Sunday, 14 February 2010

Europe

Steve Farrand, a writer who has reluctantly returned to Britain after 19 years of living in Italy

Expats' exodus as Brits give up on la dolce vita

For many, the weak pound, rising costs and a scarcity of work have soured the dream of a better life in Europe

Inside Europe

Originally Ferran Adria had planned to reopen El Bulli in 2014

El Bulli to serve its last brioche

Sunday, 14 February 2010

Chef Ferran Adrià is to close his Catalonian restaurant for good, despite the 3,000 foodies on its waiting list

The Eurostar train emerging from the Channel tunnel at Sangatte, France

Eurostar rapped over Channel Tunnel breakdown

Friday, 12 February 2010

Eurostar had 'no plan in place' to deal with the travel chaos created by the breakdown of five trains.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy at the summit of EU heads of state and government in Brussels

Cracks appear in Europe's response to Greek crisis

Friday, 12 February 2010

Words of support for stricken eurozone economy – but no cash

Austrians investigate Nazi camp skinheads

Friday, 12 February 2010

A group of far-right skinheads has shocked Austria after going on an organised visit to a former concentration camp, dressed in black T-shirts proclaiming "I love the Nazis", and giving the "Sieg Heil" salute in front of the entrance to a gas chamber.

Italy's Civil Protection chief Guido Bertolaso

Berlusconi ally to face corruption allegations

Friday, 12 February 2010

The Italian who became a national hero after leading the rescue mission to earthquake-torn L'Aquila last year is the latest high-profile figure to become a suspect in a sex and corruption scandal.

Bottles of Chateau Gruaud Larose, one of the Bordeaux vineyards hit by an American trader's decision to liquidate its stock

Châteaux splash out – on their own wine

Friday, 12 February 2010

French scramble to prop up prices as the world's biggest trader sells stock

Van Rompuy takes centre stage

Friday, 12 February 2010

The EU's new president has made an audacious bid for power by proposing to become the grand host of a monthly get-together of Europe's leaders in Brussels.

Polanski: will be placed under house arrest in his chalet in Gstaad

Swiss won't extradite Roman Polanski until US case is finalised

Friday, 12 February 2010

Swiss authorities won't extradite Roman Polanski to the United States until courts in Los Angeles rule definitively that the director must face further sentencing in person in a 32-year-old sex case, a senior official said today.

Markets wary of vague pledge on Greek bailout

Thursday, 11 February 2010

EU leaders ready to take "coordinated measures" if necessary to help country out of its debt crisis

Demonstrators march in Athens during a public-sector strike yesterday

Sick man of Europe seeks remedy from wary neighbours

Thursday, 11 February 2010

Offices deserted. An economy on the brink. A nation in uproar. As Greece is stricken by walkouts, John Lichfield finds cautious hope of salvation on the streets of Athens

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