Ten years of Brexit: The lessons of a low, dishonest decade
Build coalitions, revive internationalism and join – not rejoin – the EU. But be prepared to question your own assumptions, too
The Brexit experiment failed – now the EU needs Britain back
The EU that Britain left no longer exists. Now, much of Europe wants Britain to help bolster the bloc against the US and China. It’s time for the UK to abandon its failed experiment and to re-engage
Germany’s new national obsession: Checking if grandad was a Nazi
A list of Hitler’s party members is now searchable – but files that might embarrass the post-war elite remain stubbornly out of reach
My journey to see what makes the Finns so happy
The Nordic nation has been named the ‘happiest country in the world’ for the last eight years. Why?
The broken bridge that sums up Germany’s attitude to its crumbling infrastructure
Decades of neglect have left road, railway and energy repair facing an investment gap of £400 billion
Putin’s dirty war comes to Romania
A Russian drone crashed into a residential area in a Romanian border town. What came next was even more worrying
When the Sudeten Germans went to Brno
The populists hated it and the liberals welcomed them. But the lesson from the events in the Czech Republic is clear – that all human tragedies are worthy of remembrance
Whatever happened to the Brexiteers?
In 2016 Britain voted to remain in the EU, which meant the poor eurosceptics all had to rebuild their careers from scratch. Here is the story of what happened to them all
How Na Hong-jin’s Hope brought glory to a second-best Cannes
The monster movie stood out at a festival full of three-star films
When the Guardian was offended by television
The curious history of language purists hating ‘mongrel’ words
Angela Merkel – Germany’s back seat driver
Merz is trying his best, but his approval ratings are now in the dirt. To make things worse, he’s now being offered a steady stream of advice, almost all of it unwanted
Inside the EU’s crisis war room
A hidden Brussels unit plans the continent’s disaster response – and citizens want it to do more, not less
Putinism has failed, and a new kind of threat has arrived
More than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in Putin’s war in Ukraine. But he cannot back off. Instead, he will switch tactics. Ukraine – and the west – must be ready
The ghost of Willy Brandt has some lessons for Labour
Germany’s once-powerful SPD is crippled by caution – Starmer and his possible successors must take note
Imagine this Lennon film doesn’t exist
AI slop wrecks a compelling final interview, but Cantona, Full Phil and Paper Tiger stand out at Cannes
The washed up revolutionaries’ favourite side-hustle? Armed robbery
A German court has heard a story of hardcore politics, shootings and hold-ups. The accused denies all charges, but doesn’t seem moved by the suffering of the victims.
The far right declares war on Kylian Mbappé
In a Vanity Fair interview, the star footballer said he was worried by the rise of the hard right. The result was a wave of race-baiting, and the return of the big Le Pen lie: that unless you’re white, you’re not really French
Overtourism is killing Rome
You can’t walk up the Spanish Steps, there’s nowhere to park and most sacreligiously of all, pre-cooked pasta dishes are now on display to lure tourists. Is the Eternal City on the verge of falling to the visiting hordes?
This is Putin’s most transparent move so far
Donald Trump sends friends and family round the world to negotiate on his behalf – is it any surprise that Putin should do the same?
Sausages, beer and bread for £3: The Tbilisi cafe you can’t miss
The city is getting shinier, but a diner with no name remains one of its highlights
How Britain blundered in the first refugee crisis – 340 years ago
French Protestants came in search of religious freedom. Then the Glorious Revolution changed everything
The city that made Mark Rothko
A 1950 visit to Florence inspired the artist’s greatest work. Now he’s back in the places that changed him
Steve McQueen has released a book of flower photos – but it’s so much more than that
The Oscar-winner’s Bounty is a subversively beautiful work about the ugliness of colonialism
Orbán left a poisonous legacy. Can Magyar fix Hungary?
