Europe

Even with planned changes to the sponsorship rules, the risk of exploitation among care workers will remain

From Catalonia to Cumbria, there are around 100 active separatist movements in Europe. What drives them, and how many are serious about full independence?

A study reveals that the UK has no choice but to follow tougher trading rules from the bloc

Post-Brexit checks and charges on EU food imports are here – and we’ll soon notice their impact

The youth movement of the 1950s was rooted in Britain’s working class, but its influence and notoriety spread across the continent

In a convoy supplying kit to Ukrainian soldiers at the frontline, I’ve seen beauty and horror, death and survival

The outgoing Taoiseach ran rings around Boris Johnson as he made peace a priority

Civil service numbers have soared as the government undermines its own response to Brexit

Macron’s supposed ‘gaffe’ over European troops in Ukraine has invigorated the allies and again raised the question of an EU army

The data shows that more foreign workers are good for the UK. So why is the chancellor so keen to pretend otherwise?

The British dream of escaping to warmer climes is becoming harder to achieve post-Brexit

Her plan will only work if she can deliver growth, clean energy and rising wages

Despite the government’s best efforts, international students still want to study in the UK

Brussels is accustomed to demonstrations but the farmers’ protests were a different story

In an exclusive extract from his diaries of 1999 and 2000, former Labour minister Denis MacShane reveals the growing xenophobia in the Tory Party under William Hague’s leadership – and how it sowed the seeds of Brexit

The state of Europe’s fighting forces was too controversial a topic for the Davos agenda

Satire, sadness and the home truths about a divided nation

Worrying trends across Europe and the world suggest that women’s rights are under threat

I am looking forward to the Tories’ demise at the next general election, but it is our entire political system that must radically change, and for good

Populists are set to triumph in June’s EU elections, fuelled by fears over immigration, inflation and insecurity. How bad could it get?

A new report shows red wall areas suffering more from Brexit than London does – and it will get worse

Europe is not up to the challenges that lie ahead

The continent became a safe haven in the postwar years for American musicians escaping racism and drugs. Decades on, they are still coming

Rwanda and Brexit leave Britain facing a humiliation not seen since 1956 – with empty shelves and economic angst at home

Delors’ political vision was spot on for the time, just as it is now

From the unmistakable face of The Pogues to an actor whose beauty often masked her brilliance, they summed up the defiance and the diversity of a continent

The Young European Movement has launched a campaign urging the UK government to rejoin the EU’s study-abroad project

Europe's challenges with inflation requires very different weapons

More people than ever before will be able to vote in the next election but these citizens are still at risk of being ignored

How close are populist leaders like Geert Wilders to fitting Umberto Eco’s definition of fascist traits?

Southend’s adoption of European culture cannot fix all its problems but it is having shocking social impacts