Independent writing on European culture, health, society, and travel. For readers who want depth, not headlines.
From Ljubljana to Ghent, a new generation of city planners are proving that liveable cities don't need millions of residents. We look at the policies, design choices, and cultural shifts turning mid-sized European cities into global models.
Portugal, Belgium, and Finland are pioneering community-based approaches that are changing how the continent thinks about psychological wellbeing.
From German Vollkornbrot to French baguette laws, bread is never just bread in Europe. A cultural history of the continent's most divisive carbohydrate.
Night trains were meant to be dead. Instead, a handful of startups and state railways are betting billions on a comeback that's already selling out.
In rural Spain and Italy, communities are pooling resources to buy abandoned properties and rebuild. It's part nostalgia, part radical economics.
Italy's one-euro espresso tradition is under pressure from rising costs and climate change. Baristas, roasters, and regulators are choosing sides.
We publish essays, reportage, and opinion from writers across Europe.
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