Europe

How a Danish archaeologist’s book about ancient bodies found buried in peat bogs inspired some of the poet’s greatest work

Even by the topsy-turvy standards of the 20th century, Baker’s journey seems far-fetched

Belgians are meant to be recycling champions, but it’s a different story in Brussels

We could be 100 days away from a far right takeover of the European Parliament. But is winning headlines the same as winning votes?

The parallels between the blaze in the Spanish city and Grenfell Tower are glaringly clear

Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying, and failing, to prove that he’s a modern, liberal prime minister

Over the last decade, Russia has sent agents into Bulgaria on 10 separate occasions to attack weapons facilities

Germany’s tax system is at the heart of the country’s institutional sexism

French actor Judith Godrèche’s allegations of rape and abuse by star directors have opened up a second wave of #MeToo in France

Many exiled European writers embraced their situation, but for Zweig the loss of his nation represented the loss of his identity

Born with a talent for living – and living off others – the painter never quite seemed to fit in. Then he discovered Greece

The Tories can change the manager but not the facts: their flagship policy is a huge economic drag

On the second anniversary of Putin’s invasion, the time for talk is over. If Ukraine is defeated, an entire continent will be next

Taking a risky trip to liberated Kherson with a president who understands his own value as figurehead of a defiant nation

From Kyiv, a leading photographer shares her thoughts and images of what Russia’s aggression looks like close-up

Next month’s local elections are sure to bring extensive debate over how the disaster was handled by local government

Navalny knew that every syllable he uttered was a potential death sentence, but he spoke anyway

Cast adrift from the rest of Europe in self-imposed isolation, the UK is behaving like a spoilt child

Why not make it clear that any party which takes a donation from an individual cannot then award that individual an honour?

Italy is far from the Wild West but the country’s gun laws need attention

The tradition is one of the defining events of the Sámi people’s annual calendar

Germans demonstrate a remarkable zeal for pursuing fraudsters

The former deputy prime minister has urged the pro-European movement in the UK to show “vision”

Alexander Stubb won the presidential election, but now he faces an even bigger challenge – Russia

As good a musician as Keith Richards, the German was never entirely comfortable in the limelight

No other writer has captured the singular beauty of the northern French coast like Rebecca Gisler in her debut novel

Agriculture is in a crisis created by Brexit, and farmers are furious.. as Jacob Rees-Mogg found out

Brussels is accustomed to demonstrations but the farmers’ protests were a different story

The German Jewish writer defied the Nazis by producing a magazine from his hiding place in Holland. They are testament to his life and times

Rothko’s Seagram murals come to Paris

The country’s army is full of middle-aged volunteers hoping to save the next generation from fighting

Is the prime minister’s amendment a push for sports culture or a faint echo of the country’s fascist past?