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Football, flights and food: how the EU reshaped Britain

As Brexit’s tangible effects kick in, we look at the impact the EU’s most far-reaching project has had on British society
Cold comfort farming: German ice wine maker hails crucial big chill

‘You might get one chance in a decade,’ says Ralf Petgen, who has adapted his Mosel vineyard owing to global heating
Electric cars rise to record 54% market share in Norway

Nordic country becomes first in the world where electric car sales outstrip those powered by other means

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Sci-fi surveillance: Europe's secretive push into biometric technology

Millions in EU science funding is being used to develop new tools for policing and security. But who decides how far we need to submit to artificial intelligence?
'It gave me hope in democracy': how French citizens are embracing people power

Towns, cities and regions around France are turning to assemblies of unelected citizens to guide them on everything from climate to coronavirus

'A backlash against a patriarchal culture': How Polish protests go beyond abortion rights

Mass demonstrations have exposed underlying anger at political and religious interference in people’s everyday lives
'We want to build a life': Europe's paperless young people speak out

A generation of undocumented Europeans – inspired by the ‘Dreamers’ in the US – are fighting for residency rights. A new Guardian series hears some of their stories
'My mother was ordered to leave the Netherlands. I cried non-stop'

Natalia Robledo-Contreras had to fight from the age of eight to be recognised as Dutch and almost lost her family in the process
'I just don't exist': the Italian chef Italy will not recognise

Luca Neves was born in Rome and has always lived there, but for 12 years he has been undocumented, trapped outside hardline migration laws

Unlike Trump, Europe's far-right leaders haven't been damaged by the pandemic

Cas Mudde and Jakub Wondreys

A study of 31 countries shows other rightwing populists have not been ‘exposed’ by Covid-19 in the way the US president was, say political scientists Cas Mudde and Jakub Wondreys
Messina to Maastricht: the modest European towns that marked the road to Brexit

Nigel Gardner

As Britain embarks on its solo journey, we celebrate the places put on the map by the UK’s rocky relationship with Europe
As Poles and Hungarians, we urge the EU to stand firm on the rule of law

Máté Varga

Democracy is seriously under threat in our countries. The EU must stand up to the bullying tactics of Orbán and Morawiecki, says Hungarian campaign group founder Máté Varga
Cities can lead a green revolution after Covid. In Barcelona, we're showing how

Ada Colau

From non-polluting transport to sustainable industries, urban areas are perfect for testing radical new ideas, says Ada Colau, mayor of Barcelona

'Baby machines' Eastern Europe's answer to depopulation

Policies in Hungary and Poland are aimed at boosting birthrates. But will it help arrest population decline?
The hollowing out of Spain – and the minister trying to reverse it

Newly appointed Teresa Ribera is seeking to bridge long-term gulf between urban and rural areas
Dubravka Šuica: the woman tasked with solving EU's demographic crisis
- Dubravka Šuica: the woman tasked with solving EU's demographic crisis
The hollowing out of Spain – and the minister trying to reverse it
Germany and Spain scramble to reverse the flight of youth

EU vows action as free movement and ageing create ‘youth deserts’ in eastern and southern parts of Europe

Maradonaland: Naples plans statues and museum to honour 'Saint Diego'

City’s murals of Maradona have become pilgrimage sites since footballer’s death in November