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.
Should Britain leave the European Union?
Kelvin Hopkins and Caroline Lucas go head to head on the question that will be put to British voters in a referendum in June.
Inside Dunkirk's new refugee camp
A purpose-built camp offers refugees a sense of relief, but for how long?, asks Sarah Shearman.
‘The best help comes from simple, solidarity movements’
Afghan refugee organizer Yonous Muhammadi speaks to Marienna Pope-Weidemann and Samir Dathi in Athens, Greece.
Rêve Générale to Panama Papers
From France to Iceland, two seemingly disparate movements converge around the same dream, writes Jamie Kelsey-Fry.
Greece, Austerity, Brexit: What might a Plan B for Europe look like?
Claire Fauset was in Spain to hear leftwing politicians and social movements strike a claim for a new Europe.
Photo Gallery: Forced displacement in Calais Jungle
‘We’re already dead,’ says one refugee. Lydia Noon documents the eviction.
Ocean litter-pick off the Netherlands
Researchers from the Ocean Clean Up will place a 100-kilometre-long floating barrier off the Dutch coastline, Beulah Maud Devaney reports.
Switching on to energy democracy
Popular participation, social ideals and ecological sustainability are key attributes of sustainable systems, Claire Fauset writes.
Former Danish PM didn’t save the children
The new head of Save the Children will be remembered as a hard-liner on immigration, writes Peter Kenworthy.
Who is George Galloway really? Perhaps London's next Mayor?
The controversial British politician speaks with Comedian Omar Hamdi for this revealing interview.
Dangerous weaponry used on refugees with no legal status in Calais
The chemical compound contained in expired weapons may no longer be approved, write Anna Feigenbaum and Vyvian Raoul.
After the talks, the action
‘J16’ marks the beginning of UK wave of climate mobilization, writes Morgan Curtis.
The Calais evictions
French authorities began evicting refugees living in the Calais camp, Lydia Noon reports.
The Jungle: Calais photo gallery
French officials have vowed to bulldoze the Calais migrant camp known as ‘The Jungle’. This gallery presents images from inside the migrant camp.
Paris deal: Epic fail on a planetary scale
The Paris Agreement is being hailed as a great success. But will it deliver climate justice? Danny Chivers and Jess Worth put it to the test.
Youth stand with vulnerable to demand climate justice
Young delegates inside the Paris climate summit were frustrated that the media were ignoring key issues. So yesterday, they took matters into their own hands, Morgan Curtis reports.
The right not to sing the national anthem
The integrity of individuals should not be questioned if they do not sing the national anthem, argues Chris Brazier.
Calais, behind the lens
James Rippingale recounts his time documenting life in the French port’s refugee camps.
How Britain helped create this refugee crisis
John Hilary says foreign policy failings have led to the large-scale migration.
Migrant dreams clash with European reality
Those risking their lives migrating to Europe should know what life there is like, Mamadou Dia tells David Hewitt.
Government intrusion and the loss of human rights
14 years of fighting the ‘war on terror’ has left us all less secure, says Amit Singh.
Death in the Mediterranean
Migrant search-and-rescue operations are fraught with danger. Tim Baster and Isabelle Merminod meet those on the frontline.
‘The tyrant can’t destroy the art’
International artists call for Putin to release Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov. Cristiana Moisescu reports.
21st-century coffin ships
As we consider the plight of today’s asylum-seekers, the fate of Irish refugees two centuries ago is instructive, writes Jeremy Seabrook.
One man’s attempt to unseat the Prime Minister
Stefan Simanowitz recalls the story of Reg Keys and a very special 2005 election campaign.
‘Lithuanian, Romanian, what’s the difference?’
Paul Wojnicki laments the acceptance of casual racism in British society.
The rise of religious identities and the Charlie Hebdo attack
Akil N. Awan looks at the religion behind the motivations for the shocking attack in Paris.
Tony Blair’s deadly legacy reaps Save The Children award
Felicity Arbuthnot is incredulous that a children’s charity can honour a man so closely linked to infanticide.
London mums evicted – but not beaten
The fight for housing justice in the capital will continue, says Liam Barrington-Bush.
Would Scottish independence be good for radical politics?
Read what writer and activist Adam Ramsay and professor and author Jim Gallagher think - then join the debate.
Controversial ‘killing law’ leads to Bucharest stray-dog slaughter
Stephen McGrath reports from Romania on the country’s animal-abuse shame.
The brave and the blameless: women survivors of war-time rape
A global summit to end sexual violence in conflict takes place this week. Subi Shah reports.
