The New Europe

Brussels is gripped by fears that Qatargate might expand, with populists and Putin ready to capitalise

A new book about Britain’s MEPs charts the political journeys of this quiet army of people still – mostly – fighting for Europe

In a union built on diplomacy, foreign minister Josep Borrell’s undiplomatic language has caused a stir - yet he has made more progress than his predecessors

Even the Swiss hate the sort of deal that government sources are eyeing up for Britain

Quiet, a bit boring and he rose without trace – but is the German chancellor turning out to be quite good?

A year on from tragedy in the Channel, the British government still does not understand those who claim asylum, or how to treat them fairly and safely

In an extract from his new book, Geoff Dembicki asks how the world would be now if the oil sands industry had not been so successful in blocking action to stop the climate emergency

Germany and France have spent decades falling out and making up. But new isolationism in Berlin and decline in Paris make their latest feud serious

The Green Party MP hits out as the PM dithers over whether to attend COP27, and points to real environmental leadership elsewhere

Macron wants a reset, but unravelling the country’s tangled legacy in the continent is proving harder than it sounds

The pan-European Volt Europa is targeting a breakthrough at the 2024 Euro elections. Do they have a chance?

The political chaos at home in Britain is almost matched by that in Italy

The new Italian PM’s policies are a mess of contradictions and she will struggle against the country’s liberal instincts and independent institutions

Italy’s new prime minister may turn to the centre right for support in a war against ‘woke culture’

A phone-tapping scandal threatens to end the rule of prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and give power back to a reinvigorated left

President Erdoğan’s draconian punishments and indiscriminate subjugation of creativity have caused outrage and anger across the country

On Washington DC’s grand 16th Street, an outdoor photography exhibition has brought a fragment of Europe to the new world

The plot to depose Italy’s PM is good news for Silvio Berlusconi, the country’s far right – and Vladimir Putin

Along with Ukraine, the EU has accepted neighbouring Moldova as a candidate to join the bloc, conscious of its vulnerability – not least because of its Transnistrian region loyal to Russia

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