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Mainstream parties must thwart xenophobic nationalists’ hope to dominate next parliament

Dizzying European passivity and powerlessness in the face of total war in Syria is going to haunt the world for a long time

Though Britain’s EU partners have shown solidarity, they note with sadness the loss of influence that makes the country vulnerable

They’re an odd couple, but the French president hopes his trip to the White House will boost his authority within the EU

It’s far too easy to blame the east for all of Europe’s woes. It needs to show some compassion for its neighbours’ troubled pasts

In Catalonia and the former East Germany, the shadow of 20th-century traumas still falls on EU citizens, and blights the future of Europe

The president says he will stand again for election, but as the fall of the Soviet Union had showed, the unexpected can happen

By putting Warsaw on notice, Europe is trying to protect its integrity as a bloc and there is a big lesson there

If the French president reaches out to British people, perhaps the disaster of leaving the EU could be averted

White House meeting could prove to be the most crucial for transatlantic relations since the end of the Soviet bloc

France is a country beset by scandals and security fears – and with the mainstream parties crumbling, anything is possible

The presidential favourite has chosen a difficult time to recast France as a diverse, inclusive nation