Europe

Brussels is frustrated by Keir Starmer’s red lines – and baffled by the same old talk from his new government

Remainers are facing up to the need for a change of tack to push the PM further towards Europe

Labour’s caution over the EU’s youth mobility proposals is damaging a reset of relations – and is founded in irrationality

The former Tory PM had no idea what he was doing on Europe. If the present PM hasn’t learned from the mistakes of the past, he is doomed to repeat them

While Europe has under-invested, China has invested. The UK needs to take notice

Today, tourists in Puglia soak up the sun where Europe's last prehistoric cave lion lived

But we won’t be there to reap the benefits of modernisation

Thirty timeless classics shot on the continent

Is the prime minister serious about his EU red lines - or just playing a long game?

Keir Starmer’s trip to Germany and France feels empty without rejoining the scheme

No amount of slightly closer cooperation in areas of little everyday benefit can get anywhere near the massive gains from being back in the EU

Instead of pretending to be dragged into it, why not celebrate it?

The exotic world of James Bond was also that of his creator, Ian Fleming

This was supposed to be the year populism triumphed. But a push towards its most extreme followers could be fatal

New polls suggest support for the PM’s softly-softly stance on Europe – but for how long?

Foreign language teaching in Britain is on the decline, which risks making the country more cut-off and inward-looking than ever before

The government says it’s levelling with us on the economy - so why not on the truth about a scheme demonised by Brexiteers?

Three weeks in, Starmer has brought Britain closer to the EU, and outraged Brexiteers. What’s not to like?

As a result, Russia and China will be pushed closer together

They help the environment, but Brexiteers hate them because the idea came from the EU

Hundreds of thousands of British overseas voters did not vote in the election despite being newly eligible - why?

Mirroring updated EU product rules will cheer industry and enrage Brexiteers

In Britain, to source fine tomatoes is a burden. It is a sad state of affairs and requires logistics and hefty spending

Many of those who keep the wheels of Eurocracy turning get hitched in Brussels’ town hall

Labour’s leader has wasted one opportunity to reopen and win the debate. He can’t squander another

The party shows worrying signs of not fully understanding the limits of what might be available to a country outside the club

As the country prepares to host Europe’s biggest footballing extravaganza, here are my insider tips for navigating Germany like a local

Brussels has become synonymous with the European Parliament, but the real city is far removed from the exclusive little EU island inside the capital

Amid faint glimmers of hope, the European elections showed that a politics the world hoped was long gone is back on the march

The Netherlands serves as a warning of what happens when mainstream parties appease the far right rather than confronting them

As tensions rise, Islamist groups are once again quietly preparing attacks in Europe – with the Olympics and Euro 2024 as possible targets

With China's economy in trouble, Xi has taken to wooing Europe