Europe

The people are heading to the polls this weekend and whatever the result, Poland will remain starkly divided

Hardcore Remainers were disappointed but unbowed by Keir Starmer’s conference

Few cultural figures can have combined political activism and theatre as successfully as Fo

A hit Netflix show is drawing tourists to the Azores, the archipelago where migration and magic are facts of life

It is eternally imperilled and eternally inspiring. A new book celebrates the great art made in and about the city that makes spirits float

A new translation of a novel on the rise of Nazism holds lessons for our current populist age

A new documentary delves into the life of the woman who outstoned the Stones

Too many Germans see support for AfD as an eastern phenomenon but the party’s vote share is growing in the west

The green party has ambitions to make Bergen ‘cruise-free’ by 2027 but this will be no mean feat

Brexit has grounded the ‘snowbirds’ who headed for Spanish holiday homes each winter – and ended dreams of expat life in the sun

With a populist returned to power in Slovakia, the Czech Republic has been reminded of the ever-changing nature of nationhood

Can Donald Tusk turn back the populist tide in this weekend’s election? Or will PiS deal yet another blow to the EU’s hopes of unity?

Bologna is at risk of being turned into a tourist’s vending machine

The prime minister’s reaction to recent violence in the country has made it all too clear that the political weather is set to darken

There aren’t many outsiders in Geldo, but then there aren’t many Geldanos either

As the aftermath of the Hamas incursion dominates the headlines, we should not take our eyes off Kosovo

Safety-first will not save Britain’s economy and Labour’s leader knows it

Authoritarian populists tolerate opposition media – as long as they only exist at the margins

Give Kosovo a path to NATO and crack down on Serbia’s Vučić, says a former Kosovan foreign minister

In parts of Sweden and Finland, the practice of changing your surname to make it sound more learned goes back to the 1600s

Internment provided the German the perfect conditions to develop the exercise regimes that would make his name famous

Britain’s young classical musicians find their futures have been stolen as Brexit wrecks their opportunities

European fairy tales arrived on our shores 200 years ago – but the major part played by two London lawyers is all but forgotten

How the Switzerland-born contemporary artist has left his mark across the globe

Every year, a French beauty spot devotes a weekend to UK movies. An eccentric outlier or a harbinger of a new post-Brexit entente cordiale?

Rising tensions over the Mediterranean migrant crisis threaten to sour the special relationship between Germany and Italy

Golf gave Romans something to cheer for. But, the culture around the sport still perplexes Italians

Turkey’s women’s volleyball team is not just a group of athletes – they embody so much more

The Confederates are far from what you would expect – don’t write them off as cranks

We are actually fond of the British royal family – we just refuse to be showy about it

An 89-year-old German is bringing 24-hour gambling to Britain’s town centres. Can he be stopped?

No, renegotiating with the EU won’t bring a swift end to red tape – and Labour should not pretend it will