Europe – Page 105 – Prologue Journal

Justin Trudeau’s Party Faces Confidence Vote as Canada Turns on Its Leader

New York Times Canada’s Liberals are reeling from a string of setbacks, as the party faces a confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/world/europe/trudeau-confidence-vote-canada.html

In the Footsteps of Dostoyevsky in Three German Spa Towns

New York Times The Russian novelist, a compulsive gambler, lost everything in the opulent spa and gambling towns of Baden-Baden, Bad Homburg and Wiesbaden. An admirer of his books follows his footsteps. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/travel/fyodor-dostoyevsky-german-spa-towns.html

Pontevedra, a Spanish City That Picked Pedestrians Over Cars

New York Times For over two decades the city’s mayor has reclaimed public space for people and limited vehicles in the city center, which reduced traffic and improved air quality. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/climate/pontevedra-pedestrians-cars.html

Wednesday Briefing: The U.N. General Assembly Convenes

New York Times Plus, news outlets experiment with WhatsApp. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/briefing/un-general-assembly-hezbollah-israel-lebanon-trump.html

France Prepares to Raise Taxes on Businesses and the Rich

New York Times France’s new prime minister, Michel Barnier, has opened the door to reversing some of President Emmanuel Macron’s tax cuts in an effort to fix the country’s widening budget deficit. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/business/france-taxes-macron.html

Study Finds Climate Change Doubled Likelihood of Recent European Floods

New York Times Storm Boris dumped record amounts of rain over Central and Eastern Europe this month. A new study found climate change made the deluge more likely. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/climate/climate-change-europe-floods-boris.html

Zelensky Addresses the Security Council, Calling for Attention to Stay on Ukraine

New York Times “Russia can only be forced into peace.” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine urged the Council members to sustain their backing for his country’s resistance to Russia’s full-scale invasion. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/world/europe/zelensky-un-security-council-ukraine-war.html

U.K.’s Starmer Sprinkles Kamala Harris-style ‘Joy’ Into Conference Speech

New York Times After a somewhat bumpy start to his premiership, Keir Starmer tried to reclaim the narrative, acknowledging voters’ desire for hope and promising change was on the way. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/world/europe/keir-starmer-speech-uk.html

Rufus Norris, Creator of Broadway Hits, to Leave the National Theater

New York Times As Rufus Norris prepares to leave the London playhouse he has led since 2015, he reflects on his quest to make the theater represent the audience it serves. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/theater/rufus-norris-national-theater.html

Ukrainian Poet and Rock Star Fights Near Front and Performs Behind It

New York Times Serhiy Zhadan, 50, is a beloved Ukrainian poet as well as a novelist, lyricist and rock star. Furious over the invasion, he enlisted to fight even as his band still plays and his readings fill halls. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/world/europe/ukraine-serhiy-zhadan-poetry.html