Europe

Le Balcon de Villard was cheap and very cheerful. Climate change and underinvestment changed that – but now NBA star Tony Parker wants to revive it

Real incomes in most European countries are growing faster than the UK - and our poorest households are losing out

‘This was the perfect opportunity to give two fingers to Tim Martin and Nigel Farage’ says owner Robert Thomas

The case for confiscating $300bn worth of frozen Russian assets is clear

Hollywood on the Tiber lifts the lid of Rome’s riotous postwar film industry

The UK needs to be part of the European project as a fully active member. Only then can Europe truly stand united against both Trump and Putin

China may soon become the most powerful country on earth – but the UK media has taken its eye off the ball thanks to the circus in America

A stolen fragment of the tapestry, looted by a Nazi archaeologist for racial research, has resurfaced in Germany. But France wants it back

After 700 years of often turbulent history, the monks of Kosovo's Visoki Dečani have taken on a strong symbolic resonance

Ugliness in Piobbico is a virtue, and the ‘uglies’ are heroes

Gorizia and Nova Gorica share a history of division but are now united as the first transnational European Capital of Culture

A French senator has given a powerful speech setting out how the continent must deal with the twin threats from America and Russia

Trump is breaking up the old post-war alliance designed to protect Europe from Moscow. If the US withdraws support, can the continent go it alone?

If the UK was part of a Europe-wide army there would be sufficient forces to protect Ukraine without the need for US assistance

For a golden period, the Tuscan hill town ruled the art world. Now its treasures are reassembled in a remarkable exhibition

Thanks to Putin’s aggression and Trump’s greed, the UK has regained its international status

The current state of the continent’s politics may be alarming, but that does not mean history will inevitably repeat itself

Today, highway robbery is common on Spanish motorways

The reality of German culture is more ancient, beautiful and varied than the extremist politicians understand

The excesses of the social justice movements will not be missed – but something even worse has come to take their place

As Catholics pray for Francis, the pontiff may have already indicated his choice of successor

In a time of crisis, the former Labour leader says he’d rejoin the EU tomorrow – and wants the Brexit reset to be speeded up

In these worryingly unpredictable times, the UK needs to be fully engaged with the EU, for our own safety, security and prosperity

For three days every year, the quiet Piedmont town of Ivrea becomes a citrus-soaked battleground

The American jazz pianist had a passion for teaching music, and created a bridge between the worlds of bebop and classical

The pork-filled stew – one of Portugal’s national dishes – is boundlessly hearty and invariably leads to a postprandial snooze

As the country’s courts become more Russian, the real Georgia can be found out on the streets

In these days of far right anti-Islam extremism, AfD politicians are quick to seize on any evidence of what they call the Islamisation of Germany

Cornish was doomed after Latin was banished from church services in favour of English during the 1500s

To avoid a repetition of this dark past, Spain’s citizens must listen to the testimonies of those who suffered at the hands of Franco’s torturers

The Belgian prime minister’s cries for the EU to stick to its core functions are selfish and short-sighted

‘Pippo’ soared to fame alongside Maria Callas in the 1950s but his playboy lifestyle ultimately led to the loss of his golden voice