This is Europe
A series that takes a pan-European lens to explain the challenges that transcend borders and confront our continent
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People across the continent are embracing a range of pursuits in an effort to stay healthy and in good spirits
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Kaczyński’s populist move aims to keep the Catholic church on side, but mass protests suggest he’s gone too far, say historians Karolina Wigura and Jarosław Kuisz
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Survey showed a decline in populist tendencies during 2020 in all eight European countries surveyed
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Rather than centralising power, the union should realise that challenging members’ national identities sparks resistance, says professor of government Vernon Bogdanor
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Female legal experts played key role in confronting far-right party’s violent tactics
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Reforming the EU’s broken refugee policy also means confronting Orban’s view of Europe as a superior, white Christian club
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The Swedish example is regularly raised by libertarian-minded Conservatives when protesting against government restrictions aimed at quelling the spread of the virus in the UK. But what did the Scandinavian country do differently and could it be applied elsewhere?Podcast
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With infection numbers rising, Europe is relying on pandemic measures that have scarcely changed since the Black Death in the 14th century
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If anti-Muslim prejudice is not targeted, steps to counter racism in Europe in the wake of BLM protests will be meaningless, write Patrycja Sasnal and Yasemin El Menouar
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As HBO series based on Fernando Aramburu’s Patria begins, author says his goal was to document a shared horror
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Memory of crammed hospitals lingers in adherence to Covid rules and Italy is faring better than others
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The UK, with an inflated view of its negotiating power, is threatening to renege on the EU withdrawal agreement
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A radical new scheme offers homes to different ages and backgrounds – and insists that they (safely) mingle
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Protests aimed at toppling autocratic leader have been led by women and show no sign of slowing
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As a new school year begins across Europe, governments are balancing the need to get children back in the classroom against the risks of a new spike in covid infections
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On the EU’s doorstep, Alexander Lukashenko remains in power after 26 years, deploying riot police to cling on amid widespread protests
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A disturbing future awaits the country after Andrzej Duda’s campaign, which merged politics, populism and entertainment
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Countless young people are being pushed to Europe’s margins by hardline border and migration policies, says Michele LeVoy, director of PICUM
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Macron's task is to show French Muslims they have a place in the republic