Europe
Deadlock or blackmail?
Spain’s Socialists are struggling to recover power
They may be ready to bow to its separatists in order to get it
Beware of leprechauns
What should Ireland’s government do with a huge budget surplus?
The country’s economy has long been prone to manic mood swings
Prelude to a brawl
After a brutal campaign, Poland gets ready to vote
The government has a good chance of losing power, but the outcome is uncertain
Charlemagne
Europe is stuck in a need-hate relationship with migrants
Alas, the EU is facing a fresh migration crisis
Exit strategy
Turkey’s president picks a fight with the Council of Europe
Will Recep Tayyip Erdogan quit a body that criticises his opponents’ trials?
Winter is coming, once more
Ukraine prepares for winter again as Russia targets its power grid
Things may be tougher this time
Guess who’s back!
Slovakia gives pro-Russian populist nationalism another win
The country could join the EU’s awkward squad if Robert Fico forms a government
One last push
The EU is finally rebooting the enlargement machine
Going from 27 to 36 members will require reform of the bloc
Charlemagne
The definition of Europe has always been both inspiring and incoherent
But that has not stopped it growing
Black and Blue Sea
War has arrived in Crimea
Slowly but methodically, Ukraine is chipping away at Russia’s firepower in the peninsula
Good from evil
Seven years after a terrorist attack, Nice has rebuilt itself
“You have made us stronger,” says the mayor
Attack ‘em
America says it will send long-range missiles to Ukraine
ATACMS will allow Ukraine to keep up its strikes for longer