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Hard Times for a Small (and Fuzzy) Group of Europeans | The New York Times - Photo: João Pedro Marnoto for The New York Times
From beauty store to boot camp: Poles sign up for summer soldiering: Warsaw has the EU’s biggest army — now it wants to more than double its troops to 500,000 | Financial Times - Photo: © Maciek Jazwiecki for the Financial Times
At Spanish Enclave, a Debate Over What Makes a Border | The New York Times - Photo: Arnau Bach for The New York Times
Top Chefs and Local Farmers in Spain Regenerate Their ‘Green Caviar’ | The New York Times - Photo: Samuel Aranda for The New York Times
The Polish foreign minister’s family estate — a ‘soft power’ house in the country: Radosław Sikorski’s manor is part pastoral retreat and part instrument of diplomacy | Financial Times - At Home with the FT - Photo: Zuza Szamocka for the Financial Ti
‘It used to feel nice here’: Russian threats stoke tensions on Lithuania’s borders: Dispute over enforcement of EU sanctions around Kaliningrad has added to anxieties over Putin’s war | Financial Times - Photo: © Paulius Peleckis for the Financial Ti
The secret history of Poland’s Wehrmacht conscripts: Despite its scale, the subject has rarely entered public debate about the country’s wartime past — until now | Financial Times - Photo: © A. Grabowska, Gdańsk Museum
Chopin-mania grips Poland as pianists battle it out: The composer’s soft power remains undiminished as competitors gather for the five-yearly contest | Financial Times - Image: The 1887 painting, ‘Chopin Playing in Prince Radziwill’s Salon’ by Henryk
The ‘lektor’ lives on: Polish TV shows foreign films the old-fashioned way: Voiceover artists remain essential for viewers watching Titanic, Pulp Fiction or The X-Files | Financial Times - Photo: © Maciek Jazwiecki for the Financial Times
Flamenco’s Foreign Saviors | The New York Times - Photo: Laura Leon for The International Herald Tribune
Spain Confronts Decades of Pain Over Lost Babies | The New York Times - front page story - Photo: Laura Leon for the International Herald Tribune
Spreading Spain’s Glory in Thin, Slow Slices | The New York Times - Photo: Gianfranco Tripodo for The New York Times
The billionaire politician making a Trump-like comeback in the Czech Republic: Former Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš is seeking a second tilt at power, with potentially serious ramifications for Europe | Financial Times - The Big Read - Photo: © U
Filmmaker Agnieszka Holland: ‘It’s possible to commit the worst crimes and never pay’: The director on being drawn into Poland’s bitter election campaign — and how a failure to confront history has come back to haunt Europe | Financial Times, Lunch w
Counting Bodies and Pointing Fingers as Spain Tallies Coronavirus Dead: No country is really sure how many people it has lost to the pandemic. But in Spain, it has become bitterly political | The New York Times - Photo: Samuel Aranda for The New York
Belarus: an ever growing dependency on Russia: Alexander Lukashenko claims he can be loyal to Moscow while staying independent. But sanctions have left the country even more reliant on Russia’s economy | Financial Times - The Big Read - Photo: © WANA
Polish women turn on Donald Tusk over abortion rights: Voters who secured pro-EU prime minister’s victory disengage from presidential campaign after feeling let down | Financial Times - Photo: © Maciek Jazwiecki for the Financial Times
Orlen: is Poland’s energy giant a tool of the government? The oil and gas company and its chief executive are at the centre of a debate over political influence on the economy | Financial Times - The Big Read - Photo: © Attila Husejnow/SOPA Images/Si
The new face of European illiberalism: Prime Minister Robert Fico has tightened his grip on Slovakia using Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán’s playbook as inspiration | Financial Times - The Big Read - Photo: Financial Times
How a Nostalgic Novel About Spain’s Heartland Joined the Political Fray: Ana Iris Simón wrote “Feria” to depict a way of life she fears is vanishing. She didn’t expect its message to be embraced by conservatives in her country | The New York Times -
Donald Tusk’s stance on migration hurts Polish economy, chiefs warn: Visa restrictions and border crackdown deprive Poland of a much-needed foreign workforce, say business leaders | Financial Times - © Maciek Jazwiecki for the Financial Times
