Europe Archives

France

Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron – the anatomy of a slap

We saw what we saw and lovey-dovey it wasn’t

Jonathan Miller

A story of Teutonic psychology in miniature

Zoe Strimpel

There’s been a vibe shift

Laurie Penny

Trump has demonstrated that when the will is there, trade deals can be negotiated rapidly

Ross Clark

Europe

It turns out that Brexit Britain is able to move faster and announce things

Freddy Gray

Europe
May 6, 2025
Merz’s failed bid to become chancellor plunges Germany into crisis
Today’s chaos presents him with a serious credibility problem
Lisa Haseldine
Europe
May 6, 2025
The real battle for Europe
For the whole of its political history, the EU has been in harmony with the Democratic party
Christopher Caldwell
Europe
May 6, 2025
Will Hitler conspiracies ever die?
Blame the Soviets for them
Luke Daly-Groves
Europe
May 4, 2025
What Ireland’s PM gets wrong about the 1916 proclamation
The proclamation carved Ireland out of the world’s largest empire
Michael Murphy
Europe
May 1, 2025
Trump’s Ukraine minerals deal is pure extortion
Zelensky is putting on a brave face
Mark Galeotti
Europe
April 29, 2025
How Liberation Day rocked Switzerland
When Trump brandished his made-for-television tariff chart, we were horrified
Urs Gehriger
Europe
April 28, 2025
No, Joy Reid: Rome didn’t fall due to a lack of ‘diversity’
Civilizations are not saved by slogans or skin color
David Sypher Jr.
Europe
April 28, 2025
Did the UK government blow its chance of a trade deal with Trump?
A chance like this is unlikely to come again
Matthew Lynn
Europe
April 23, 2025
Why London’s Ukraine ceasefire talks will fail
Zelensky would be committing political suicide if he accepted losing Crimea
Owen Matthews
Europe
April 16, 2025
Only a trade deal can save British pharma
Over the next few days, Trump plans to unveil levies on pharmaceuticals
Matthew Lynn