The New Europe

Emmanuel Macron’s failure at parliamentary polls in June will limit his role on the international stage. Is there anyone out there who could replace him as Europe’s leading political visionary?

Sunday’s parliamentary elections reshaped France’s political landscape, with big wins for the far left and right

Ex-bartender Giorgia Meloni has taken a party with historic links to Mussolini to the top of Italy’s opinion polls

Dislodging leaders who have lost the confidence of the electorate is never easy.. but it is possible. Here’s how it’s been done in major European nations in recent history

Just 40% of adults in Europe are a healthy weight. Obesity will cause catastrophic health issues for future generations – not to mention the financial cost

How will the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda help a single UK family struggling in the cost of living crisis?

Emmanuel Macron’s plan for a multi-tier European Union offers some hope for president Zelensky.. and for Rejoiners too

As the Scandinavian countries prepare to apply for membership, with Moldova and Georgia waiting in the wings, how will Russia react - and what hope is there for Ukraine?

Ukraine's fight is about more than international law and national self-determination, it's about what sort of world we want to live in

Despite his fence-sitting over Ukraine, Hungarian leader and Putin ally Viktor Orbán has been left with few friends

Emmanuel Macron may have beaten Marine Le Pen in the presidential election, but France has not yet banished fascism

French presidential polls show the incumbent with a narrow lead, but he has done himself few favours against his reshaped rival

The rebranded right wing presidential candidate is not what she pretends

Of all the issues influencing the French elections, there’s an unlikely one – hunting. Its supporters say the right to kill wild animals is at the heart of being French. But animal rights campaigners disagree, and now a recent series of deadly accidents is changing public opinion

The parliamentary arithmetic calls for a Lib-Lab agreement to bring down the Brexiteers

Revelations from Bucha rightly dominate headlines. But beyond Ukraine, horrors are continuing to happen daily

Polls show Emmanuel Macron heading for a repeat run-off and victory against Marine Le Pen. But France’s longer-term future looks bleak

Just as after the fall of the Wall, the EU should channel the philosophy of Helmut Kohl and seize this moment to bring Ukraine into the union

PM Mark Rutte has apologised for atrocities in Indonesia, but some are still nostalgic for days of empire

Former Indian ambassador to Germany Gurjit Singh explains his country’s position on Ukraine - and why he wants to see a strong Europe

Putin’s horrific aggression will prove a turning point in the history of our continent

KIRSTY LANG discovers regeneration in Lithuania's historic second city

Lauded abroad but not always loved at home. What will be the legacy of the chancellor who has ruled Germany since 2005?