A dodgy election is followed by a grisly allegation - Eastern approaches (56)
Despite its new candidate status, Montenegro is far from joining the EU (7)
An attempt to blow up Stockholm shoppers fortunately fails (16)
How Hungary circumvented Stalin and also had a bit of fun (7)
Ledgers that throw light on the past (5)
A novel way of understanding political relationships in Europe More »
Britain's attitude to the EU budget annoys its European partners More »
John Paul II—the cold war pope (Policy Review)
The lonely fight of Axel Weber (Der Spiegel)
Russia's skinhead terrorists (Financial Times Magazine)
Europe needs to remain open to migrants More »
An interactive graphic on the state of Europe's economies More »
Turkey has made astonishing progress in the past decade. But how will it fare if the IMF and the EU are not there to keep it on the straight and narrow? More »
Iceland has been tough with creditors and kind to itself. Ireland may wish it had done the same More »
Richard Holbrooke, diplomat and troubleshooter, died on December 13th, aged 69 More »
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