Europe

A rudderless EU ignored Trump’s threat and is now terrified and alone. It has two choices – go into overdrive or become irrelevant

A city’s reputation lies in tatters

Spain is ready to halt its ‘golden visa’ scheme, closing off another route for Britons to settle in the EU

German politics is now a dysfunctional mess and it’s all Olaf Scholz’s fault. With Trump looming, the timing couldn’t be worse

Georgia’s disputed election has been hailed as a victory for Vladimir Putin, but murals in the capital paint a different picture

Feargal has shown what can be achieved when someone with a national voice shouts loud. We need someone to do the same in the fight against litter

Germany is issuing licences to groups who will report (what they think is) illegal and detrimental content on social media platforms

A mountainous area bordering the Adriatic sea has become something of a laughing stock among Italians over the past decade

The residence of Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu is all yours to gawp at for 65 Romanian lei

The leader of Sweden's far right is mired in scandal after a member of a notorious motorcycle gang attended his wedding

First came a devastating flood.. then a city’s battle to save its cultural heritage

As Ukraine despairs and Europe’s populists cheer Trump’s win, Keir Starmer faces up to the need to rejoin the single market

Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni has held her extreme political instincts in check – so far. If Trump wins, will that change?

As a “stolen” election damages their country’s European dream, Georgians fear their divide with the west is becoming irreversible

The floods north of Valencia have left a scene of almost unimaginable destruction

What he saw as the blandness of tradition bore little or no resemblance to the world he knew and the art he wanted to create

Is it the case that, rather than America being fatally drawn to Trump, he is simply running against a Democrat who presided over a huge inflation surge?

The food capital of Italy is becoming a victim of the apocalyptic rising levels of the Ravone River

The art school embodied a renewed liberal spirit in the Weimar Republic but also had complex intersections with the Nazi Party

In Brussels, rain has become all we talk about; we plan our social life around it

The diaspora voted heavily for change. But rigged results at home have the authoritarians claiming victory

The Frenchwoman has changed the rules, reversed the language and given women permission to reject shame

Russian victory spells disaster for Europe and without urgent support to Ukraine, this is inevitable

Moscow pumped huge amounts of money into Moldova’s EU vote – and lost

The photographer’s extraordinary images of ordinary lives get a new showing in her centenary year

Graham was one of the most high-profile critics of Reagan’s visit to Bitburg. It was personal

In the high season Alba is a frenetic, whirling fungal infection of a time

Thomas Vinterberg founded Dogma 95 and changed the movie industry for ever. Is another revolution possible – and what would it look like?

In a tense year, a new Athens exhibition celebrates our precious freedom to vote

His appointment as England manager has raised eyebrows in Germany, but he is a world-class coach who x-rays his opponents like no one else

For an expat, French cuisine and culinary culture takes some getting used to

Times have changed, UK pensioners are now escaping Brexit Britain in search of Italy's low and convenient rents