Europe

Large parts of central are bracing for potential flooding this weekend with heavy rainfall expected across parts of Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria. Up to 400 liters...

Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. KYIV — “Moving the chairs around.” That was a senior Ukrainian official’s take on the cabinet shake-up announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

China and Russia’s “no limits” friendship is getting a trial run in Europe. Beijing and Moscow’s spy operations, including the recruitment of agents, are increasingly overlapping within the European Union,...

Outgoing President Joe Biden is on the verge of authorizing long-range weapons in Russia, multiple outlets (including Axios, the Telegraph, and the Guardian) have reported over the past week. A...

Former President Trump touted his foreign policy credentials during Tuesday night’s presidential debate, name-checking the strong relationships he built with leaders of rival nations and allies alike during his term,...

A lot of ink has been spilled on Germany’s supposed stinginess, hypocrisy, and lack of a geopolitical compass. The country’s 2025 draft budget, approved by the governing coalition after some acrimony,...

Kamala Harris thrashed Donald Trump in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential debate, according to Europe’s most prominent media outlets. Europe’s press was stunned in June by then-Democratic candidate and current President Joe...

Europe’s most dangerous train station exposes Brussels’ failures  Stabbings, shootings and a drug epidemic. It’s not the description of a horror movie, but Brussels’ main railway hub. By ELENA GIORDANO...

BERLIN — With another possible far-right election victory looming in 11 days and his coalition plumbing new depths in polls, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his ministers appear to be...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tiffany Fite, a graduate student at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. It has been edited for length and clarity. My...