Politics

Migrants on the southern border are causing France to re-examine its own history

“In Britain we have hot-water bottles; on the continent, they have sex.” And nowhere is that more true than in Germany…

For Beijing’s leaders, globalisation is no longer an opportunity but a weapon

He used to organise Vladimir Putin’s meals. How did he become such a threat to Russia's dictator?

Rishi Sunak is leading a broken government blind to their errors

There was something inherently British about Ngozi Fulani and Lady Hussey's reconciliation

Jacob Rees-Mogg isn’t what he seems

From Poland to Italy, a guide to the continent's most bizarre ways to celebrate the festive season

Boris Johnson - the man who brought himself down not once, but twice

Even for atheists, some of what he preaches is worth considering as secular moral philosophy

Brussels is gripped by fears that Qatargate might expand, with populists and Putin ready to capitalise

Hidden for nearly 200 years, the embalmed organ that symbolises the bond – and tensions – between Portugal and Brazil has now gone public

Sint-Nicolaas will be visiting children in the Netherlands as usual this year – but Zwarte Piet won’t be going with him

From Westminster and European parliament to film and TV, test your knowledge with our fiendishly tricky quiz of the year

Christmas markets defy the logic of “seen one, seen them all”. They just have one thing in common: the magic of the festive season

In the Year of Three UK Prime Ministers, there were more villains than heroes. We remember some of the most memorable

This is achievable. However, it will take an effort which seems alien to those in public life

England may do better in the future if their fans and media stopped going into every tournament fixated on the past. As is often the case, attitudes need to change

The former prime minister is plotting his return to power after May's local elections

Leaving the EU has left the wine import/export business with a shocking hangover

A new book about Britain’s MEPs charts the political journeys of this quiet army of people still – mostly – fighting for Europe

The point is not the corruption but the response

Can this British mercantile mentality ever be changed? Or perhaps the EU is simply better off without us

An eagerness to put ourselves on the ‘right side’ is reassuring. But dragging the dead before a moral tribunal is pointless

Britain can no longer avoid the blindingly obvious. But our leaders seem intent on doing so

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

As Sherlock Holmes put it: we see, but we do not observe. This needs to change or we risk repeatedly confirming our prejudices

The reality behind the continent's happiest nations

The government are still asking the wrong questions and finding the wrong answers about migrant crossings

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