Europe
A very European crisis
The sorry state of Greece’s public finances is a test not only for the country’s policymakers but also for Europe’sFeb 4th 2010
In search of credibility
The government wins support from Brussels—but its ability to stick to austerity will soon be severely testedFeb 4th 2010
Bad new days
Recession is testing Spanish tolerance of high immigrationFeb 4th 2010
Clear as mud
The Clearstream case raises anew questions of judicial independenceFeb 4th 2010
Luzhkov v Kremlin
Behind a small dispute over housing in Moscow is a bigger storyFeb 4th 2010
Base camps
Rumours of a Russian base in Serbia reflect Balkan hysteria, not realityFeb 4th 2010
When Boyko met Mehmet
Politicians stoke ethnic animosities, but soap operas defuse themFeb 4th 2010
- Charlemagne
Rompuying along
Europe's voters are the biggest obstacle to ambitions to become more dynamic and successfulFeb 4th 2010
Articles from previous editions
Horse power to horsepower
Economic growth and a strong, stable government to boot: time to rethink old notions about PolandJan 28th 2010
The power of history
New thinking and old wounds around the Auschwitz death campJan 28th 2010
Le roi s'amuse
The French president tries once again to be a man of the peopleJan 28th 2010
The centre-left cannot hold
Once again, Silvio Berlusconi is assisted by his oppositionJan 28th 2010
Beyond the Kremlin's reach
Tatarstan is stable, but the republics of the north Caucasus are aflame. Why?Jan 28th 2010
Left turn ahead?
The architect of the left’s revival in Germany steps backJan 28th 2010
Starting them young
Nursery schools are the latest front-line in the Scandinavian integration debateJan 28th 2010
Five years on in Kiev
The presidential election shows that the orange revolution is out of puff, no matter who eventually winsJan 21st 2010
Waiting for Angela
Germany’s coalition still struggles incessantly to agreeJan 21st 2010
Trouble at home
Fredrik Reinfeldt’s government is falling out of favour with votersJan 21st 2010
Green shoots
Good news on the public finances suggests Ireland’s recession is overJan 21st 2010
Pull the other one
A Greek deficit-reduction plan is greeted scepticallyJan 21st 2010
Europe and an inscrutable China
The European Union gets more realistic about China—and China gets more realistic about the EUJan 21st 2010
- A special report on the euro area
Holding together
The euro area, sorely tested by the financial crisis, has survived intact and is likely to expand further, says John O’Sullivan
Country Briefings
Articles by Subject
Articles from previous editions, continued...
The war of French dressing
New controversy over plans to ban the wearing of the burqa in publicJan 14th 2010
Southern misery
An ugly race riot reflects social tensions and economic problems in the southJan 14th 2010
Oranges and lemons
A run-off is likely between Viktor Yanukovich and Yulia TymoshenkoJan 14th 2010
Under scrutiny
The European Parliament may kick out one or two nominated commissionersJan 14th 2010
Enter a lawyer-composer
A result that bodes well for the future of Croatia and the western BalkansJan 14th 2010
Correction: Eastern Europe
Jan 14th 2010
Allons, citoyens de l'Europe
Yet another dubious provision in the Lisbon treaty: citizens' initiativesJan 14th 2010
Wrongly labelled
The economic downturn has made it harder to speak sensibly of a region called “eastern Europe”Jan 7th 2010
Foot in mouth
A new prime minister enchants Bulgarians with his forceful waysJan 7th 2010
Caprine contagion
A dangerous Dutch epidemic: goats now, humans next?Jan 7th 2010
Of bulls and ballots
Catalonia is set to have a big role in Spain’s politicsJan 7th 2010
Shameful honour
Bettino Craxi, a fallen prime minister, is in favour againJan 7th 2010
- A special report on Russia
Enigma variations
Russia is not the Soviet Union, but what is it? A recovering world power—or a corrupt oligopoly with a market economy of sorts? Arkady Ostrovsky explains why it is both
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