Europe

Over the past five years, the president has been acting as the Flavor Flav of the Croatian political establishment

The EU has been a long-running topic of debate and now Icelanders want their say

This year’s non-word of the year, ‘Bio-deutsch’ (biological German) has caused much controversy

With his work for the fashion brand, the late photographer and art director Oliviero Toscani took the trangressive mainstream

We need government to lead, to inspire and to give people hope. Talk in language that ordinary folk use, and actually go and listen and learn

Little blame can be attached to André Roussimoff for exaggerating the truth of his stories because everything about the wrestler and actor was already exaggerated

At the start of the 20th century, Paris and Barcelona were united by modernist art. Then came a shocking, public suicide

The outlook for Europe appears dangerous. Expanding the single market would change things. But can it be done?

The number of immigrant voters could reach a peak at this election but this doesn't mean that the Social Democrats, Greens and the liberal FDP will benefit

Sweden’s youth show no sign of cutting down on their tobacco habits

I always considered myself outdoorsy until I met the Austrians

Could Athens's new approach to helping users slowly reverse the country's drug crisis?

Flocks of green parrots, or monk parakeets, have invaded Barcelona

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reignited fears in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia

Though many women are stuck at home, they are now the best educated section of the electorate. If the Kosovan government stays in power, it will be down to them

Alice Weidel spouts fake facts and demonises Muslims - and she is getting closer to becoming Germany’s chancellor

This is not a game or a spectacle – it’s about the fate of a nation whose path towards independence is still unfolding

Mark Francois has sounded the Brexit betrayal claxon over a big change at the Foreign Office

He wants it for the same reason Putin wants Ukraine

Many directors might not have scaled their creative heights without Ponti’s recognition that one could make daring and challenging cinema and still turn a profit

The scandal, which involves toxic masculinity, sexism and cancel culture, asks if this century allows for second chances

Each government pledges to boost resources to the police, fire fighters and other emergency services, but it’s never enough

In reality, reducing immigration is likely to make any government very unpopular, so the narrative needs to shift so it’s seen as an advantage

With his conspiracy theories, pro-Russian propaganda and hatred of migrants, Le Pen inspired a generation of far right leaders across Europe

When the staff of the French satirical newspaper were murdered by extremists, France was united in defiance and grief – but the consensus soon began to fall apart

Students have been leading weeks of nationwide protests in Serbia and the regime doesn’t seem to know what to do

The entrepreneur’s foray into European politics and obsession with the AfD is troubling, given his megaphone X

The daughter of a songwriter and from a long line of composers, the woman born Isabelle Gall was predestined for a career in music

A feast of festivals, ancient churches, bridge jumping and more make up Europe’s cultural hotspots for 2025

Surprise political forces were the story of 2016. Now the world knows they are here to stay – and Britain should brace itself

Farage’s party is the most significant threat to UK democracy in living memory. Failure to learn the political lessons will hand him the keys to No 10

A whole host of alumni from the contest will release new music, and perhaps lift spirits, in 2025