Europe

His was acting of remarkable subtlety and nuance, especially when sharing the screen with some of cinema’s most magnetic women

When the two meet there's danger ahead. But rest assured, German democracy is well-fortified

Unveiling Vienna-bound Gustav Klimt’s pan-European inspirations

T. S. Eliot's masterpiece still shocks and disconcerts and bewilders after 100 years

The reality behind the continent's happiest nations

Despite the fuss over the Northern Ireland Protocol, it’s not a new idea

The deflated dictator is playing mind games with the west as his war in Ukraine lurches into a stalemate

An alleged coup attempt by the obscure Reichsbürger movement reflects growing belief in conspiracy theories among Germany’s far right

The Dane had a reputation as a vamp but in truth was as fragile as a gazelle

Volodymyr Zelensky, the unlikely hero who faced down a tyrant, is the New European’s European Of The Year

Why Pierre Choderlos de Laclos's novel remains a story for all eras

Jerzy Połomski, one of the most-loved entertainers in Polish history, has died at the age of 89

As the year comes to a close, what new lingo has emerged across the continent?

The painting made Pablo Picasso the most famous – or notorious – artist in the modern world

Britain is a more civilised society without the death penalty. I hope this Orwellian humanitarianism prevails, but these are dark days

German immigration policy has been dominated by prefixes for too long. Now, this has finally changed

Duck is revered in Ukraine year-round, but it is particularly suited to winter

Moroccans were blamed for riots in Brussels after their World Cup upset of Belgium. But what really happened?

The writing in Glory Ride – A New Musical feels raw and so do the lyrics, but this show has a fascinating yarn to tell

Its failure to break through has left room for far-right parties to prosper across the continent

It is five years since the Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered. Her son Matthew talks about his family’s continuing fight against corruption

Greece’s wildest peninsular, the Mani, is a place of ruined towers and ‘functional anarchy’

We must be realistic and patient when it comes to the campaign for rejoining the European Union

There is enough pseudo-martyrdom going on as it is without the rise in climate activism

Some have labelled Cantona an existentialist. Partly because he is French and partly as he defies conventions. But, is that warranted?

From a Nordic baby boom to a drop in Lithuania and Romania, how birth rates compare across the continent

ABBA’s back catalogue has found a new iteration thanks to a symphonic metal outfit from Finland

Classical music's challenge today is to revolutionise thinking and reinvigorate interest. A new, showy Messiah is one step

In the 1980s Bilbao was on its knees. A hugely ambitious new art gallery changed all that

The German spent a lifetime seeking a creative place as far as possible from the vivid horrors of his past

The language survived until the mid-1800s, long after most other Romance dialects in the Balkans disappeared

Spain’s most important port is over 300km from the sea