Europe

Quiet, a bit boring and he rose without trace – but is the German chancellor turning out to be quite good?

A year on from tragedy in the Channel, the British government still does not understand those who claim asylum, or how to treat them fairly and safely

Seaside towns like Skegness are yet to experience the 'merits' of Brexit and levelling up just isn't cutting it

Nobody stuck a poster of Niels Bohr, wild-haired and with his tongue out, on their wall, but the Dane did as much for expanding the range of scientific knowledge in the modern age as Albert Einstein

The prestigious French award is a reliable source of controversy

A transfixing reflection on the plight of asylum seekers should be at the top of Suella Braverman’s watch list

Largely unheralded during her lifetime, Slovakian sculptor Mária Bartuszová is now hailed for her richly feminine visual language

Which European nations are refusing to, as requested by the current Fifa president Gianni Infantino, "focus on the football"

After two world wars, a genocide and two dictatorships, there is no shortage of reasons for commemoration in Germany. And yet there is

Another World Cup means another official song of the tournament

Football can often serve as an entry point to learning more about the history, politics and architecture of a country, city or village

Climate campaigners are blocking roads and defacing artworks. But is anyone listening?

The thought of appeasing Putin is terrible - but the men who could replace him might be even worse

The logic of a British passport is sound enough. But, it underlines how much we have lost for the little we have gained

Reconciliation between Turkey and Greece could be simple, despite historic enmities. But who has the political will?

Is a huge financial scandal about to engulf the Vatican?

Brexit has been a car crash. When will we have a leader brave enough to tell the truth about this?

Europe’s largest landfill site is just outside Belgrade – and it’s a factory of poison gases

A guide to how pensions are funded across the continent

Some notable experts, however, question the overall need for reform. It’s a mass experiment

Welcome to Europe’s future, in which Britain holds a referendum in 2041 to rejoin the European Union

We are running out of time to manage the coming upheaval before it becomes deadly. We need to change our thinking

Germany and France have spent decades falling out and making up. But new isolationism in Berlin and decline in Paris make their latest feud serious

Which countries across the continent have high profile politicians from minorities?

Germany needs a more diverse group of politicians leading the country. Perhaps, we can learn from you

After all these years (and all those documentaries), no one understands brutalism... especially Nadine Dorries

The Green Party MP hits out as the PM dithers over whether to attend COP27, and points to real environmental leadership elsewhere

For all Fellini is held up as the ultimate chronicler of Rome in the 20th century, it’s Rimini that made him and Rimini that inhabits his films

The chef José Pizarro makes gluttonworthy croquetas and has put together a vegan recipe using only the most sustainable ingredients

Another Tory farce has diminished the UK’s standing in the world. But could better times be ahead?

Macron wants a reset, but unravelling the country’s tangled legacy in the continent is proving harder than it sounds