Hard Times for a Small (and Fuzzy) Group of Europeans | The New York Times - Photo: João Pedro Marnoto for The New York Times
From beauty store to boot camp: Poles sign up for summer soldiering: Warsaw has the EU’s biggest army — now it wants to more than double its troops to 500,000 | Financial Times - Photo: © Maciek Jazwiecki for the Financial Times
At Spanish Enclave, a Debate Over What Makes a Border | The New York Times - Photo: Arnau Bach for The New York Times
Top Chefs and Local Farmers in Spain Regenerate Their ‘Green Caviar’ | The New York Times - Photo: Samuel Aranda for The New York Times
The Polish foreign minister’s family estate — a ‘soft power’ house in the country: Radosław Sikorski’s manor is part pastoral retreat and part instrument of diplomacy | Financial Times - At Home with the FT - Photo: Zuza Szamocka for the Financial Ti
‘It used to feel nice here’: Russian threats stoke tensions on Lithuania’s borders: Dispute over enforcement of EU sanctions around Kaliningrad has added to anxieties over Putin’s war | Financial Times - Photo: © Paulius Peleckis for the Financial Ti
The secret history of Poland’s Wehrmacht conscripts: Despite its scale, the subject has rarely entered public debate about the country’s wartime past — until now | Financial Times - Photo: © A. Grabowska, Gdańsk Museum
Chopin-mania grips Poland as pianists battle it out: The composer’s soft power remains undiminished as competitors gather for the five-yearly contest | Financial Times - Image: The 1887 painting, ‘Chopin Playing in Prince Radziwill’s Salon’ by Henryk
The ‘lektor’ lives on: Polish TV shows foreign films the old-fashioned way: Voiceover artists remain essential for viewers watching Titanic, Pulp Fiction or The X-Files | Financial Times - Photo: © Maciek Jazwiecki for the Financial Times
Flamenco’s Foreign Saviors | The New York Times - Photo: Laura Leon for The International Herald Tribune
Spain Confronts Decades of Pain Over Lost Babies | The New York Times - front page story - Photo: Laura Leon for the International Herald Tribune
Spreading Spain’s Glory in Thin, Slow Slices | The New York Times - Photo: Gianfranco Tripodo for The New York Times
The billionaire politician making a Trump-like comeback in the Czech Republic: Former Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš is seeking a second tilt at power, with potentially serious ramifications for Europe | Financial Times - The Big Read - Photo: © U
Filmmaker Agnieszka Holland: ‘It’s possible to commit the worst crimes and never pay’: The director on being drawn into Poland’s bitter election campaign — and how a failure to confront history has come back to haunt Europe | Financial Times, Lunch w
Counting Bodies and Pointing Fingers as Spain Tallies Coronavirus Dead: No country is really sure how many people it has lost to the pandemic. But in Spain, it has become bitterly political | The New York Times - Photo: Samuel Aranda for The New York
Belarus: an ever growing dependency on Russia: Alexander Lukashenko claims he can be loyal to Moscow while staying independent. But sanctions have left the country even more reliant on Russia’s economy | Financial Times - The Big Read - Photo: © WANA
Polish women turn on Donald Tusk over abortion rights: Voters who secured pro-EU prime minister’s victory disengage from presidential campaign after feeling let down | Financial Times - Photo: © Maciek Jazwiecki for the Financial Times
Orlen: is Poland’s energy giant a tool of the government? The oil and gas company and its chief executive are at the centre of a debate over political influence on the economy | Financial Times - The Big Read - Photo: © Attila Husejnow/SOPA Images/Si
The new face of European illiberalism: Prime Minister Robert Fico has tightened his grip on Slovakia using Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán’s playbook as inspiration | Financial Times - The Big Read - Photo: Financial Times
How a Nostalgic Novel About Spain’s Heartland Joined the Political Fray: Ana Iris Simón wrote “Feria” to depict a way of life she fears is vanishing. She didn’t expect its message to be embraced by conservatives in her country | The New York Times -
Donald Tusk’s stance on migration hurts Polish economy, chiefs warn: Visa restrictions and border crackdown deprive Poland of a much-needed foreign workforce, say business leaders | Financial Times - © Maciek Jazwiecki for the Financial Times