The world needs to keep this joyful aspect of travelling alive

The world needs to keep this joyful aspect of travelling alive

The effort involved in sending a postcard has changed its status. Nowadays,when your loved ones receive a postcard,they know you’ve gone to a lot of effort.

  • byTim Richards

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Germany is tightening border controls. How will it affect the EU?

Germany is tightening border controls. How will it affect the EU?

The immigration crackdown will start next week. What happens to the free movement in the European Schengen zone?

  • bySarah Marsh,Jan Lopatka andAlan Charlish
Poland to clamp down on Russian diplomats’ movement

Poland to clamp down on Russian diplomats’ movement

Relations between Poland and Russia have deteriorated sharply since Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022.

  • byAnna Wlodarczak-Semczuk
Forget the Med:Europe’s new,surprising,summer holiday hotspot

Forget the Med:Europe’s new,surprising,summer holiday hotspot

It’s easy to forget there are beaches in Europe beyond those fringing the Mediterranean Sea. But a change in weather patterns is driving a shift in attitudes.

  • bySarah Marshall
Rare editions of Russian author’s books are vanishing from libraries around Europe

Rare editions of Russian author’s books are vanishing from libraries around Europe

Authorities paint a picture of a network of associates,some blood relatives,travelling across Europe by bus with library cards sometimes under assumed names to scout rare Russian books.

  • byRachel Donadio
EU approves new laws to address illegal migration – few admit to being happy with them

EU approves new laws to address illegal migration – few admit to being happy with them

The plan was drawn up after 1.3 million people,mostly those fleeing war in Syria and Iraq,sought refuge in Europe in 2015,overwhelming the EU’s asylum system to collapse.

  • byLorne Cook
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Europe has entered ‘pre-war era’,says Poland’s prime minister

Europe has entered ‘pre-war era’,says Poland’s prime minister

“I know it sounds devastating,especially to people of the younger generation,but we have to mentally get used to the arrival of a new era,” said the Polish leader.

  • byRob Harris
Missile violates Polish airspace as Russia pounds Ukraine

Missile violates Polish airspace as Russia pounds Ukraine

Russia has violated Poland’s airspace for the third time since President Vladimir Putin launched his country’s invasion of Ukraine.

  • byAliaksandr Kudrytski andVanessa Gera
Europe,US,NATO shoot down Macron’s suggestion of ground troops for Ukraine

Europe,US,NATO shoot down Macron’s suggestion of ground troops for Ukraine

The French president dared to raise the taboo subject,drawing the ire of the Kremlin that said a wider war would be inevitable.

  • byLorne Cook andKarel Janicek
Jubilation and high expectations as Poland marks end of right-wing rule

Jubilation and high expectations as Poland marks end of right-wing rule

In a cathartic moment for many,centrist political veteran Donald Tusk has become Poland’s next prime minister,marking a dramatic shift in the European political landscape.

  • byEmily Rauhala andKate Brady
This city is not pretty,but it has something that makes it beautiful

This city is not pretty,but it has something that makes it beautiful

Warsaw will never make it onto most-beautiful-city lists. It isn’t even Poland’s most beautiful city.

  • byBrian Johnston