Péter Magyar has a huge challenge ahead of him to repair the catastrophic damage done to Hungary by Viktor Orbán. The first job is to clear out all of his corrupt cronies
Trump’s Germany troop tantrum is a self-destructive mess
Losing 5,000 US soldiers is bad for us – but arguably worse for America
A royal warning for Charles in Washington
Charles and Camilla aren’t the only royals to have visited the Trump White House – and though Charles’s speech went down well in the UK, the MAGA faithful will no doubt see it very differently
The book that’s causing havoc in Italy
A new book suggesting Jesus and Christ were separate entities has scandalised the nation – even few will ever read it
I went head-to-head with Aleksandar Vučić – and we still don’t agree
The Serbian president still blames Nato and New Labour over Kosovo
Does Friedrich Merz have any idea what he’s doing?
There’s something deeply unconvincing about the new German chancellor – here are five reasons why voters here don’t like him
The whale that stranded itself on purpose
Poor Timmy got beached on the German shoreline. Then it happened again. But when the same whale washed ashore for a third time, people started asking whether something was up
Letter of the week: Orbán’s defeat is not the end of Hungary’s troubles
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Sorry Britain, but Florence does Easter better
The Italian city marks the religious holiday in a way that can only be described as unique
Konrad Mägi, the controversial painter who though Paris was full of ‘sloppy rubbish’
The Estonian artist thought the French masters were ‘hideous’ and ‘boring’. How does his own work measure up?
Le pain and suffering: Is Gen Z really killing the baguette?
Young people have turned away from the French classic – but that doesn’t mean the end of artisan boulangeries
From Orbán fan to Orbán foe: will Péter Magyar change Hungary?
Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian rule is over, but Magyar once had a poster of him on his bedroom wall. When the celebrations are over and reality returns, what kind of government will Hungary have?
The woman who put a lobster on the Duchess of Windsor’s groin
A new exhibition celebrates the absurd brilliance of designer Elsa Schiaparelli, creator of the shoe hat and the skeleton dress
The German state where the far right could soon rule
The AfD is surging in Saxony-Anhalt – and ready to unveil frightening policies for schools, culture and identity
Francis Spufford’s blitz of sex, bombs and angels
Nonesuch brings magical realism to wartime London to dazzling and profound effect
The Netherlands almost has a government – almost
Rob Jetten is in power, but at the same time, he isn’t. He runs the government, but at the same time he doesn’t. That’s too bad
Orbán’s defeat: The beginning of the end of populism
He spent over a decade tearing up the rules of Hungarian politics and society, and became a model for the new authoritarian global right. And now he’s out, the country is overwhelmed with joy
Orbán is out – and now the world knows another way is possible
The autocrat’s defeat is a blow to Trump, Putin – and populists like Nigel Farage
France’s version of GB News and Fox News is caught in a racist firestorm
The far right CNews channel was following a familiar template to boost extremists. Then came the race row that may see it closed down
Hungary dares to dream – but Orbán has a trick up his sleeve
The populist PM looks increasingly desperate, yet even a narrow loss in Sunday’s election would see his grip on the country’s institutions continue
This crisis is the perfect moment to reverse Brexit. Will Starmer finally seize it?
The PM made a tepid speech on fall-out from Iran. But now has an opportunity to save Britain and himself
Inside the head of Kandinsky, the man who heard colour
A new exhibition explores his radical transformation from law professor to abstract art rebel
A united Ireland? It’s more tricky than it sounds
A new history finds divisions that predate colonialism – and suggests that the future might be federal
Face to face with Trump, what do you do?
Merz thought he had the answer for how to deal with Trump. But it turns out he didn’t
Europe’s escape plan from Trump’s chaos machine
The continent needs to take the crucial step towards ending US global economic dominance. Here’s how to do it
Loana Petrucciani, the French Britney Spears
A French reality TV star gained national attention by outraging the viewing public. What followed was tragedy
Will Switzerland vote to cap its population?
A referendum is coming in June that would limit the number of Swiss inhabitants at 10 million. What happens if it passes?