EUROPE

Firm, unified response needed to Russia’s aggression

Putin must be made a pariah for tearing up the international rulebook

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Portugal: continuity comes as a surprise

Lurking threat of right-wing populism needs to be addressed

Bulgaria: new government, renewed hope

Government formed after exhausting series of elections promises action on corruption and impunity

San Marino joins the global wave of abortion breakthroughs

Microstate shows that change can happen anywhere when people organise

A defeat for populism in the Czech Republic

United opposition tactics start to pay off

Hungary’s politics of homophobia

The politicisation of prejudice is a growing European problem

Turkey: refugees targeted in surge of xenophobia

Politicians are ramping up hostility towards Syrian refugees

Switzerland: anti-rights challenge overcome – with rainbow colours

64 per cent of Swiss voters say ‘yes’ to same-sex marriage

Nothing funny about Russia’s election farce

Legislative election reaffirms Putin’s authoritarian grip

Change in Germany – but how much?

Election still falls short on hopes of climate campaigners