Quo vadis, Europe? After the crucial electoral year of 2017, populism has not disappeared. In 2018, another 10 EU countries - including Italy, Ireland, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Finland and Sweden - will hold general, presidential or local elections. Traditional parties are holding their breath again, facing the rise of populist rivals. How will Europe respond to this ongoing challenge to the established order?
Elections
The populist challenge
Economic consequences of Italy’s political crisis
With Italy facing possible snap elections, what is the potential financial fallout from the political uncertainty?
Italy’s political crisis: what happens next?
What happens next with Italy's fragile coalition government after Matteo Salvini sparked a political crisis by calling for snap elections
Salvini ambush sparks Italy political crisis
Italy is plunged into political uncertainty after Interior Minister Matteo Salvini calls for snap elections while parliament is on summer recess
Can an election stop a no-deal Brexit?
Will he, won't he -- and can he be stopped? Westminster is abuzz with talk of whether Boris Johnson will use an election to force through his Brexit plan
New PM Mitsotakis: ‘Voters gave us strong mandate to change Greece’
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the leader of the conservative New Democracy (ND) party, is to be sworn in as Greece's new prime minister on Monday. Economic reforms and bilateral collaborations with Europe are on his agenda.
EU institutions remain a man’s world
Who runs the EU? The nomination of two women shows the European Union is becoming more feminine but the bloc's institutions remain largely a man's world