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Fewer Russians back democratic elections: poll

Putin enjoys high approval ratings despite economic recession.

December 4, 2015 1:07 pm CET

Erdoğan gags Turkey

A vengeful president turns on the country’s independent media.

December 2, 2015 3:09 pm CET

Video: Kosovo parliament hit by tear gas again

It’s not the first time opposition MPs have resorted to tear gas to try and disrupt the assembly.

November 30, 2015 7:48 pm CET

A new broom follows Poland’s clean sweep

The new conservative government in Warsaw is asserting itself.

November 30, 2015 12:55 pm CET

Europe goes hot Turkey

The migration crisis has thrown the EU and Ankara together. The next chapter will determine if the relationship can last.

November 29, 2015 7:00 am CET
First person

‘I’m gay in Ukraine and my country despises me’

Ukraine’s crisis is not just military and political, it is social and cultural.

November 27, 2015 5:30 am CET

The dangers of a European war on terror

Europe must look beyond immediate military response. Values will be more important than bombs.

November 24, 2015 2:13 pm CET
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The old fights of Lisbon’s new left

Portugal’s left-wing politicians cut their teeth as militants against the Salazar regime.

November 22, 2015 6:51 am CET

ISIL didn’t target ‘the West’

The group’s terrorists and victims come from across the globe.

November 21, 2015 8:48 pm CET

Romanian PM gives caretaker cabinet a Brussels flavor

Romania’s new government leaders makes his cabinet choices.

November 15, 2015 8:35 pm CET

The specter of elected despotism

How Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan beat us at our own game.

November 13, 2015 5:30 am CET
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How Sisi failed to stop terror in Egypt

The Russian jet tragedy exposes a strongman’s worst weaknesses.

November 6, 2015 5:51 pm CET
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‘Corruption kills’ protests won’t stop with Ponta

Romanian demonstrators hark back to the revolution that toppled Ceaușescu.

November 6, 2015 5:04 pm CET
Russia Diary

Growing up in the shadow of ‘Brother Putin’

He dominates Russian consciousness like no other, especially among children.

November 6, 2015 5:30 am CET
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Welcome to Erdoğanistan

Asian Turkey is a long way from ‘Western’ Istanbul.

November 2, 2015 12:23 pm CET
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The most important woman in Turkey

Meet Figen Yuksekdağ, whose party tries in vain to keep Erdoğan honest.

October 29, 2015 5:36 pm CET

Erdoğan’s boomerang

The president’s call for voters to choose “native” legislators can backfire.

October 28, 2015 5:30 am CET
Letter from Istanbul

Vladimir Erdoğan

Turkey went from a democratic model for Muslim world to quasi-authoritarian mediocrity.

October 24, 2015 12:48 pm CET

Gabriel compares far-right party to Nazis

German vice-chancellor hits out at Alternative for Germany, which is gaining in the polls.

October 23, 2015 1:17 pm CET

Sweden sword attacker had ‘racist motives’

Masked man kills two before being shot dead by police.

October 22, 2015 3:22 pm CET

Orbán says migration crisis ‘destabilizing democracies’

Hungary’s PM wants to ‘remove the muzzle of political correctness’ from debate.

October 22, 2015 11:49 am CET

The top 10 wackiest anti-refugee remarks

Some EU politicians are brutally frank about not wanting more migrants.

October 19, 2015 6:28 pm CET

Slain Kremlin critic shortlisted for EU award

The Sakharov Prize goes to those who make an exceptional contribution to the fight for human rights.

October 15, 2015 3:41 pm CET

After Ankara, cover-ups and conspiracies

Turkey has been hit by a series of deadly bomb blasts and let down by its political elite.

October 15, 2015 5:30 am CET
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