Europe

Macron is playing a dangerous game by calling an election – and if Le Pen wins, we all lose

For years, the French hard right has cast a perpetual shadow over the country’s politics

The G7 and EU must make up their minds about what to do with €300 billion of Russia’s frozen assets

Georgia Meloni’s favourite swanky hotel is not all it seems

Giorgia Meloni is now apparently allied with both Marine Le Pen and Ursula Von der Leyen – but is she really?

As parties have chosen lead candidates with little or no EU-level experience, the country’s clout in the European Parliament could be reduced

Ligeti’s rigorous antipathy to ideology was maintained throughout his life and extended way beyond his music

A new book tells the story of a German film-maker who tried to break with the country’s past

Brexit and streaming are killing off the tradition of British musicians touring Europe in a van. One who did it says that’s a tragedy

When the artist died in Rome in 1564, he had one more remarkable journey still to make

The new government could use advisory panels made up of ordinary Britons to break the political deadlock on big issues

In Mallorca, native islanders are turning against tourists

The D-day landings didn’t just take soldiers to occupied Europe – they also delivered the trains and rail workers who helped to secure victory

This week’s European elections could leave Italy’s right wing PM as the continent’s biggest power-broker

For most Italians, Europe is a distant, scary and uninteresting concept

A leadership contest between the two is emerging. Each wants to become the great figurehead of the nationalist right in Europe

The war in Ukraine is pushing Estonians to become more engaged with the European elections

The country consistently records the lowest voter turnout during European elections, but this year there’s hope for improvement

While the European Parliament looks set to take a turn towards the right, it doesn’t necessarily follow that the AfD will gain influence

The Netherlands serves as a warning of what happens when mainstream parties appease the far right rather than confronting them

Renewing the Entente Cordiale in Macron’s remaining time in office will help bring Britain closer to Europe

Before Segovia, the guitar was not an instrument to be taken seriously. In a matter of minutes, everything changed

Cantiano’s idyllic setting seems at odds with the cruelty that goes on there

Rassemblement National’s European election candidate Jordan Bardella was humiliated in a TV debate. So why do opinion polls say he won?

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