Europe

The devastating bacteria Xylella has killed 21 million olive trees in Italy. Now it is threatening more species, in more countries

Seven years since the referendum, how have the “promises” made by the most prominent Brexiteers panned out? Here’s a rundown of the 10 most spectacular untruths

Post-Brexit travel rules are killing any hopes of la dolce vita

Europe is once more witness to invasion, destruction and war. Can, or even should, we ever put such horrors behind us?

Moscow is in a hurry to get into Georgia – again

The Tate is the latest museum to try to marry art and food together. It may be too high a price to pay

The ethnic tension between Serbs and Albanian Kosovans must be handled with extreme caution

After local election humiliation, Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez is risking everything on a national poll that could usher in Isabel Díaz Ayuso and the alt-right

Division among EU countries on immigration policy is preventing a unified response – and meanwhile people are drowning in the Mediterranean

The lead singer of legendary rock band Rammstein faces accusations of grooming young fans for his pleasure

With his “music that doesn't disturb” the German became one of the biggest-selling recording artists in Europe

Carl Orff’s choral masterwork Carmina Burana was feted by the Nazis. But was he a willing collaborator or a canny survivor?

The UK used to be the obvious point of entry for art and antiquities coming into Europe. But then we ostracised ourselves

The phrase “once in a lifetime” is thrown around a lot. But this artistic experience lives up to the hype

When the Soviet cosmonaut made her pioneering flight 60 years ago, she was supposed to usher in an era of Soviet “Gagarins in skirts”. What happened?

Silvio Berlusconi was a tax evader, a sleazebag, an enabler of tyrants and mafiosi – and he was adored by half a country

Ukrainian Railways has refused to be shunted aside by Russian aggression, continuing to evacuate people and get them home again, both safely and on time

The overwhelming majority of Brits think a close relationship with the EU is important. Why does the government seem to disagree?

Some Europhobes seem to think Europe’s economic problems vindicate Brexit. They’re wrong – again

Even when it comes to humankind’s favourite pastime - world domination - we can’t claim any clear victory over ants

The question is no longer whether Putin can win, but how many more people will die before he loses

Divided by a continent and a generation, they never met. But a new exhibition shows the ties between Leon Kossoff and Chaïm Soutine

The overriding atmosphere of Loti’s output is one of a lost innocence, a yearning nostalgia for a world before the corrupting influence of Europe

Last month, the city of Marseille lit up to celebrate 30 years since its club’s European Cup win – a victory overshadowed by disgrace

History never seems to pass in Vienna and this will always be the case

The city's graffiti sketches out Georgia's role in the conflict in Ukraine

Jutland, at the edge of the EU, has found itself in the centre of the bloc's response to Vladimir Putin's aggression

Sparks still have a truly unique sound but it's yet to be seen how their latest work will influence musicians this side of the Atlantic

Understandably, many Jews have reservations abut Poland. Today, baseball is helping change that, one game at a time

This week, I swapped motorways for the Rhine. If the EU's plans for licenses materialise, maybe the change will be permanent

The June 1953 uprising by east Germans has become a footnote to history – but not for the few surviving eyewitnesses

Nato’s flag in Ukraine would send a strong signal to Russia. It’s a big step that needs to be taken