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Hungary and Germany: Liebe Ungarn
May 21st 2013, 6:22 from Eastern approaches 55
The week ahead: May 17th 2013: Swede sound of success
May 17th 2013, 9:38 from Newsbook
Li Keqiang visits India and Pakistan, American psychiatrists gather in San Francisco, Sweden hosts the final of the Eurovision Song Contest and Microsoft unveils its latest console0
Politics and the EU: Take me to your leader
May 16th 2013, 2:59 from Print edition
If only David Cameron had Nigel Farage’s sway over the Conservative Party19
Charlemagne: What is the alternative?
May 16th 2013, 2:59 from Print edition
Europe waits as Angela Merkel faces a new anti-establishment party135
Italian politics: Silvio’s back
May 16th 2013, 2:59 from Print edition
How Silvio Berlusconi is at once powerful and highly vulnerable31
Bulgarian politics: An unhappy election
May 16th 2013, 2:59 from Print edition
And an inconclusive result2
Spy wars in Russia: The Kremlin plot thickens
May 16th 2013, 2:59 from Print edition
A spy scandal that points to rising anti-Americanism67
Pinewood Studios: Planning for failure
May 16th 2013, 8:43 from Blighty
South Buckinghamshire district council has seen fit to reject an application by Pinewood Studios to expand10
Bulgaria: An inconclusive election at an unhappy time
May 13th 2013, 8:33 from Eastern approaches
The Bulgarian election result is unlikely to provide the stability the country so badly needs6
A little more on Irish culture wars: Matters of conscience
May 10th 2013, 2:39 from Erasmus 22
The politics of Europe: Losing their valence
May 10th 2013, 1:03 from Blighty
The recent success of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), which wants to leave the European Union, has propelled Europe up the agenda10
The Mariinsky theatre: Goldfingered Gergiev
May 9th 2013, 3:00 from Print edition
Vladimir Putin begins his tenth year as Russia’s leader. The first of two pieces marks the opening of a landmark theatre by one of his more impressive friends13
The future of Russia: Closing doors
May 9th 2013, 3:00 from Print edition
Three books paint a bleak picture of Russia under Vladimir Putin133
Bagehot: The socialist international
May 9th 2013, 3:00 from Print edition
Sir Alex Ferguson embraced the world and conquered it. His left-wing fans should take note24
Nigel Farage: Aux armes, citoyens!
May 9th 2013, 3:00 from Print edition
The rise of UKIP means British politics is becoming more European47
The politics of immigration: Don’t mess
May 9th 2013, 3:00 from Print edition
David Cameron thinks that tough talk on immigration will boost the Conservative Party’s fortunes. He is probably wrong87
Germany’s opposition: The Red and the Green
May 9th 2013, 3:00 from Print edition
Trying to outflank Angela Merkel, Germany’s centre-left moves further left14
Charlemagne: Enter Herr Präsident Schulz
May 9th 2013, 3:00 from Print edition
The head of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, wants the top job in Brussels43
Georgia’s government: Caucasian circles
May 9th 2013, 3:00 from Print edition
Squabbles between the president and prime minister distract attention from Georgia’s real problems14
Russian politics: An ideologue’s exit
May 9th 2013, 3:00 from Print edition
What the departure of Vladislav Surkov means for the government34
Hungary: Magyars and moans
May 9th 2013, 3:00 from Print edition
Viktor Orban tries to woo Jewish leaders, with mixed results20
The Queen's Speech: Aspiration nation
May 8th 2013, 4:27 from Blighty
Our correspondents discuss the British government's legislative programme for the year ahead20
Czech politics: The expulsion of Sudeten Germans is still raw
May 7th 2013, 8:33 from Eastern approaches
The new Czech president's provocative statements261
Daily chart: The 30-year itch
May 6th 2013, 2:48 from Graphic detail
Charting Europe's key relationship23
Britain’s local elections: Send in the clowns!
May 3rd 2013, 6:41 from Blighty
The UK Independence party, an outfit of right-wing rogues and dreamers, surges in the polls174