Europe

Writing during the turbulent regime of Enver Hoxha led the writer into compromise – as well as greatness

Wiener schnitzel, born in Vienna, has its own form, its own magic

It is a story that might sound familiar today: 90 years ago a football final was played as the shadow of fascism began to creep over Europe

With the Faragists taking their seats in Westminster, Britain needs to brace for rougher rhetoric

To the ordinary Italian, the UK election result went by practically unnoticed

German media outlets relish any chance to make fun of Britain but with Keir Starmer in power their chances may be running out

Conveniently, the Georgian press saw no reason to focus on the change of government in Britain

There is an undeniable note of envy that cuts through the French coverage of the UK election

Most of France celebrated the defeat of Marine Le Pen last Sunday. But the price of victory will be chaos

Le Pen and Bardella are the stuff of 2016 nightmares

The common portrayal as a humourless Teuton could not have been further from a man whose work was infused with nuance, warmth and joy

A new novel that reimagines art’s most toxic relationship and reintroduces the photographer and artist’s legacy to the world

Will a Labour government prove quietly competent or will their lack of experience in power lead to trouble?

The Ruhrgebiet, Germany’s most densely populated region, is often seen as dirty and decrepit, but it has a rich history and an underrated charm

As Italy turns to the right, the grass is looking greener back home for Britons

Bands that played Spain in the heady aftermath of Franco’s death have been rewarded with remarkable loyalty

A wave of Brexiter MPs are on the way out. Can a new generation address the elephant in the room – that Britain has changed its mind on Brexit?

A fiery final interview with the provocative Dutch artist

Marine Le Pen’s clear win underscores her party’s achievement of making a duplicitous surface-level transformation to voters

In Nice, a stronghold of the French hard right, the racial and political tensions simmer

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

The advent of sound signalled the end of the silent movie star's career

A retrospective opens in Munich of the drawings, films and kinetic sculptures of German artist Rebecca Horn

A new exhibition of the Italian photographer’s work captures the glamour of postwar Italian film

Brexit is clearly the failure it was always going to be, but repairing the damage and avoiding the mistakes of the past is a long-term task

Why have we failed to invest anywhere near as much as our rivals – and what can we do to put things right?

The epidemic of cynical tackles at the Euros evokes Søren Kierkegaard’s concept of the ‘teleological suspension of the ethical’

There are rumours that a Labour government may try to put an end to Westminster’s drinking culture by shutting down the bars on the parliamentary estate

As Marine Le Pen’s extreme right party creeps ever further ahead of its rivals, a new democratic collective has emerged

The Pope has initiated the process of sanctification of a 15-year-old boy who died from a severe form of leukaemia

The cross-party political campaign group Unlock Democracy proposes overseas constituencies to better represent Brits abroad

The sentiments of the city’s inhabitants reveal a complex mix of political engagement and disillusionment