Europe

In the 1990s, Britain fell out of love with its concrete masterpieces – but then it all changed

The tech bro’s ally Alice Weidel spouts fake facts and demonises Muslims – and she is getting closer to becoming German chancellor

We should never forget what happened and be aware that it could all too easily happen again, here and now

In the Somport Tunnel beneath the Pyrenees, scientists try to solve the biggest mysteries of the cosmos

Gino Cecchettin, whose daughter Giulia was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, is leading the fight to end violence against women

Reliable snowfall is becoming a thing of the past in the Alps, where the effects of climate change are magnified due to the terrain

The annual grillfest in the city’s market square – held in the depths of winter – is an extraordinary, baffling event

After 150 years, the city’s Victorian sewers are at last being upgraded – but Thames Water remains firmly lodged in the financial mire

At some point soon, the PM is going to have to choose Europe over Trump’s USA

The PM’s trip to Brussels is almost worthless while he adheres to the Brexit position laid out by his failed predecessor

The leader of one of Germany’s main political parties relied on the extreme right wing AfD party to get his immigration bill through parliament. Big mistake

One chance encounter transforming a life is rare enough. Guilbert enjoyed two a few days apart

The Slovenian writer who defied the Gestapo during an eight-year journey round the world holds lessons for us all in the era of Trump

The protectionist president’s economic illiteracy and historical ignorance threatens a global trade war that no one can win

A populist surge across Europe is being fuelled by young people sick of broken promises, stagnant wages and waning hope. How can Keir Starmer respond?

Photographer Simone Nanetti’s haunting images of Italy’s abandoned nightclubs

Revising Montenegro’s gun laws will only end violence in the country if misogyny is addressed too

When the government suspended the country’s bid for EU ascension, protesters took to the streets. But now their demands have evolved

La Sagrada Familia is not expected to be fully completed until 2034 and football fans are starting to grumble

A sham election has given Alexander Lukashenka a seventh term as president of Belarus. But his fate is now tied to forces beyond the ballot box

On Holocaust Memorial Day, with anti-Jewish crimes at an all-time high, the country needs to remember more than ever

The making of an extraordinary memento that survived the concentration camp and a death march designed to bury the truth

The Arctic island nation wants to break its ties with Denmark, and its search for independence has brought up horrific stories from the past

Two new polls show Britons are now firmly aligned with Europe, not the USA

Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer are making a huge mistake in not openly embracing offers to cut red tape

Could the sleeping giant of Germany’s silent majority mobilise against the AfD?

The Marolles, the city’s popular cultural heart, has been changed by tourism

Elon Musk and Giorgia Meloni seem to have a harmonious friendship – at least in front of the cameras

Over the past five years, the president has been acting as the Flavor Flav of the Croatian political establishment

The EU has been a long-running topic of debate and now Icelanders want their say

This year’s non-word of the year, ‘Bio-deutsch’ (biological German) has caused much controversy

With his work for the fashion brand, the late photographer and art director Oliviero Toscani took the trangressive mainstream