Out of interceptors, Ukraine is no longer winning the aerial war

   A policy designed to keep the far right from office has ended up strengthening it

   The nominees for the Charlemagne column prize are...

   The Leipzig attack shows the danger of Russian-style hybrid warfare

   Record heat and drought are crippling

   Its leaders are starting to mention an alternative route to joining the EU

   Russia’s authorities are increasingly fearful of the slightest sign of dissent

   Ramzan Kadyrov uses his sway to spare his people from the fight

   To restrain them, countries must increase testing and reduce stigma

   Opening up national markets has worked wonders for European railways

   The island is voting on whether to restart EU membership talks

   The surge in Ceuta is over, but the EU’s panic leaves scars

   Spain used it better than Italy, but it was not a game-changer

   The government is shirking the work required for membership

   It is also angering the rest of Europe

   Bordeaux is on alert, and worse is yet to come

   Missile hits on ports near Odessa could stop the export of a bumper harvest

   A billionaire diplomat’s floating statecraft

   An end-run around a court ban gives Recep Tayyip Erdogan a strong challenger

   Germany knew Abdul Ballout was dangerous. It let him go anyway

   Memories of a big mistake still spook Europe’s spies

   All the continent’s a stage

   La Roja won the World Cup through teamwork and grit

   Just when Friedrich Merz’s government was getting its act together

   Strikes on e-commerce hubs are a sign that Ukraine’s strategy against Russia is shifting

   Mykhailo Drapaty is innovative and critical of Soviet-style leadership

   Michael Reid, our Spain correspondent, on why the football team embodies the best of the country

   Firing the reformist defence minister has plunged Volodymyr Zelensky’s government into crisis

   European NATO powers scramble to acquire capabilities as America cuts its help

   Kids stand to gain from a few bumps, bruises and mud-splatters

   The Sweden Democrats could be heading for a bigger role in government

   The deal offers hope for a more pragmatic relationship between Britain and Europe

   Blame passengers, lobbying, history and geography

   Green goals are running into fears about competitiveness

   The generals pushed back at his efforts to modernise the army

   Oliver Carroll, our Ukraine correspondent, assesses the performance of the country’s defence minister

   Mykhailo Fedorov has been trying to reform the army. The generals are pushing back

   Apathetic teenagers and culture warriors are hobbling venerable state media outlets

   The row could have lasting consequences for Europe’s security

   Allies breath a sigh of relief; Ukraine may even cheer

   The war has come home and is everyone’s problem

   Despite being found guilty by the Paris court of appeal

   Most Europeans want stronger armed forces, but are unwilling to pay for them

   A new report finds it was probably Russia

   A tale of two continents

   Its claims to be winning the drone war are partly propaganda and partly real

   A new set of reforms has lifted sagging spirits in Berlin

   The continent’s border-control system is out of control

   The 30-year-old populist will run if Marine Le Pen is banned. Who is he?

   A transatlantic rift is unsettling the land of fire and ice, writes Anton La Guardia, our diplomatic editor