Europe

Brexit-induced labour shortages are going to be a limiting factor in the pursuit of growth, growth, growth

Ásgeir, as he is mononymously known, is a household name in Iceland for his warm soundscapes

The New World’s witch trials are infamous. But the most brutal outbreaks of Satanic panic took place in what is now southern Germany

The Istanbul Biennial rediscovers a tasty old way to beat restrictions on freedom of expression

For the moment, Scholz's plan appears to have worked. But, Germany's energy problem isn't solved yet

Wim Wenders's classic film premiered in West Berlin 35 years ago. Today it stands apart from both his and everyone else’s work

The national rejoin march saw large crowds of people take to the streets of the capital

If the UK is forced to endure another Tory government, is there anyone out there who might be willing to face facts on Brexit?

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

A trade collapse with the EU shows that the damage will linger on far longer than Liz Truss did

The one-time middleweight Greco-Roman wrestling champion of Europe was a a surprisingly nuanced screen presence

Mathias Döpfner is Europe’s leading media mogul; the most influential man you’ve never heard of

Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso are on a mission to manage at the top

Russian draft-refusers crossing the Georgian border are bringing back uncomfortable memories for locals

The spirit of Kyiv has been tested by Putin once again. But inside this indomitable city, life continues. A report from celebrated Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov

A guide to which European nations are ditching the use of cash

A wave of Anti-Americanism has returned to Germany. Or, to be more accurate, it never really vanished

Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu believed that Bucharest’s churches were in the wrong place. So he simply had them moved

The Swedish star surely claims the crown as the most uninhibited woman in pop

A new exhibition explores the relationship between the artist and the photographer

The former Soviet Union countries are full of Russian speakers… surely they don’t all need Putin’s protection?

Netflix's retelling of a French tragedy depicts the humanity of events with a beautiful rawness

A TNE writer hoped the country she was born in would become more like Britain… but it’s Britain that has changed instead

From the very beginning, Sylvia Kristel’s life thrummed with an undercurrent of impermanence

Kylian Mbappé is becoming such a prima donna that he risks destabilising the clubs that pay his fortune

The stripped-down prose and raw honesty of Nobel prize for literature winner Annie Ernaux

As opposition to Putin grows inside Russia, a timely photographic exhibition revisits sites of protest against the old Soviet Union

Gentrification has come to Amsterdam’s Noord borough. But not everyone is happy with the results

After last year's election disaster in the capital, trust in Germany's democracy needs to be restored

One hundred years ago, a malign figure took power in Rome and led a country to disgrace and destruction

After fighting the Nazis in the second world war, Paul Barrière fought to save his outlawed sport

What do European nations spend their money on?