Europe
Europe – a place of diverse cultures, differing needs and varying climates.
Our journalism aims to capture the individuality of European countries while also addressing the grand challenges affecting the continent at large. We cover the European Union and its responses to people seeking refuge arriving on European shores and discuss the geopolitics of the continent’s energy and water needs.
Brexit looming casts shadow over EU whistleblower protections
Naomi Colvin weighs the pros and cons of the EU draft Directive on whistleblower protection and wonders how Brexit will impact truthtellers.
A People’s Vote on Brexit
A new popular movement is born – and it might just halt a Brexit disaster. Vanessa Baird dares to hope.
You’ll never edit Grenfell
The LRB’s Andrew O’Hagan can’t rewrite the Grenfell narrative, argues rapper Potent Whisper.
The selfish giants
Laura Basu on how media ownership is getting more concentrated – and what to do about it.
Why we’re challenging UK Oil and Gas
Six women are fighting an injunction against drilling protests. Vicki Elcoate explains why
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Why we need Lush’s Spycop campaign
Lush’s exposure of spycop wrongs will improve policing, Jenny Jones argues.
Don’t call them populists
Brace yourself for years of rightwing politics in Italy. Alessio Perrone writes.
Joy Division and Ian Curtis: the myths
Front man Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980, but the myth of Curtis and Joy Division lives on, Peter Kenworthy writes.
Rising tide of court cases threatens Shell’s polluting business model
It is illegal to set fire to someone’s house, Sara Shaw and Freek Bersch write.
Reclaiming the city
In the Barcelona area, local governments and citizens are transforming municipal politics, finds Luke Stobart.
Can a new generation topple Ireland’s 8th amendment?
This Friday’s vote demonstrates a vibrant and long overdue campaign for a secular republic, Éilis Ryan writes.
Dark clouds in Poland
Violeta Santos Moura reports from Poland, where reliance on coal kills some 45,000 people each year.
Will new laws tame the tech giants?
Are these new privacy laws the best solution? Mike Morel investigates.
The state vs people power in Catalonia
How the Committees for the Defence of the Republic are fighting for democracy in Catalonia. Luke Stobart writes.
Humanitarian workers acquitted of ‘crime’ of helping refugees
Five volunteers who wanted to help refugees land safely have been acquitted. Tim Baster and Isabelle Merminod report from Lesbos
‘Privatization has failed repeatedly’
Dinyar Godrej interviews We Own It campaign founder Cat Hobbs on why the time is ripe for change.
To the new Home Secretary: This is now a civil rights issue
Paul Parker reminds Sajid Javid that Quakers stand on the side of the oppressed.
Remembering a revolution: May 1968
Spanning hopeless romanticism to utter contempt, Harrison Jones takes an in-depth look at memories of France’s last mass uprising.
Unhappy birthday NHS?
Britain's medical provision is being hollowed out by privatization, says Youssef El-Gingihy.
Watch out McDonald’s, the ‘McStrike’ is coming
Twenty-year-old McDonald’s worker Annalise Peters warns that workers plan to hold the fast food giant accountable.
Sanctuary boroughs in London
A community group is campaigning to turn the London borough of Haringey into a safer place for migrants. Charlotte England reports.
Why neoliberals are pushing ‘Accountable Care’ worldwide
NHS campaigner Jo Land explains why she is resisting changes through the courts.
Britain has no moral high ground on Commonwealth homophobia
The colonial practice of exporting homophobia and contemporary anti-migrant policies should give pause to Britain’s triumphalist rhetoric, argues Sean O’Neill.
Is Hungary mimicking Putin’s authoritarianism?
Has Putin exported ‘managed democracy’ to Hungary? Madeline Roache examines Orbán’s regime.
Open letter: students support no vote on pensions offer
Ahead of the results of a ballot over university pensions, students across the UK ask staff to stand firm.
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The Battle for ZAD: Victory for anti-airport movement
The French government has abandoned plans to build a controversial airport – but is still evicting the ZAD protesters. Claire Fauset writes.
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‘Repeal the eighth!’: Will Ireland liberalize abortion laws in May?
A long-awaited referendum on abortion is due this May, which will offer citizens the chance to repeal the constitution’s eighth amendment and liberalize Ireland’s strict legislation writes Megan Nolan
Why striking lecturers can’t give up now
Strikes have shown our strength. Academics could demand so much more for our universities, writes Hamish Kallin.
Brutal forced deportations, globalization and human rights
The Stansted 15 have exposed the hypocrisy of Britain, Ann Pettifor argues.
Banning Russia Today would solve nothing
This will give Putin another excuse for a media crackdown, argues Madeline Roache.
Revealed: Princess Diana visit linked to Bahrain crackdown
Secret documents show that a brutal crackdown paved the way for the Royal visit. Phil Miller investigates.
Why Spycops victims walked out from the police inquiry
We are not abandoning the inquiry. We are desperate to participate, but it must be thorough and credible, says an alliance of people spied on by Britain's secret police.
Five reflections on the death of Mame Mbaye
A migrant’s death provokes soul searching in Madrid. Sarah Babiker reports
Women starving for their basic humanity
Immigration Removal Centres are the shame of Britain, Katie McQue reports.
History repeats itself in Crimea
In 1944, Stalin declared the Tatars 'traitors'. Now Putin calls them ‘extremists’. Madeline Roache reports.