Europe

After his humiliating local election defeat, Erdoğan wants to silence his ideological opponents

In learning how to fight off populists, Spain’s prime minister is starting to emulate their moves

The most brutal aspects of the country's drug war are spreading nationwide

With an 800-year history, the city’s St John’s Hospital Museum understands the role of art in the healing process

Paola Totaro’s ‘immigrant’s love letter to Britain’ reminded our readers of all the good things about the country, and moved some to tears

A dreamlike lost masterpiece about a writer’s fixation with Dostoevsky – a man who would have hated him

Amsterdam prepares for Art Week against a backdrop of a new government keen to end culture funding

Why the fouée – soft, airy bread similar to pitta – hasn’t crossed the Channel is a mystery

In her elusive beauty and skill, Arletty was the rival to Garbo

Between 350AD and 600AD, ‘boat people’ took Brittonic Celtic across the Channel from south-west England to Normandy and Brittany

A high-profile breakout is indicative of the pressures authorities currently face in trying to keep pace with the trade in drugs and arms

Slovakia is at a crossroads after the shocking attempted assassination of populist prime minister Robert Fico

The Dutch far-right politician will not be prime minister, but he is in power

The country's political and social hostilities have reached a dangerous moment

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

The question of whether Israel's Eden Golan should have been allowed to perform plagued this year's competition

Foreigners snapping up the properties don't always know what they are taking on

A call for peace remains an integral part of France's annual workers' march

Despite their morbid history, today Europe's railways bring our cultures closer together

The army has lost its allure as a career for young Germans and as a result, numbers are dwindling

The film festival is now about making deals, but in its early days it was about making stars, as young Europeans mixed with Hollywood’s elite

Poland’s economy is thriving, thanks to the benefits of being in the EU. No wonder Brexiteers see it as a threat

Taxing alcohol and tobacco to make them very expensive is one solution, but just as important is making healthy food choices cheaper

Thousands of Georgians are protesting against the "Russian law", refusing to give up their hopes of joining the EU

Racist discrimination in the game is becoming more noticeable than ever. Does Italy intend to do something about it and is the solution to the issue black and white?

Younger voters are being heavily courted by the far-right ahead of the European elections

The comical hypocrisy of right wing panic over new border schemes

Europe Day is here again – and despite the EU’s problems, it is well worth celebrating

In an edited extract, the author of a new book explores the eerie ruins of an abandoned resort in the island’s ‘forbidden zone’

The Tory reign will shortly come to an end, and this bunch of incompetent charlatans will not be remembered fondly

Labour thinks nationalising trains is a vote-winner. But a rail trip through the continent shows delays and strikes are problems there too

Dutch sensation Froukje makes dance music with lyrics about grief, the climate crisis and her own brand of radical optimism