Europe

Why Pierre Choderlos de Laclos's novel remains a story for all eras

Jerzy Połomski, one of the most-loved entertainers in Polish history, has died at the age of 89

As the year comes to a close, what new lingo has emerged across the continent?

The painting made Pablo Picasso the most famous – or notorious – artist in the modern world

Britain is a more civilised society without the death penalty. I hope this Orwellian humanitarianism prevails, but these are dark days

German immigration policy has been dominated by prefixes for too long. Now, this has finally changed

Duck is revered in Ukraine year-round, but it is particularly suited to winter

Moroccans were blamed for riots in Brussels after their World Cup upset of Belgium. But what really happened?

The writing in Glory Ride – A New Musical feels raw and so do the lyrics, but this show has a fascinating yarn to tell

Its failure to break through has left room for far-right parties to prosper across the continent

It is five years since the Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered. Her son Matthew talks about his family’s continuing fight against corruption

Greece’s wildest peninsular, the Mani, is a place of ruined towers and ‘functional anarchy’

We must be realistic and patient when it comes to the campaign for rejoining the European Union

There is enough pseudo-martyrdom going on as it is without the rise in climate activism

Some have labelled Cantona an existentialist. Partly because he is French and partly as he defies conventions. But, is that warranted?

From a Nordic baby boom to a drop in Lithuania and Romania, how birth rates compare across the continent

ABBA’s back catalogue has found a new iteration thanks to a symphonic metal outfit from Finland

Classical music's challenge today is to revolutionise thinking and reinvigorate interest. A new, showy Messiah is one step

In the 1980s Bilbao was on its knees. A hugely ambitious new art gallery changed all that

The German spent a lifetime seeking a creative place as far as possible from the vivid horrors of his past

The language survived until the mid-1800s, long after most other Romance dialects in the Balkans disappeared

Spain’s most important port is over 300km from the sea

Brexit sent the message that we have detached ourselves from economic reality. With that, investors' confidence evaporated

The Italian's conducting was so intense a friend swore he'd seen a white glow around him

There is usually no link between how a word sounds and what it means. But there are some notable exceptions

Headscarf protests by Iranian women have electrified the world. Will a similar rebellion follow in France?

Winter nights in Iceland are long and dark – just how writers like them

The Dutch craze for flowers made and lost fortunes – and produced some remarkable works of art

We are living in a climate crisis. So, how is Europe responding?

Son Heung-min is the perfect case study for a game pushing players past acceptable limits by saturated schedules

While influenced by American R&B, the emerging superstar’s eponymous “Raguwavy” is virtually unique

Britain has collapsed under Brexit. Now, the Tories must pay for this crisis with a generation out of power