Europe

German protests against AfD’s far right extremism show us how to beat the populists

Worrying trends across Europe and the world suggest that women’s rights are under threat

A “yes” to independence would also mean “yes” to Brussels

A hugely ambitious exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art shows how a burgeoning sense of nationhood gripped many European countries in 1918

This extract from Martin Sixsmith’s new book explores how Putinism emerged from the country’s brutal history

Poland’s pensioners will not be swayed from their belief that Tusk sold their country to Russia and Germany

A thawing ice rink, frosty relations between some competitors and a distinct lack of fans couldn’t stop the success of Chamonix 1924

The country’s state of military readiness is laughable to other nations

Bulgarians are tired of being treated as second-class citizens by the EU

Reading is not the preferred choice of recreation for France’s youth

Olaf Scholz is helping the AfD blend in when they need to be singled out

We investigated 274 suspects - and secured only one conviction

More famous dancers would follow her lead but Nora Kovach was the first, the pioneer, arguably the bravest of them all

With only 20 of his works left in the world, the National Gallery is hosting the first exhibition devoted to the Renaissance master

Blending headbanging with head-nodding, Norway’s genre-bending guitarist is having her moment in the sun

Unravelling the secrets of the German film-maker

We have a media that seems to shield the government from accountability while at the same time attacking those seeking to scrutinise it

The creator of the first totalitarian state died on January 24, 1924. His body was viewed by the faithful in temperatures of -35C

The Rajapaksa government may have gone, but Sri Lanka is still happy to welcome Moscow’s money

The country’s cheesy heritage is up for dispute

Evacuation orders were issued just hours before the eruption in the south-west of Iceland

Nikola Sandulović’s trauma has cast a shadow over Vučić’s government

Europe is not up to the challenges that lie ahead

The referendum's double-edged tropes of the passionate Brexiteer and the grieving Remainer may not be quite so simple

Has Macron just chosen his successor?

The latest eccentricity in the city on the Loire is the perfect illustration of its unofficial motto

While she became one of the most highly respected names in the history of US theatre, Hagen brought a European sensibility to Broadway

As good as a fruit galette is, nothing rivals a galette des rois

Virtually unknown on arrival in England, the painter used his contacts – as well as his talent – to rise through Henry VIII’s court

Why Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest could be the weirdest Oscar-winner ever

A real-life zoo breakout is the first in a series of tumultuous events to befall the refugee hero of Leo Vardiashvili’s impressive debut novel

Populists in Europe and the US are running on a platform of defunding Zelensky. That brings a Russian victory closer than ever