Europe

After centuries of banking tradition, the country that gave birth to banks could be seeing their demise

Transnistria felt like being in a Soviet Union theme park, except everything looked real

Despite leaving for Santander, Britain and all its quirks will not leave me

Photographer Christoph Irrgang returns to the sites where masterpieces were painted to see how much they have changed

EU institutions have got into the nasty habit of making concessions to populists who have spent their lives railing against Brussels

President Erdoğan wants English speakers to pronounce his country’s name differently. Will he succeed?

Thirty years ago, the sinking of the Tallinn-Stockholm ferry killed 852 people. But the truth about the tragedy has yet to emerge

The double whammy of losing the fuel allowance and the hike in first-class post will lead to far fewer cards being sent and received this year

The Outrun, directed by Nora Fingscheidt, tackles alcoholism, sobriety and an outsider’s search for the soul of Europe

Seventy years ago at White City, a thrilling 5,000 metres established the concept of live televised events beamed across the continent

Despite neo-Nazi and antisemitism scandals, the Freedom Party FPÖ won the European elections in June

A combination of deep thinking, a fascination with the everyday and a playful wit produced some of the most groundbreaking fiction of the 20th century

Spanish beef is being celebrated in the best possible way, on the corner of two streets in the City of London

The innovative works of Norway’s Anna-Eva Bergman, realised in metal leaf, bear comparison with Rothko and Klimt

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

The rise and fall of the spaghetti western

The Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) is finding it hard to keep up with espionage's identity crisis

Scooter have found themselves at the heart of a minor diplomatic incident between Germany and the UK

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

Forget dating apps, romantics in Spain are pinning their hopes on a less conventional method

Since 2014, at least 377 people have died or disappeared in the western Balkans in search of their European dream

You’ve met Italy’s prime minister Giorgia – now meet her equally controversial sibling Arianna

The west now knows it must, and can, push back against Russia

Stockport County’s Andy Mangan was set to move to Real Madrid. But then Brexit intervened

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

But can a country join that is still part-occupied by Russia?

The Frenchman relished each project with its opportunity for reinvention, presenting a new challenge each time

A major influencer in China visited and sparked a recurrent wave of visitors eager to try the same dishes they did

The small town of Bodø has achieved recognition as the European Capital of Culture 2024. Now, will it also recognise one of its own?

An intelligent and fearless French novel of clear-eyed anger digs deep into contemporary morality

Thirty timeless classics shot on the continent

At the Grand-Synthe camp on the French coast, people are risking everything to reach England. And it’s not for the benefits system