The strange influence of the Macedonian model
North Macedonia's recent successes have sent a ripple throughout the region
Commentary
Anti-Europe parties aren’t anti-Europe anymore
Instead of promising to protect people from the European Union, populists have started promising to make the EU protect the people
Dutch leadership: the end of mere pragmatism?
The Netherlands seems prepared to find a new way of balancing the power of the Franco-German tandem
Europe’s underestimated young voters
There are three reasons why pro-European parties should appeal to youth voters
Spain’s election and the temptation of yielding to the far-right
Spain is a bulwark of pro-European values and a progressive immigration policy. The poor performance of the conservatives in the parliamentary elections sends an important message to conservative parties Europe-wide
The Western Balkans’ statistical black hole
How many people live in the Western Balkans? The unreliability of statistics on the region often makes it hard to tell.
Crimea: Russia’s newest Potemkin Village
Grand projects funded by Russia can do little to cover up the lopsided and inadequate economy and infrastructure that Crimeans are now living with
The WhatsApp election: The fake news challenge to democracy
India’s general election is an important phase in the battle against fake news. But is it too late to avert further social media-fuelled violence in the volatile campaign atmosphere?
Spain election: A win for “No pasarán”?
Pedro Sánchez united the vote in the face of the Vox threat. The other big winner was Ciudadanos – which could now supplant the conservative PP as the main opposition
Spain’s craziest election ever
Spain's snap election will be of “existential importance” – below, an explainer to get ready for Sunday outlining the contenders and possible outcomes