Europe

Fragile alliances around the country are held together mainly by one shared goal: keeping the AfD out of government

Despite pioneering an Equal Pay Certification Law in 2017, Iceland continues to have a pay gap of 10%

In frozen trenches and shattered towns, chaplains pray with the dying, bless the living and try to keep hope alive

Brussels has been trying to encourage the country to join Europe and the people want closer ties with the west – so why is Serbia sticking with Russia?

The far right wannabe PM has suffered a personal rebuke, but his rivals will still struggle to form a government

A throwaway remark about the makeup of German cities started a political row - and then the chancellor made things even worse

The women of Georgia have seen their children locked up by the government. Now they want them back

When philosopher Manon Garcia went to the Gisèle Pelicot trial, what struck her most was the defendants’ sheer lack of remorse. If we can’t change this, she asks, can we live with men?

From September to early October, red wine gushes from Rome’s central two fountains. Forget the Trevi, this is what you need to see when you visit

As Karl Schlögel reminded us, Putin waged this war in Ukraine not only for military means, but as a battle for hearts and minds

Wilders’s party is on course to win the most seats - but an opposition coalition could keep him out of power. Just

Macron and Lecornu have got away with it for now - but the country has forgotten the art of compromise

In 2016, American journalism failed to reach and serve certain audiences. The same problem is arising from Trump's second presidency

For my generation, the internet meant connection. Now it only means division

The recent parliamentary election result was not a show of support for PAS but instead one for Europe – and against Russia

In Farage and Badenoch's eyes, is even paying taxes in Britain good enough for EU nationals like me?

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

Funeral laws in Germany have long been a model of order and control. But one state’s reform could change the way the nation mourns

After just 27 days in office, France’s prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned and threw the country into chaos – again

Across the channel, rent control, land reform and social housing investment have kept greedy landlords and homelessness at bay. It’s not too late to change course

Labour’s plans have caused huge controversy. But ‘100% digital’ Estonia shows how e-government can save time and money for ordinary people

The triumph of the pro-EU candidate in the Moldovan election is a victory for militant democracy

Mysterious, graceful and defiant, Cardinale transcended the male gaze and wrote her own legend

Andrej Babiš is a fan of the US president, and hates the EU. But if he wins the election, how extreme will he be?

Thirty-five years after reunification, the east-west divide still remains – leaving fertile ground for right wing extremism

Italy’s one-euro homes are becoming a nightmare for local authorities – so they’re selling them off

Hunting season has begun in France but the participants’ lack of etiquette and disregard for the rules is frustrating locals

The sport’s familiar – but often baffling – terminology has its origins in Anglo-Norman instructions, Old French numbers and Arabic palms

In Palla, Deutsche Bahn will have their first female CEO and her appointment has raised eyebrows

Steve McQueen’s Occupied City reveals how the ghosts of Nazi occupation are still present, more than 80 years later

The London artists who united in their desire to oppose the first wave of fascism in Europe

Train travel is 200 years old. In two centuries it has forged economies, created mass tourism, standardised time itself, and made fish and chips a national cuisine. But what’s its future?