All Europe
- Cover StoryPolish Grannies vs. the right-wing: Europe's unlikely democracy defenders
Grandmothers take on the country’s right-wing government, symbolizing a movement against nationalism, often led by women, across parts of Europe.
- First LookIn confusing shift, British PM encourages people to go to work
On Sunday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said “anyone who can’t work from home ... should be actively encouraged to go to work," but avoid public transport. Britain continues to battle one of the world's worst bouts of coronavirus.
- World confronts pandemic shortages. Russians have been here before.
The 1990s were a time of joblessness and mass shortages in Russia. The coronavirus pandemic has brought those memories back to the fore.
- First LookLetters from teens bring warmth to vets 75 years after WWII
What can World War II veterans and 15 year-old French teens share 75 years after the end of the war? Stories. Teens record a unique time in history from their perspectives. For the vets, the youthful letters "let daylight into this dark time of lockdown.''
- First LookEU braces for its deepest recession yet due to COVID-19
On Wednesday, the European Union commissioner delivered predictions the economy for the 27-nation bloc would contract by 7.5% this year. Even member nations with fewer cases of COVID-19 will feel the effects from drops in tourism and trade.
- ‘Left with my thoughts’: How our reporter fought the coronavirus
Brave health care workers, strong family bonds, a flood of support and prayer: Staff writer Peter Ford shares how all helped him heal from COVID-19.
- Who’s ‘essential?’ From Germany to the US, you might be surprised.
COVID-19 lockdowns have forced hard choices about which businesses are “essential.” Often, decisions reflect a place’s character.
- First LookEconomics of hope: How EU keeps workers' jobs during lockdown
Short-work programs in Europe not only keep hard-hit businesses afloat, preventing millions of workers from losing their jobs and incomes, but they also bolster the economy. The unemployment rate in the EU only rose by one tenth of a point to 7.4% in March.
- Trust deficit: The roots of Russia’s standoff with the West
Many in the West saw the post-Soviet period as a chance for a better world, but Russians saw it as a series of missed opportunities by the U.S.
- With science and shared values, Sweden charts own pandemic course
The Swedish government has relied on the public's communal values, rather than a strict lockdown, in the fight against the coronavirus.
- Can I go out and play? After six weeks, Spain tells kids, ‘Sí.’
On Sunday, Spain’s children were allowed outside for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown began March 14.
- First LookBoris Johnson goes back to work as U.K. pandemic ebbs
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back on the job, but criticism grows over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.K.
- First LookDutch teenagers complete virus-induced trans-Atlantic crossing
Instead of flying home from Cuba, 25 Dutch students faced a coronavirus course change and embarked on a five-week voyage to The Netherlands.
- When guns bloomed with flowers: In lockdown, Portugal remembers
The Carnation Revolution 46 years ago began a peaceful transition to democracy that Portugal will celebrate Saturday – while social distancing.
- Coronavirus response puts EU solidarity to the test
European nations responded to the coronavirus largely on their own. But the European Union will need to come together to take the next steps forward.
- As Moscow locks down, small businesses feel the crunch
Despite an unfriendly environment, Russian entrepreneurs have found success in recent years. The coronavirus pandemic is threatening that.
- How European countries are trying to safely end lockdowns
While smaller European countries are starting to reopen, the threat of a second wave of the coronavirus has them treading carefully.
- Coronavirus lockdown stirs can-do spirit in France’s poor suburbs
Despite being hit hard by the coronavirus lockdown, France’s poor suburbs are showing a volunteer spirit that is helping them through the crisis.
- First LookPutin's political agenda on hold as he faces virus backlash
With coronavirus taking center stage, Russian officials indefinitely postponed the constitutional reforms that would have allowed President Vladimir Putin to stay in power through 2036.
- First LookSweden broke norms with 'low-scale' lockdown. Is it working?
Sweden has allowed children's schools, restaurants, and most businesses to remain open while encouraging social distancing. As virus deaths and unemployment rise, Sweden's chief epidemiologist insists the country's relaxed approach still makes sense.