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France’s far-right National Rally surges in partial Senate elections
Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as her party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahe...
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Poland is racing ahead with military spending – but will it help or damage its economic growth story?
In the first article in a series on the Polish economy, we look at the country’s defence boom and its implicat...
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‘A joyful place’: a new museum coaxes Austrians to embrace The Sound of Music
Sixty years after the film’s release, Salzburg is embracing a Hollywood classic it once kept at arm’s length
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Ukraine war briefing: German foreign minister urges Russia to abandon dangerous escalation in rare meeting
The two foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York even though relations ha...
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Tuesday briefing: Europe thinks Russia is preparing to test Nato’s limits
In today’s newsletter: Intelligence chiefs warn that Russia’s appetite for risk is growing, as sabotage and ot...
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Andy Burnham does not rule out Brexit reversal being in next Labour manifesto
PM says immediate focus is on rebuilding bridges with EU as he prepares for first meeting with Ursula von der...
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European education powerhouses rocked by falling scores in global study
France and Germany among countries with low Pisa scores, which show how well 15-year-olds use school learning...
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‘It’s unrecognisable’: How being a tax haven has changed Jersey
While global billionaires and multinational companies have been lured to its shores, many islanders feel left...
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Google fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data
Watchdog says users may have been unaware their information was used to target adverts or infer their interest...
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Germany’s Merz ‘grateful’ centre-left SPD wants to stay in coalition after CDU’s heavy losses – Europe live
CDU suffered heavy losses in two regional elections, including in home state of former leader Angela Merkel, w...
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Latest German election humiliation puts Merz on borrowed time as CDU unrest grows
Chancellor acknowledges disastrous state election results but vow to push on is likely to further alienate vot...
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Babies ‘will face almost twice as much’ extreme fire weather in Europe than great-grandparents
Children born after 2025 will experience three more years of brutally fire-conducive weather as global heating...