

Why do the Brexit betrayed still believe in Farage?
Nine years on, Leave’s most enthusiastic voters have suffered the most. Yet they’re still backing the man who sold them the snake oil in the first place
Nine years on, Leave’s most enthusiastic voters have suffered the most. Yet they’re still backing the man who sold them the snake oil in the first place
Italy’s blue bloods don’t have the money to maintain their historic properties – so they’re giving them away
Ten years on, the country’s treatment in the midst of financial crisis remains a stain on European democracy
Britain has tumbled down the wellbeing rankings – and now it is time to learn from the country at the top
To be in Europe is to live without boundaries. The Irish have chosen that path, and their national identity has soared
Why did Queen Elizabeth I, in her famous speech at Tilbury in 1588, use two words with almost identical meanings to describe herself?
The Belgian is – temporarily – replacing Tintoretto in one of the Venice’s sacred spaces. But first he wants to talk about Trump
Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely turned machines and myths into joyful rebellion
From the Pilgrims to Star Trek, every promised land ends up looking suspiciously like the one we left behind
For now, the chancellor is sticking to policy – if only to keep the AfD in check
John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has a warning for Iceland: stay out of Trump’s line of sight
Trump’s disdain for ‘Good old Germany’ is well known. Will the chancellor hold his own on his first official trip to the White House?
The charming town of Llivia, a Spanish exclave in France, thrives with Catalan investment, in sharp contrast to its forgotten French surroundings
The continent lacks tech giants due to fragmented capital markets – a true single market also needs fiscal union
Hard right populists can get thrown out of power – just look at the Netherlands
Both Europe and America are being forced to face the populist right and they aren’t going to vanish all by themselves
Yet another had right opportunist has exploited the opening in European politics that the left continues to ignore
Unfortunately for Edi Rama, Albania’s prime minister, the country’s place in the EU will be secured not by optics, but by its democratic credentials and right now, those are being tested
The new UK-EU deal has annoyed all the usual suspects, so Keir Starmer must be doing something right
Crystal Palace’s first-ever European campaign offers fans the opportunity of a gastronomic adventure too
The 81-year-old former chancellor claimed it prevented him from attending a parliamentary inquiry in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern over his role in the Nord Stream 2 saga
Don’t discount the role of Gergely Kovács, head of the Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP), if Hungarians vote to remove Orbán from power next year
As in the Scottish Premiership, Spain’s Primera División is dominated by the same two clubs every season. And it’s getting boring
What it’s like to be in the centre of one of Putin’s airstrikes
Makis Voridis, Greece’s new minister for migration and asylum, and his ultra-nationalist links are catastrophic for refugees
I’m one of those people who’s lived in more than one country and has now settled in the UK. Is that really so unreasonable?
After 99 years, the German authorities and the Hohenzollern family have decided to bury the hatchet
Just like Putin, Slovakia’s prime minister is cultivating a carefully crafted image of strength
In Brussels, Americans are distancing themselves from Trump’s policies – and they’re taking their dogs with them
Nicușor Dan, the pro-European presidential candidate, emerged victorious in the most emotional and consequential election in Romania’s post-communist history
Following Farage means inching towards him as he inches further right – doing this has already left the Conservatives in ruins
The cemetery, opened by Napoleon, was unpopular at first. But then the VIPs came – followed by the ghosts
Robert Prevost may have been born American, but his experience, views and values are as far from Trumpian as were his predecessor’s
Many secular philosophers have opposed war and particular wars, but Russell stands in a class apart
Estonian Tommy Cash’s Espresso Macchiato mocks Italians. Is he a prankster, or a racist?
A Finnish comedy trio are among the bookies’ favourites to win the song contest… for Sweden
What happened to her as a 17-year-old was appalling, but was it down to the failings of a brainwashed society obsessed with celebrity?
A major power outage across the Iberian peninsula caused panic and unexpected joy as people rediscovered simplicity, resilience and community
A newly discovered, signed script for Jean-Luc Godard’s first and greatest movie, Breathless, could fetch more than £400,000 at auction
Scholz’s successor will exceed expectations – but only as the bar for the chancellor-designate has been set so low
However his works might have been assembled and whatever dissembling he did when talking about his life, Jerzy Kosiński was a master storyteller
Klaus Schwab, the man who founded the Davos summit, had a vision for the world. But things haven’t turned out the way he wanted
Spain is still mourning its civil war dead. But not everyone sees the nation’s history in quite the same way
Deep inside the Vatican, in a highly secret location, a group of carpenters were tasked with creating a very special casket
Bitter at the old politics, young Germans saw the far-right AfD as a revitalising tonic. How can the left get that taste out of their mouths?
Eighty years ago, the island was nearly wiped off the map. Today it relies on wind-farm crews more than tourists
Expats must learn that smaller rural Italian communities run on gossip
Pope Francis came close to anointing his heir. But the conclave will consider a range of cardinals, from progressives to Trump fans
Britain and France both have atomic weapons. Now that the US is no longer a reliable ally, how should Europe deploy its nuclear deterrent?