Western Europe Archive

A government led by the far right wouldn’t just herald a new era in Austrian politics. It would bolster rising far-right parties across Europe.

More than two years after the EU’s flagship minimum wage directive was voted into law, most member states have yet to comply with its provisions.

After the fall of the Assad regime and in the run-up to elections, Germany is once again debating the status of nearly 1 million Syrians in the country.

The Pelicot trial shined a light on the pervasiveness of rape culture. It was also a reminder that men need to hold abusers accountable, too.