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OPINION: We should mourn the passing of Sweden’s neutrality
OPINION & ANALYSIS

OPINION: We should mourn the passing of Sweden’s neutrality

Why the Greens are the real winners of Germany’s state elections
OPINION & ANALYSIS

Why the Greens are the real winners of Germany's state elections

German state elections don't tell us everything about the public mood, but the past few votes have revealed some pretty clear winners and losers. While support for the SPD is flagging, the Greens are growing in stature by the day, writes Brian Melican.

OPINION: Racism doesn’t get much more obvious than Sweden’s refugee bias
OPINION & ANALYSIS

OPINION: Racism doesn’t get much more obvious than Sweden’s refugee bias

What the other scandal at Radio Sweden says about failed integration
OPINION & ANALYSIS

What the other scandal at Radio Sweden says about failed integration

OPINION & ANALYSIS

OPINION: Why Oktoberfest is one of Germany’s worst beer festivals

OPINION: Why Oktoberfest is one of Germany’s worst beer festivals
OPINION & ANALYSIS

OPINION: Anti-abortion activists in Switzerland are just posturing with latest hollow move

OPINION: Anti-abortion activists in Switzerland are just posturing with latest hollow move
POLITICS

OPINION: Switzerland’s neutrality not immune to impacts of Ukraine invasion

OPINION: Switzerland’s neutrality not immune to impacts of Ukraine invasion
JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: France’s ‘left alliance’ is an optical illusion and Mélenchon will not be PM

OPINION: France’s ‘left alliance’ is an optical illusion and Mélenchon will not be PM
OPINION: The Arc de Triomphe roundabout is an emblem of Paris, so don’t destroy it
JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: The Arc de Triomphe roundabout is an emblem of Paris, so don’t destroy it

OPINION: Why Germany’s energy relief payouts are no fix for inadequate social security
OPINION & ANALYSIS

OPINION: Why Germany’s energy relief payouts are no fix for inadequate social security

OPINION: Why you should get involved with ‘dugnad’ instead of skiving off
OPINION & ANALYSIS

OPINION: Why you should get involved with ‘dugnad’ instead of skiving off

DISCOVER ITALY

OPINION: Is Italy’s west or east coast the best place for a holiday?

OPINION: Is Italy’s west or east coast the best place for a holiday?