Sally McNamara is a Senior Policy Analyst in European Affairs. This weekend's EU-wide elections for the 736-seat European Parliament generated the lowest turnout in the legislative body's 30-year ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Every year when I update my guidebook series, I find out what’s new in Europe. Here’s a review of what Americans can expect the next time they cross the Atlantic. Note that this is a continent-wide ...

Europe had its first year without executions in 2009, human rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday. But the London-based organization said the spell was recently broken by the execution of ...

The twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall on 9 November 1989 is being commemorated around the world. A flood of articles, broadcasts, conferences and books are re-examining the events, ...

This year the negotiations between the European Union and Norway to decide on North Sea stocks are particularly debated. The discards issue has shaped the negotiation, which failed to come up to an ...

Europe enjoys boxoffice bonanza in 2009 Boxoffice across Europe hit an all-time high last year, jumping 12% to €6.27 billion ($8 billion) with Hollywood tentpoles and premium-priced 3D tickets ...