Europe

German public broadcasting has gone beyond a public service and has become excessive and expensive

As a new collection in Vienna shows, the rich have stopped lending art to public galleries, and are opening their own spaces instead

Fifty years ago, Boris Spassky’s destiny became forever intertwined with that of Bobby Fischer. But the Russian deserves more credit

Renewables aren’t just about saving the planet any more – they’re a means of helping to loosen Russia’s grip on the continent and preventing future fuel price hikes

A film about the female conductor of a major German orchestra is set to light up the awards season this year. Unfortunately, it's fiction

This list puts an emphasis on the perfectly formed pop single

Individually their fates were an immeasurable tragedy for two families, together they were a cause

The Dutchman is just the latest Manchester United manager to struggle to shake off the ghost of Alex Ferguson

A film that has won plaudits abroad has been unofficially blacklisted in Georgia, where it was made. Its silence speaks volumes about the country’s democratic decline

Jan Kiepura's ability to break down the barrier between performer and audience meant he was a shoo-in as a leading man as the talkie arrived

Ten days before Hitler’s suicide, Felix Hartlaub disappeared. But his notebooks live on

Scholz's convenient “memory loss” about his involvement in the Cum-Ex scandal not only tarnishes his own image, but harms trust in Germany's political system

A phone-tapping scandal threatens to end the rule of prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and give power back to a reinvigorated left

When Weller and co went all French on us

The Italian's driving walked the line between skill and recklessness but never crossed it

Barcelona, heavily in debt, have managed to go on a summer spending spree

Ukrainian artist turned soldier Hamlet Zinkivskyi is decorating his war-torn hometown... on the orders of his commander

Truss has been described as “a woman so dense that light bends around her”, shares one reader

The country has a lack of digital infrastructure. Germany is a fax republic

Spain’s bill to offer paid menstrual leave is a first for Europe. Closer to home, the push for change is coming from individuals

Strangely, Truss's beloved idol, Margaret Thatcher, didn't put office layout in any leadership and election manifestos

Tight, exciting and nuanced, new six-part Croatian drama thriller Four Strangers is a proper treat

We need the Fringe more than ever, but European comedians are finding the price of playing there beyond a joke

Are markets ever a place's real cultural centre, asks our columnist

Celebrated as one of Europe’s leading fashion writers, the Italian was better known for her sheer presence on the scene

Many family names in Britain seem likely to have descended from bynames of Norwegian and Danish origin

This month, the fish is in the last throes of its season, but there’s still a fair bit about. Let’s make the most of it, then

The word also makes us think of 'trust'. Then we realise that 'Truss' has nothing to do with that at all, writes one reader

President Erdoğan’s draconian punishments and indiscriminate subjugation of creativity have caused outrage and anger across the country

Are decisions about firing nuclear weapons best left to error-prone humans? Scientists want reform of the launch protocols, which are 70 years old

Electricity costs in Germany have been much higher than the rest of Europe for years, but now they are exploding

On Washington DC’s grand 16th Street, an outdoor photography exhibition has brought a fragment of Europe to the new world