Europe

Gill’s isn’t an isolated case, but a symptom of Europe-wide corruption and demagoguery

Everyone wants to visit the historic city. But without intervention, Dubrovnik could soon face collapse

Thirty years after the Srebrenica massacre, the country remains suspended between beauty and grief

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

For obvious reasons, understanding why the masses fell for the fanatics would be the much more worthwhile research today

It is a decade since the worst terror attack in French history left 132 dead. Where people died, Parisians now drink beer and smoke cigarettes

Organised crime gangs have started recruiting teenagers online to carry out hits on their rivals. There are a worrying number of willing assassins

Ten years on, a new drama shows how seven hostages came face-to-face with death

A harsh, intrusive Danish-style immigration system won’t win right wing votes for Labour and will enrage the party’s traditional supporters. When will this government learn?

From Helsinki to Buenos Aires, one man’s obsession with the art and architecture of our underground railways

After last year’s devastating floods, reconstruction work is underway in Paiporta but its progress has been politicised

Like Trump, the chancellor has also been redecorating. His, however, is less golden glitter, more a nod to history

We have a lot to learn from Poland. If only Keir Starmer were paying more attention

Fragile alliances around the country are held together mainly by one shared goal: keeping the AfD out of government

Despite pioneering an Equal Pay Certification Law in 2017, Iceland continues to have a pay gap of 10%

In frozen trenches and shattered towns, chaplains pray with the dying, bless the living and try to keep hope alive

Brussels has been trying to encourage the country to join Europe and the people want closer ties with the west – so why is Serbia sticking with Russia?

The far right wannabe PM has suffered a personal rebuke, but his rivals will still struggle to form a government

A throwaway remark about the makeup of German cities started a political row - and then the chancellor made things even worse

The women of Georgia have seen their children locked up by the government. Now they want them back

When philosopher Manon Garcia went to the Gisèle Pelicot trial, what struck her most was the defendants’ sheer lack of remorse. If we can’t change this, she asks, can we live with men?

From September to early October, red wine gushes from Rome’s central two fountains. Forget the Trevi, this is what you need to see when you visit

As Karl Schlögel reminded us, Putin waged this war in Ukraine not only for military means, but as a battle for hearts and minds

Wilders’s party is on course to win the most seats - but an opposition coalition could keep him out of power. Just

Macron and Lecornu have got away with it for now - but the country has forgotten the art of compromise

In 2016, American journalism failed to reach and serve certain audiences. The same problem is arising from Trump's second presidency

For my generation, the internet meant connection. Now it only means division

The recent parliamentary election result was not a show of support for PAS but instead one for Europe – and against Russia

In Farage and Badenoch's eyes, is even paying taxes in Britain good enough for EU nationals like me?

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

Funeral laws in Germany have long been a model of order and control. But one state’s reform could change the way the nation mourns

After just 27 days in office, France’s prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned and threw the country into chaos – again