The Alto Knights is Robert De Niro’s victory lap
Barry Levinson’s true-crime gangster story is a pleasing encapsulation of five decades of cinematic culture
Liverpool and the worldmakers
Throughout the 20th century, the currents of global change pulsed through the city. One man was at the centre of it all
The iron curtain and the silver screen
Under communism, Polish artists were given freedom to produce posters advertising Hollywood films in a way their makers never dreamed of
Letters: Look at the bigger numbers, Rachel
The chancellor should be targeting the big oil, tech and energy firms to raise extra revenue – it’s an untapped tax goldmine
Merz faces his next challenge
If Germany’s problems don’t get resolved, the extremists could be leading the charge in the next general election
Vučić under pressure as Serbia erupts in protest
Over 100,000 people gathered in Belgrade at the weekend for the latest in a series of anti-corruption demonstrations against the president
Healing through harmony: 20 years of the European Doctors Orchestra
The EDO celebrated the milestone with a public charity concert at the Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead
The rise and fall (and rise?) of the people’s ski resort
Le Balcon de Villard was cheap and very cheerful. Climate change and underinvestment changed that – but now NBA star Tony Parker wants to revive it
Brexit Britain is being outstripped by Slovenia and Malta
Real incomes in most European countries are growing faster than the UK – and our poorest households are losing out
The ex-Wetherspoon’s pub that’s now defiantly European
‘This was the perfect opportunity to give two fingers to Tim Martin and Nigel Farage’ says owner Robert Thomas
Pick Putin’s pockets to pay for the war against him
The case for confiscating $300bn worth of frozen Russian assets is clear
The days of Dolce Vita
Hollywood on the Tiber lifts the lid of Rome’s riotous postwar film industry
Letters: Britain is fundamentally European
The UK needs to be part of the European project as a fully active member. Only then can Europe truly stand united against both Trump and Putin
Our media obsession with Trump is playing into China’s hands
China may soon become the most powerful country on earth – but the UK media has taken its eye off the ball thanks to the circus in America
A lost piece of the Bayeux Tapestry
A stolen fragment of the tapestry, looted by a Nazi archaeologist for racial research, has resurfaced in Germany. But France wants it back
A place of peace and resistance
After 700 years of often turbulent history, the monks of Kosovo’s Visoki Dečani have taken on a strong symbolic resonance
The world capital of ugliness
Ugliness in Piobbico is a virtue, and the ‘uglies’ are heroes
The Alpine border towns making capital out of culture
Gorizia and Nova Gorica share a history of division but are now united as the first transnational European Capital of Culture
Perfectly expressed… a manifesto for the future of Europe in the face of Trump and Putin
A French senator has given a powerful speech setting out how the continent must deal with the twin threats from America and Russia
Can Europe defend itself?
Trump is breaking up the old post-war alliance designed to protect Europe from Moscow. If the US withdraws support, can the continent go it alone?
Letters: With a European army we could deter Putin
If the UK was part of a Europe-wide army there would be sufficient forces to protect Ukraine without the need for US assistance
Siena, the shining city
For a golden period, the Tuscan hill town ruled the art world. Now its treasures are reassembled in a remarkable exhibition
Britain’s post-Brexit era is over
Thanks to Putin’s aggression and Trump’s greed, the UK has regained its international status
Crossing Europe’s old war zone
The current state of the continent’s politics may be alarming, but that does not mean history will inevitably repeat itself
Spain’s modern-day Dick Turpins
Today, highway robbery is common on Spanish motorways
Meeting Germany’s Sorbs
The reality of German culture is more ancient, beautiful and varied than the extremist politicians understand
How woke went broke
The excesses of the social justice movements will not be missed – but something even worse has come to take their place
Who will be the next Pope?
As Catholics pray for Francis, the pontiff may have already indicated his choice of successor
Neil Kinnock: ‘Trump is like all bullies… he needs a bump on the nose’
In a time of crisis, the former Labour leader says he’d rejoin the EU tomorrow – and wants the Brexit reset to be speeded up
Letters: Who can lead us against Trump and Putin?
In these worryingly unpredictable times, the UK needs to be fully engaged with the EU, for our own safety, security and prosperity
Pulp friction: Italy’s Battle of the Oranges
For three days every year, the quiet Piedmont town of Ivrea becomes a citrus-soaked battleground
Barry Harris, the man who made European jazz
The American jazz pianist had a passion for teaching music, and created a bridge between the worlds of bebop and classical
Cosying down after cozido
The pork-filled stew – one of Portugal’s national dishes – is boundlessly hearty and invariably leads to a postprandial snooze
Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgia’s French despot
As the country’s courts become more Russian, the real Georgia can be found out on the streets
How Germans celebrate Ramadan
In these days of far right anti-Islam extremism, AfD politicians are quick to seize on any evidence of what they call the Islamisation of Germany
The Prayerbook Rebellion: How Cornwall’s language was lost
Cornish was doomed after Latin was banished from church services in favour of English during the 1500s
Remembering Franco’s victims
To avoid a repetition of this dark past, Spain’s citizens must listen to the testimonies of those who suffered at the hands of Franco’s torturers
Bart De Wever, the prime minister against his own country
The Belgian prime minister’s cries for the EU to stick to its core functions are selfish and short-sighted
Giuseppe Di Stefano, the tenor who captivated Callas
‘Pippo’ soared to fame alongside Maria Callas in the 1950s but his playboy lifestyle ultimately led to the loss of his golden voice
Why Merz must act fast
Despite the CDU achieving one of its worst results ever, the party has managed to keep the AfD out of power – for now
The AfD’s greatest weapon now is complacency
Friedrich Merz is Germany’s new chancellor. But the far right are rising – and waiting for a moment of weakness
Bosnia’s enduring pain
It’s only 30 years since a genocide took place in the heart of Europe, but already some are trying to rewrite history
Hail to the thief
Donald Trump is cuddling up to Putin while telling Ukraine: “First pay me, then feed your children”
The city at the edge of history
Budapest endured Nazi rule, the Holocaust and then Stalin – how can anywhere recover from that?
Has Trump killed off the Brexit reset?
Ukraine and tariffs mean the EU’s bandwidth is receding – now Starmer must act fast
The turncoat in chief
Trump has shafted Ukraine. Now he threatens the security of the west
Europeans are cooling on Trump’s America
A new poll shows opinions shifting on whether the US can still be seen as an ally
JD Vance is graceless, reckless and pointless
The vice president’s arrogant and counterproductive rant in Munich was a lesson in hypocrisy
What happened at the AI summit in Paris?
The debate over the future of the new technology was between the US and EU. The danger for Britain is that we begin to look irrelevant
Was Dresden a war crime?
Eighty years ago, the Allies rained down hell on the city, one of Germany’s cultural capitals