Macron tightens curbs on protests and accuses far left of ‘seditious acts’
Combined yellow-vest and student protest to go ahead in Paris on Saturday as Italy calls in soldiers to patrol Milan streets
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Europe’s angry autumn: what’s driving the wave of protests?
Demonstrations from Albania to Spain are largely unconnected, but some common frustrations run through them
France is falling to the extremes of left and right. Ireland cannot be complacent
There are people of both political extremes who crave street politics just because it has potential for violence and confrontation
Monocultural Ireland was always a fantasy
At a recent conference, President Catherine Connolly and others warned against the commodification of languages and translation through AI
Disney faces €63m refund demand after streaming service ‘downgrade’
Features of its premium Disney+ service have been switched off in certain countries over patent dispute
The €1.6tn battle for Europe: inside the EU’s biggest budget fight in years
As member states clash over defence spending and farm payments, Ireland is playing the role of neutral EU presidency dealmaker
Ireland sells 10-year bonds at highest rate since it emerged from bailout
Global borrowing rates have risen this year as Iran war stokes inflation
Pope Leo says he will undergo surgery for small growth on lung
The 71-year-old pontiff said the growth was detected at an early stage and was well-contained, with recovery expected to take about a week
Ireland in line for a kicking from all sides after publishing EU budget
Irish diplomats privately remarked that if everyone ended up unhappy, they had done their job
What will €975,000 buy in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Cork?
One price, home and away: from a traditional Alpine villa to a home overlooking Blackrock Castle
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni secures final approval for controversial electoral reform
Opponents accuse government of self-serving reform in advance of vote, with one lawmaker on hunger strike
French students at forefront of global stirring of disaffected youth
Global Briefing: While education budgets are squeezed, EU governments are borrowing billions of euros to spend on defence
A Greek peninsula that bars women and holiday homes in Denmark: unusual exemptions to EU law
A Greek peninsula that bars women and a VAT-free Italian town also feature among the list of odd exemptions
‘I’m swooning as I come in the door’: A trip to Milan to buy cottons, linens and silks
Milan is an ideal choice of location not just for the fashion set but also the hobby sewist
What will €685,000 buy in Donegal, Italy, Denmark, France and Wales?
One price, home and away: from a bungalow in Muff to a sprawling period property in Piedmont
Putting Ireland’s property tax in perspective
Ireland’s annual property tax places us 13th of 29 European countries, well behind countries such as France, Spain and Italy
Not in Europe’s interest ‘to have multiple candidates in UN election’
Phil Hogan hoping to edge out Spanish and Italian nominees in campaign to land €233,000-a-year Food and Agriculture Organisation post
Meet Lorenzo Finn, Italy’s teenage cycling super talent with an Irish grandmother
The 19-year-old from Genoa completed a unprecedented sweep of under-23 titles within the last year
On the Equality of All Things by Carlo Rovelli: A sceptical eye on humanity’s grand claims
The Italian theoretical physicist’s most ambitious work so far is marvellous, insouciant and liberating
Irish teenagers are to get culture vouchers. Have they worked elsewhere?
Italy pioneered such an initiative a decade ago; data suggests book sales and visits to cinemas and concerts rose
Italy plans to limit foreign students per class, Giorgia Meloni says
Italian prime minister plays up her right-wing credentials as rival party climbs in polls
These European cities want fewer tourists, but its airports have other ideas
Airport expansions in Venice, Barcelona and Mallorca can undermine local efforts to restrain overtourism and enable more tourists to come
Happy, Thank You. More, Please: A candid story of learning to value your own happiness
Kyla Cobbler shares her frequently ‘laugh-out-loud funny’ experience of childhood, toxic relationships, mental health struggles and inspiring journey to self-love
What will €450,000 buy in Norway, Italy, Germany, France and Co Clare?
One price, home and away: A traditional-style cottage, a house beside castle ramparts and more
Hackers say they breached Italian state email to target Revolut ‘crypto whales’
Group ‘spent months posing as law enforcement’ to obtain confidential data on hundreds of customers
‘We’re still worried we’ll be sent back’: Inside Italy’s ‘accelerated’ asylum system
Civil society groups are concerned about the impact of new EU migration rules
What will €425,000 buy in France, Italy, Canada, Spain and Kilkenny?
