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Carles Puigdemont, Catalonia’s president, applauds during a demonstration against the Spanish government and the imprisonment of separatist leaders, in Barcelona on Saturday. Photograph: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg

Catalan officials warn of rebellion against Spain’s direct rule plan

Guy Hedgecoe
October 23, 2017, 19:57

Region’s parliament to debate response to Spanish government’s move on Thursday

Andrej Babis leaves after a meeting with Czech president Milos Zeman on Monday at the president’s summer residence near Prague. Photograph: Martin Divisek/EPA

Czech tycoon gets president’s backing to form new government

Daniel McLaughlin
October 23, 2017, 18:46

Fraud charges against billionaire Andrej Babis complicate coalition talks

Ekho Moskvy editor-in-chief, Alexei Venediktov, speaks to Associated Press members at the radio station’s office in Moscow, Russia, after the stabbing of Tatyana Felgenhauer. Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo

High-profile journalist stabbed at Moscow radio station

Isabel Gorst
October 23, 2017, 18:30

Tatiana Felgenhauer said to be in artificial coma, breathing via ventilator after surgery

British prime minister Theresa May is meeting European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels on October 16th. Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP

May and Juncker allies in furious row over latest Brexit leak

October 23, 2017, 12:39

British prime minister reported to be ‘anxious and despondent’ at dinner with EU chief

President of Lombardy Roberto Maroni arrives to cast his electronic vote for Lombardy’s autonomy referendum at a polling station in Lozza near Varese, northern Italy, on Sunday. Photograph: Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters

Italian regions vote in favour of greater autonomy

October 23, 2017, 09:06

Millions turn out in Lombardy and Veneto seeking better financial terms with Rome

Thousands gather at a national rally to demand justice for murdered Maltese journalist and anti-corruption blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia, in Valletta. Photograph: Matthew Mirabelli/ AFP/Getty Images

Protesters demand justice over Maltese journalist’s killing

October 22, 2017, 21:35

Anti-corruption blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia’s last words were ‘the situation is desperate’

People wave Catalan independence flags after listening to a statement by Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont, in Barcelona, Spain. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Catalan president may declare independence in response to direct rule

Guy Hedgecoe
October 22, 2017, 20:23

Uncertainty after prime minister takes unprecedented step of intervening in region

Andrej Babis, Slovak-born billionaire and leader of the Ano movement, with his wife Monika after the first results of Czech parliamentary elections in Prague. Photograph: EPA

Czech tycoon faces tricky coalition talks after crushing election win

Daniel McLaughlin
October 22, 2017, 17:44

Scandal-hit populist Andrej Babis plays down talk of potential rift with EU

Carles Puigdemont, Catalonia’s president, participates in a demonstration on Saturday against the Spanish government and the imprisonment of separatist leaders. Photograph: Bloomberg

Catalonia’s self-government drive faces unpalatable decisions

Guy Hedgecoe
October 22, 2017, 15:58

It’s hard to view Madrid taking control as anything other than a hard re-centralisation

A man passes an election poster of Andrej Babis, the leader of the ANO movement, in Prague, Czech Republic. Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA

‘Czech Trump’ claims victory in election

October 21, 2017, 20:33

Andrej Babis’s ANO movement holds an unassailable lead after parliamentary poll

The crime scene is seen where a man injured several people in a knife attack in Munich. Photograph: AFP

Man arrested after four people stabbed in Munich

October 21, 2017, 13:45

Officers said the man appears to have attacked people indiscriminately this morning

Thousands of people protest in Barcelona: the demonstrators were demanding the release of imprisoned seperatist leaders Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart. Photograph: Alberto Estevez/EPA

Catalan separatists giving PR masterclass

Guy Hedgecoe
October 21, 2017, 06:00

Catalonia’s independence advocates are winning ‘the battle of image and emotions’

Leo Varadkar clashed with Macron in the council discussion over a potential digital tax, a proposal yet to be formulated by the Commission, but one much desired by the French. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA

At EU summits, leaders feel free to liaise and build alliances

Pat Leahy
October 21, 2017, 01:05

Leo Varadkar, a political nerd before he became a politician, is in his element

A demonstrator holds up an Estelada (Catalan separatist flag) during a gathering in Barcelona. Photograph: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters

Madrid eyes Catalan elections in January as solution to crisis

Guy Hedgecoe
October 21, 2017, 01:00

Warning of backlash against Spanish government decision to use direct rule

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan: there is deep concern over the autocratic leanings of his government and that Turkey is “no longer on a European path”. Photograph: Presidency Press Service via AP, Pool

EU summit: What Europe’s leaders talked about apart from Brexit

Patrick Smyth
October 20, 2017, 17:10

Member state leaders also found time to discuss migration, tax, Turkey and Iran

The leader of Ano party Andrej Babis and his wife Monika arrive to cast their votes in parliamentary elections in Prague on Friday. Photograph: David W Cerny/Reuters

Czech election likely to hand power to scandal-plagued tycoon

Daniel McLaughlin
October 20, 2017, 16:25

Andrej Babis dubbed the ‘Czech Trump’ for his riches and populist rhetoric

President of Lombardy Roberto Maroni discusses the voting system in the region’s autonomy referendum with Forza Italia leader and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi in Milan on Wednesday. Photograph: Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters

Italian regions go to the polls in Europe’s latest referendums on autonomy

Angela Giuffrida
October 20, 2017, 15:33

Non-binding votes in Lombardy and Veneto could send strong message to Rome

Russian TV personality Ksenia Sobchak, who plans to stand in next year’s presidential election in opposition to Vladimir Putin. Photograph: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters

Putin rival Ksenia Sobchak insists she is not part of Kremlin plot

Shaun Walker
October 20, 2017, 15:01

Critics say potential candidate is standing to lend legitimacy to Russia’s presidential election

French president Emmanuel Macron speaks to reporters at the end of the EU leaders’ summit at the building Council of the EU, in Brussels on Friday, 2017. Photograph: AFP

Macron says work on Brexit bill is not even half done

October 20, 2017, 14:21

Macron says the sides are far from where they need to be to open phase two of talks

Protesters attend a rally near the Ukrainian Parliament building in Kiev, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA

Protesters keep pressure on Ukraine’s parliament to pass key reforms

Daniel McLaughlin
October 20, 2017, 09:58

Healthcare law passes and Bills to end deputies' legal immunity advance

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