Italy’s prime minister plans for the autumn. But not everything is going his way (39)
The capital city gets a controversial facelift (854)
Germany’s biggest bank is trying to make investment banking boring. The latest in our series of profiles of financial institutions after the crisis (4)
After decades of searching, evidence of oil is found off the coast of Greenland (12)
There is uncertainty in Romania following an unexpectedly brutal cabinet reshuffle.
Turkey's opposition is stepping up its campaign against a proposed new constitution.
The Bundesbank is seeking to sack its board member Thilo Sarrazin following his controversial views on immigration.
Russia's president and prime minister are riding high in the polls.
Moldova prepares for a vote on a new constitution.
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Our new Charlemagne columnist travels to Aachen to visit his namesake's tomb More »
The real reason for Germany's 19th-century industrial expansion (Der Spiegel)
Turkey's dying EU flame (Today's Zaman)
Russia's civil society comes of age (Radio Free Europe)
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