One price, home and away: a country home outside Kilkenny city, a historic French stone property, a lakeside cabin in British Columbia, and more
In search of Pietro Bossi: The Italian craftsman shrouded in the mystery of his life in Dublin
Examples of the stucco worker and marble inlayer’s pieces can be found in Áras an Uachtaráin and Hugh Lane Gallery
What will €595,000 buy in France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Co Meath?
One price, home and away: A thatched cottage near Carnaross, a restored 17th-century villa in Normandy, and more
The EU has a chance to expand. It may not get another soon
With populists on the rise and elections approaching across Europe, Brussels is scrambling to advance enlargement plans
Inside Italy’s reluctant embrace of air conditioning: ‘How can you live without it?’
For generations, many Italians treated chilled air as a threat to their health – until now
What will €699,000 buy in Italy, Morocco, Scotland, Portugal and Cork?
A Georgian-style home overlooking Bantry Bay, a restored farmhouse near Lucca, a traditional Morrocan riad and more
Europe looks old and broke to its lenders, but it’s not the only region with problems
Lenders must choose between countries behaving like a bingeing entrepreneur, an elderly but reputable business owner and an indebted aristocrat
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni faces a challenge from the right
Macho ex-general calls for a ‘Mediterranean patriarchy’
Youth unemployment still well above pre-crash levels
New report underlines problems facing young people seeking work
‘De-demonisation’ of Europe’s far right clears ground for resurgence of fascist ideas
World View: Historians unconvinced by deliberate forgetfulness in France and Italy, while German leader sounds alarm
Is that a solar farm, or a train track? In one Swiss town, it’s both
Placing solar panels between the rails has proven so successful that the idea is spreading to Italy, France and South Korea
Ronan Dunne goes to worlds with lowered expectations but happy to be on bike after horror injury
‘I felt it and heard it, it was pretty loud bang. I looked down and my leg was pretty loose’
We’re not the best or worst, but we could be great if we were as brave as our emigrants
Nothing like Dublin in the drizzle to ignite dreams of moving Down Under or somewhere closer
At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves
Excess mortality in Germany, France and Spain alone has already exceeded 25,000, according to provisional figure
Looking to move abroad? Here’s what you need to know
Don’t let tax make your decision, adviser warns, as rules vary according to country and type of income and are subject to change
A visit to Verona during opera season: a city rich in treasures
The city in northern Italy offers pleasures for music and history buffs alike
Irish people who live where we holiday abroad: ‘My only regret, I didn’t move sooner’
Five Irish people on that niggling holiday question: What would it be it like to live here?
‘Is that a body in the water?’ Flying over the ‘mass grave’ that is the Mediterranean Sea
The union is accused of collaborating with encouraging ‘extremely violent’ Libyan militias in the Mediterranean in a bid to stop people fleeing war, poverty, persecution and climate change
The Irish Times view on Europe’s borders: frontline of a new reality
War does not begin when the tanks roll across the border
Suit you, sir! Elegance and craft from a South Korean tailor, with that touch of Italian style
‘The tailors spoke Neapolitan dialect – famously challenging even for Italians to master’
Spain and Morocco bolster security to prevent new border rush
Social media activity puts authorities on alert
Spain announces immediate border controls with Italy in migration dispute
Italy says it would not bow to ‘ultimatums or impositions’ from Madrid
‘Tourists are untouchable’: How Naples’ mafia is cashing in on the city’s boom
As visitors flock to the Italian city in record numbers, the Camorra has found lucrative new opportunities in bars, B&Bs and beach businesses
Refuse collectors help woman recover discarded €1m lottery ticket after emptying bin truck
Workers spent more than day sifting through rubbish
How are European destinations popular with Irish tourists affected by extreme weather?
Thousands of tourists have faced evacuation and rescue from wildfires as temperatures remain high
Ireland to urge solidarity with Spain in aftermath of migrant crisis in Ceuta
Jim O’Callaghan will aim to take temperature down at emergency meeting after Spain and Italy traded barbs
Ireland convenes meeting of EU ministers to discuss Spain’s Ceuta crisis
More than 50,000 people crossed into the Spanish territory from Morocco on Thursday and Friday
Spanish PM calls for urgent EU meeting after ‘selfish’ responses to Ceuta crisis
Pedro Sánchez condemns Italy and other member states after deadly mass crossing into Spanish enclave
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