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.
Civil war, mental illness, poverty, gang violence: the many roots of homelessness
We talked to homeless in different countries and they revealed housing insecurity's different causes around the world.
Why are there still British military bases in Cyprus?
The island may want to determine its own future, but Britain and the US have other ideas. Darren Loucaides reports.
Meet the volunteers breaking Ukraine's trauma taboo
Michiel Driebergen and Alex Masi tell the story of Ukranians providing much-needed psychological support in war-torn areas.
Punk-anthem ‘God Save the Queen’ turns 40
The Sex Pistols' song helped reconnect rock music with culture, participation and rebellion around the world, writes Peter Kenworthy.
Inside Unilever's sustainability myth
Company slogans and mantras claim it is getting closer to pair profit with sustainability, but facts and figures tell a very different story. Investigation by investigative journalism platform Investico.
Europe abandons the Roma in Italy
‘They are throwing us on the street like dogs,’ says one person. Catrinel Motoc reports.
The will of the people
Hardliners are thriving on popular disenchantment with politics. Dinyar Godrej on the challenge they pose.
What’s holding back Britain’s adoptions of foreign children?
In a country of over 65 million people, only 58 foreign children have been adopted in 2015. Henry Wilkins investigates the reasons why.
Exclusive: Inside Diego Garcia, America’s highly secretive military base
A two year investigation reveals the US military’s poor treatment of contract workers on the controversial island. Katie McQue reports.
A pretence of progress
Jeremy Seabrook considers the past, present and future implications of a growing inequality.
One Day Without Us: a day to stand up for migrants’ post-Brexit precarity
Marienna Pope-Weidemann interviews Matt Carr, core organizer of the 20 February British day of action for migrant solidarity.
Who funds the think tanks?
A new report shows how ‘highly opaque and deceptive’ methods are used to shape public perception, writes Tony McKenna.
A bee-friendly path to a healthier future
In Italy, organic farmers are helping to keep pollinators – and crops – flourishing.
Will Breitbart's 'alt-right' news work in Germany?
The website has a huge following in the US, but anti hate speech laws may hinder its German success, explains Gouri Sharma.
Union co-operatives: what they are and why we need them
Neoliberal policies contribute to
alienation, disempowerment and non-unionised jobs, but a new model
for unions could break the vicious circle, argues Simon Taylor.
Say ‘no’ to lying, bullying, criminal and monopolizing corporate media!
Rupert Murdoch is only part of the problem. Vanessa Baird reports from the Media Democracy Festival in London.
Fracking giant fails to lock up a grandmother
Far from frightening off the campaigners by taking one of them to court, Cuadrilla has given them a boost, writes Jamie Kesley-Fry.
Italy referendum: the next stop on the runaway populist train?
Darren Loucaides reports on Italy’s referendum on constitutional reform and its consequences for the country, Europe and populism.
Why are trade unions opposing worker self-management?
The Second Euromediterranean Workers’ Economy summit in Greece highlighted the rift in the global workers’ movement. Liam Barrington-Bush reports.
Disabled people lead the fight against austerity
The resistance put up against the UK government's cuts by Disabled People Against the Cuts can teach us many lessons, writes Jamie Kelsey-Fry.
Rekindling fears: right-wing violence against migrants is back in Greece
Arrivals may have petered out this summer, but the prolonged refugee crisis appears to be ushering new waves of hostility into the country, reports Zoe Holman.
A thousand small bricks to make a home for all
As France evicts migrants from the Calais 'Jungle' camp a new project in Brighton provides housing to vulnerable migrants thanks to small contributions by hundreds of people. Amy Hall reports.
The last days of the Calais ‘Jungle’
Harriet Paintin and Hannah Kirmes-Daly spent a week at the refugee camp during its last days, collecting portraits, hopes and thoughts of its residents.
UK nukes: why the world is asking Britain to disarm
Britain’s long-term commitment to nuclear disarmament has been wobbly at best, but things might have to change soon, writes Kjølv Egeland.
A very British inheritance: the ‘Othering’ tendency
Britain is back building walls separating ‘us’ from ‘them’ – but all these walls suggest a great fall ahead, argues Sophie Baggott.
In the long crossing to Hungary refugee families get stuck in transition
A growing wait list means that many are living between borders and barbed-wire fences. Alice Wyss and Todor Gardos report.
A People’s History of Woodcraft Folk
A new book by Phineas Harper records the history, values and evolution of this unique organization. Jeremy Corbyn MP introduces the book, with excerpt by Saskia Neibig.
Could Brexiteers Johnson, Gove, Farage be prosecuted for lies?
Vanessa Baird reports on new citizen initiatives calling for honesty in politics.
‘Politics is the battle of remembering over forgetting’
Comedian and activist Mark Thomas talks socialist sheds, working-class stories and the importance of sticking together.
Chilcot report: looking back on why we went to war with Iraq
If Tony Blair and George W. Bush had listened to Iraqis we would be living in a different world, Nikki van der Gaag writes.
UK Supreme Court highlights right of Chagos refugees to return home
The court ruling may indicate some progress but it also upholds the ban on the refugees’ return. Katie McQue reports.
Can Brexit be reversed?
Take the finger off the self-destruct button, say protesters. Will it work? asks Vanessa Baird.
Remembering the Idomeni refugees
In this photo gallery Neal McQueen captures both protest and everyday life in the refugee camp, before those living there were forced to move on.
Brexit to hell
Farewell cosmopolitan Britain – hail mean, delusional little England. Vanessa Baird responds to the referendum result.
Saving refugees’ lives, one top-up at a time
Lydia Noon reports on a Facebook group whose members connect displaced people to their families.
Here and no further, mass action against coal
This photo and video gallery surveys just some of the civil disobedience that recently took place in Germany.