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Syrian Refugees Find Discomfort and Unrest in Bulgaria
Overcrowded camps and anti-immigration protests were not what fleeing Syrians expected to find in Europe
Europe’s Troubled Marriage: The Bond Between France and Germany Is Fraying
Once the closest of friends, the two engines of European integration increasingly find themselves at odds over economic policy
A Shock Upset in British Elections Signals Europe-Wide Confusion
The United Kingdom Independence Party is just one of many small, burgeoning movements across Europe that’s challenging the Union-centric status quo
As Europe Reels, Switzerland Builds New Barriers Against Immigrants
Last week, Switzerland’s Federal Council announced it would introduce quotas on long-term residence permits to make immigration “more acceptable to society and compatible with its needs”
As the Dutch Crown a New King, Europe’s Monarchies Prove Their Staying Power
Europe’s monarchs, when they do their jobs well, can still provide a focus of national unity
Portuguese Prime Minister’s Personal Tax Number Leaked by Anti-Austerity Group
Thousands of fake bills bearing Pedro Passos Coelho’s personal tax number are pouring into revenue offices — and could prompt an investigation of the Prime Minister’s finances.
Pony Burgers? Europe Gags on a Horsemeat Scandal
What started as concern over horsemeat in burgers in Ireland and the U.K. has now blown up into a Europe-wide scandal and stoked cross-border tension throughout the Continent. The scandal started small, when earlier this year in …
Out of Europe? U.K.’s Cameron Pledges Referendum on E.U. Membership
If coverage of David Cameron’s dramatic, pivotal speech on Britain and the European Union seems grudging, that may in part reflect the extraordinary sequences of mishaps and misadventures that preceded it. Early plans to hold …
Why Europe’s Healthiest Economy Has Its Worst Drug Problem
Estonia is an economic powerhouse — with more than 8% growth in 2011 — but it has a dreadful statistic has well: the highest number of per capita drug deaths in Europe
Europe Rises Up: Day of Anti-Austerity Rage Grips the Continent
From Portugal to Greece, activists and workers furious with the new conditions of austerity governments are imposing on their societies took to the streets in what was dubbed the continent’s first ever united General Strike.
E.U.’s Nobel Peace Prize: Does NATO Deserve It More?
The E.U. won the 2012 Nobel peace prize, but some argue other institutional actors played a far more immediate role in bringing security and prosperity to the once war-ravaged continent
The Balkan Wars: Scenes from the Front Lines
The Balkan Wars began on Oct. 8, 1912. 100 years later, TIME looks at images from one of the 20th century’s defining conflicts.