GlobalPost — Europe

Back to the Azores: a brand-new world

Ken Shulman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:25:00 +0000

The reverse flow of migration to this small chain of Portuguese islands is a modern marvel.

Video: Pirate-hunting headquarters

Teri Schultz — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:03:52 +0000

The EU's anti-piracy Operation Atalanta fields distress calls from the Gulf of Aden and sees some success.

Croissants: Hours to make, a lifetime to master

Ben Barnier — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:29:07 +0000

A Paris croissant addict learns the secrets of baking the buttery, crusty treats.

Outraged Ireland demands a replay

Conor O'Clery — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:53:40 +0000

A French hand ball puts Ireland out of the World Cup.

How can 39 million buffalo be wrong?

Jason Overdorf — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:21 +0000

Indian farmers discover the beauty of mozzarella.

A journalist behind the Iron Curtain

Bruce I. Konviser — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:05:40 +0000

How Iva Drapalova reported for the AP in Czechoslovakia between the Prague Spring and 1989.

Greece braces for violence on uprising anniversary

Nicole Itano — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:32:21 +0000

Experts worry that the traditional day of Athens riots will see worse violence as extremism has risen in the past year.

British National Party debates allowing non-whites to join

Gaiutra Bahadur — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:07:27 +0000

Britain's anti-immigrant party had won elections by reforming its image.

Reviving Turkish baths

Nichole Sobecki — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:31:42 +0000

How Britain's all-white party gained its following

Gaiutra Bahadur — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:00:21 +0000

The British National Party claims opposition status in the council of the London borough Barking and Dagenham.

Opinion: Everyone missed signs of change in eastern Europe

Tom Fenton — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:43:46 +0000

While reporters did not foresee the fall of the Berlin Wall, the on-the-ground reporting was important.

Kosovo's local elections offer hope of Serb-Albanian reconciliation

John Dyer — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:20:39 +0000

Some Serbs have decided to run — and vote — in Kosovo's elections despite Belgrade's protests.

Ireland reconsiders how it honors WWI veterans

Conor O'Clery — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:18:56 +0000

Until recently, Ireland had not commemorated its dead who fought in the British army.

What feta and reindeer meat have in common

Paul Ames — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:53:45 +0000

Serbs become the latest to worry that their ethnic cuisine will be registered by an EU country.

A kick in the buck

Cristina Mateo-Yanguas — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:25:27 +0000

Why the elimination of a tax break could spell the end of glory days for Spanish club soccer.

Swordfighting at a chestnut festival

Fulvio Paolocci and Angelica Marin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:47:15 +0000

Opinion: Stuck in neutral?

Michael Moran — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:42:54 +0000

Some Europeans who steered clear of the Cold War may be wavering 20 years later.

The European School: a microcosm of EU integration

William Echikson — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:32:41 +0000

Czech and Slovak students don't dwell on their countries' communist past.

Opinion: How history's first draft got it wrong

Michael Goldfarb — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:34:00 +0000

The fall of communism in eastern Europe was not, as Francis Fukuyama wrote, "the end of history."

Russia's whistleblower cop is a YouTube sensation

Miriam Elder — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:15:59 +0000

Russian police officer Alexei Dymovsky has released a series of videos calling out corruption and asking Prime Minister Putin to act.

Berlin: 20 years later

Deirdre Hamill — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:39:38 +0000

Opinion: How consumer choices can drive environmental change

Stephan Faris — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:38:17 +0000

When businesses realize that eco-friendly alternatives will help their bottom line, they take action.

Swine flu panic — and politics — hit Ukraine

David L. Stern — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:46:51 +0000

The H1N1 outbreak has led Ukrainian officials to accuse each other of inappropriate responses.

The Trabant: An East German marvel makes a comeback

Karoline Durr — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:35:47 +0000

Want your own "little Sputnik?" You may soon get the chance.

Berlin, world leaders celebrate the anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall

Cameron Abadi — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:17:20 +0000

Thousands gathered for a lengthy, yet powerful, evening in honor of the fall of the wall.

Opinion: The day after the Wall fell

Michael Moran — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:55:03 +0000

The fears of Germany and its neighbors in 1989 have largely been resolved by 2009.

Spanish teens fight for their right ... to par-tay.

Cristina Mateo-Yanguas — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:21:23 +0000

Botellones, or binge-drinking parties, persist in Spain despite bans, complaints and the odd cooking class.

A wall falls in Berlin, and beyond

Tom Hundley — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:03:42 +0000

But a less in-your-face wall still stands, farther east.

Bye-bye Blair; hello, who?

Teri Schultz — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:43:58 +0000

The EU is trying to decide what kind of personality it wants for the new position of president.

Outrage packs a Dublin concert hall

Conor O'Clery — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:56:30 +0000

The audience was ready to cheer Ireland's "Four Angry Men."

Crossing the border, 1990

Michael Moran — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:47:20 +0000

After the Berlin Wall fell, Michael Moran explored the strange new world on the border of East and West.

"Ram pulp" with a side of polenta

Paul Hockenos — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:49:59 +0000

To enjoy restaurants in the new Bucharest you have to get past the menus.