Europe

“There is no safe zone and no shelter. People are out in the freezing cold”

One scene, for which she was not prepared, defined the career of an actress who never wanted to be a star

How metathesis, a transposition of sounds, changes English and other languages around the world

Mismanagement and serious underfunding are at the top of the list when it comes to the NHS's problems. But the community care route is not the solution

What a new collection by some of France’s greatest writers tells us about the art of the short story

For over half a century, a Parisian company based in an old munitions factory has been delivering explosive theatre

Each of these artefacts belonged to a member of German society, until that very same society turned against them

Homegrown movies are struggling at the Italian box office

An award for Swedish power metallers Sabaton quickly turned sour when a concert in Crimea emerged

After mourning Pope Emeritus Benedict, Catholic traditionalists are again lining up against Pope Francis

A new exhibition shows how cross-cultural fertilisation was a characteristic of the Iberian peninsula from its early history

Transparency International has published its 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index. Where do Europe's nations rank?

How France’s invasion of the Ruhr and its execution of a saboteur 100 years ago fuelled Hitler’s rise

The former Belgian prime minister was wrong to claim Russia might not have invaded Ukraine if Britain had remained in the EU

Rishi Sunak believes there’s no way back to the EU. Three years after we officially left, the feeling’s increasingly mutual

The French composer who grew up in a cult and found solace in the power of music

Nothing in the life of Alexandra, Princess of Greece and Denmark, Queen of Yugoslavia, was ever truly her own

How the daughter of an art hero turned Soviet pariah kept his flame burning

Nearly 20 years after his death Sacha Distel is enjoying an afterlife through his music

Their heyday was between the 1880s and 1940s. But green concerns about short-haul flights are bringing sleeper trains back in vogue

Does the German chancellor think he’s the smartest guy in the (war-)room?

The UK isn't alone in experiencing industrial action. But, where are they most frequent across Europe?

The pro-rejoin group is seeking a successor to Andrew Adonis

Not many people travel from the extreme left to the hard right and back again. But Robert Ménard has

Only a third of Leavers still see it as a success. So why won’t Starmer speak up?

Underrepresented and alienated, the reality of Britons in Europe post-Brexit is far from appealing

The Spanish giants are still determined to force a breakaway European Super League on us

He is little-known today, but when he died in 1952, thousands lined the streets of Paris to show respect. What happened to Paul Éluard?

Jerzy Skolimowski and a donkey team up to create an avant-garde classic

How fascist leaders in Italy, Spain, Germany and Greece all tried to control the public by stifling linguistic variety

With Croatia’s EU accession completed by its adoption of the euro, the European project itself gets a boost

Europe has long provided the soundtrack to despair and desolation