Italy’s constitutional reform referendum: What you need to know
With Renzi declaring that he will resign if the electorate rejects his reforms, the referendum is now widely seen as a vote of confidence on the government itself
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Turning the page: Germany at the peak of continuity
Germany’s coming election campaign will be the last of its kind — the final page in the first chapter of the history of the Berlin Republic
The bear in the room: François Fillon and the lurch towards Russia
No EU head of state has yet dared to break the EU’s consensus on Russian sanctions. Will François Fillon be the first?
The revenge of the countryside
Europe must narrow the gap between urban and rural areas, otherwise radical populists will continue to flourish in neglected communities
Putin’s friends in Europe
The upsurge of populism in Europe has provided Russia with an ample supply of sympathetic political parties across the continent
View from Sofia: In the shadow of elections
Bulgaria's Russia policy could go in any direction after 6 November
Hungary’s migrant quota referendum: Never let a good crisis go to waste
A likely ‘no’ vote in Hungary’s legally questionable referendum will provide ammunition for Orbán’s battle with Brussels
Will Europe’s bloody summer change migration policy?
With every terrorist attack, anti-migration parties will have a larger platform, but they will struggle to change policy
Insurgents vs stabilisers: Spanish politics post-Brexit
The Spanish have spoken and dealt a blow to Podemos. The stabilising forces in government now have a last chance to take a stronger leadership role in the EU.
Is Austria turning blue?
The unexpected win for the FPÖ in Austria had eurosceptics across the continent proclaiming the righteousness of their cause, but the result betrays a deeper political malaise in Austrian society