Europe

Born into privilege she may have been, but Anastasia’s short life and awful death remain one of the great tragedies of the 20th century

The Helsinki Biennial event highlights how the climate crisis sparked Finland’s artistic and cultural awakening

In his rush to participate in geopolitics, has the president forgotten about strife-torn France itself?

The longest-running German music festival is a treat for all Wagner fans. Tickets, however, can be hard to come by

The mayor of Naples has decided to cap the number of sunbathers on Posillipo’s beaches. But, Neapolitans are good at finding loopholes

Felix Portello’s protest rap has earned him a different sort of following from the one he’s used to

In Greece, the far-right is bouncing back into the political mainstream

When Rutte chose migration as his hill to die on, his leadership was over

Joaquin Phoenix dons the bicorn hat in Ridley Scott’s new biopic, but will he fare better than his predecessors?

According to the Harvard historian, there is one country in Europe where they fight – and die – under the EU flag

A new proposal will make it easier to farm and sell genetically modified crops - and campaigners are aghast

A new exhibition is based on the life and works of a man who took part in orgies of rape and torture and boasted he had written the “most impure tale that has ever been told”

Ben Judah’s superb This Is Europe is a tour through the continent’s underbelly, giving voice to the exploited and marginalised

One night in 1989, the greatest gymnast in the world tried to escape from communist Romania

New photos by Paul McCartney reveal a band on the cusp of global stardom, trapped for a mad three weeks in the city of light

Many who work for the EU miss the rigour, clarity and discipline that British Eurocrats brought to the party

Putin’s previously ironclad reputation has sustained serious damage in recent times – how can he regain his mojo?

No matter the season, this rugged Norwegian archipelago holds my heart

Meet Italy’s new Wonder Woman, Inspector Imma Tataranni

The AfD’s recent electoral victory is set to cause chaos in the country

A friend remembers the Ukrainian novelist turned war crimes researcher killed in a Russian missile strike on a Kramatorsk pizza restaurant

The optimism of last week has gone. In its place are polarised politics and deep frustration with the country’s powerful police force

Brexiteers are back on the attack over the Windsor Framework

Marking the centenary of a book whose roots run far wider than just Dublin

How a 19th-century British aristocrat became the face of a Polish mining town

A 1988 report wrote off the relic as a medieval fake. But now the science seems to be turning. Could it have been a miracle all along?

The West must help Ukraine to defeat Putin, but a total Russian collapse could spell disaster

The conflict remains the front line in the battle between democracy and autocracy

The fatal shooting of a Baroness, allegedly by her stepson, has captured the public imagination

A military confrontation between Wagner and the Russian army is a real possibility. We should be careful what we wish for

New poll shows 79% think trade deals with Australia and New Zealand are bad

And almost 80% of all respondents want a closer relationship with the EU