft, airy bread similar to pitta – hasn’t crossed the Channel is a mystery

In her elusive beauty and skill, Arletty was the rival to Garbo

Between 350AD and 600AD, ‘boat people’ took Brittonic Celtic across the Channel from south-west England to Normandy and Brittany

A high-profile breakout is indicative of the pressures authorities currently face in trying to keep pace with the trade in drugs and arms

Slovakia is at a crossroads after the shocking attempted assassination of populist prime minister Robert Fico

The Dutch far-right politician will not be prime minister, but he is in power

The country's political and social hostilities have reached a dangerous moment

With China's economy in trouble, Xi has taken to wooing Europe

The question of whether Israel's Eden Golan should have been allowed to perform plagued this year's competition

Foreigners snapping up the properties don't always know what they are taking on

A call for peace remains an integral part of France's annual workers' march

Despite their morbid history, today Europe's railways bring our cultures closer together

The army has lost its allure as a career for young Germans and as a result, numbers are dwindling

The film festival is now about making deals, but in its early days it was about making stars, as young Europeans mixed with Hollywood’s elite