Europe

Rather surprisingly, the French word for ‘customs’ is related to the English word for a low sofa-bed

Le Clarence trades in Parisian fine dining in its purest, truest form in matters of service and personality

In the aftermath of events in the US, it’s important not to fall into the same hyperbolic trap that plagued our media in the run-up to other recent elections

The Olympic torch is ready to be lit. But this Games would not be happening without the efforts of undocumented, low-paid workers

The 1924 Olympics featured a future Tarzan, the men who inspired Chariots of Fire and a farewell to the man who created the modern Games.

East German athletes cheated at three Olympics and won more than 300 medals. But the price they paid was immeasurable

In TNE’s new column, science writer Philip Ball provides news and analysis from scientists, policymakers and the frontiers of human knowledge

Germany’s Weimar lesson showed democracy must be combative. But banning magazines may not be the best weapon

French politicians promised the Games would benefit everyone but, once again, the Olympics are bulldozing over a city and its residents

Thanks to affluent tourists, the city’s heart and soul is being auctioned off

Despite appearances, all is not well in the EU’s smallest member state

There are indications that the country will follow Italy and continue last year’s ‘temporary’ border controls until the end of 2024

Hundreds of athletes and tens of thousands of fans were in Athens in 1906. But a hugely successful Olympics has now been stricken from the records

As a result, Russia and China will be pushed closer together

They help the environment, but Brexiteers hate them because the idea came from the EU

Nice is still celebrating Bastille Day in the shadow of the 2016 terrorist truck attack

One day - and a couple of subtle hints - showed Europe that the grown-ups are back in charge of Britain

Days after those election gains, squabbling over PM candidates makes it look as dysfunctional as ever

Hundreds of thousands of British overseas voters did not vote in the election despite being newly eligible - why?

Mirroring updated EU product rules will cheer industry and enrage Brexiteers

Lust, love and life: an exhibition about the art of the breast

‘The Gay Girl from Gaul’ had a brief, traumatic – and wet – experience of stardom

In Britain, to source fine tomatoes is a burden. It is a sad state of affairs and requires logistics and hefty spending

The playwright’s archives reveal him as a compulsive newspaper clipper and a master of montage

French relationships with the environment are more practical compared with British attitudes, which tend to be more sentimental

Many of those who keep the wheels of Eurocracy turning get hitched in Brussels’ town hall

Italian politicians are theatrical with their scandals, and one story in the local press is no exception

The vast number of tourists make our home town unliveable

A German-made, Agatha Christie-inspired series depicting Angela Merkel’s crime-solving adventures is proving a hit

When Antonín Panenka stepped up to the spot in the 1976 Euro final, history was on his mind - and at his feet

Le Pen’s party is packed with Russia supporters – no wonder the Kremlin’s disinformation machine supported her

A remarkable new documentary sees the son of commandant Rudolph Höss meet a survivor of his father’s murder factory