Europe – Page 241 – Prologue Journal

No One Told the Cows Not to Lick the Artwork

New York Times The Basel Social Club is a rebellious alternative to the more buttoned-up art fair that descends on the Swiss city of Basel each year. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/arts/design/basel-social-club.html

Germany’s AfD Rises to 2nd Place in E.U. Election

New York Times The AfD’s gains were a sharp rebuke to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition and a sign of the rightward political shift across the continent. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/world/europe/germany-afd-eu-election.html

Russia Releases Female Prison Inmates to Join Ukraine War

New York Times Tens of thousands of male convicts have been freed to fight in Ukraine. It is not clear if a small contingent of female volunteers released from a prison portends wider use of female soldiers. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/world/europe/russia-women-inmates-ukraine.html

Macron’s Early Election Call After EU Vote Is a Huge Gamble

New York Times The president has challenged voters to test the sincerity of their support for the far right in European elections. Were the French letting off steam, or did they really mean it? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/world/europe/france-macron-elections-analysis.html

France’s Snap Parliamentary Elections: What to Know

New York Times President Emmanuel Macron’s surprise call for new elections in France’s lower house of Parliament is seen as a gamble. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/world/europe/france-election-macron-explained.html

Sunny Days in Moscow

New York Times A single image of a blustery day in wartime Moscow captures the feeling of triumph sweeping through the Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/world/europe/sunny-days-in-moscow.html

Sunny Days in Moscow

Their Town Has a Plaque From Putin. They Want Zelensky to Tear It Down.

New York Times Some residents of Bari, Italy, hope Ukraine’s president will drop by while at a nearby summit to help rid them of a memento of links with Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/world/europe/putin-plaque-saint-nicholas-bari-ukraine.html

Strasbourg for Book Lovers

New York Times Bibliophiles will find plenty of centuries-old tomes, graphic novels, modern works and more in this French city, which also happens to be this year’s UNESCO World Book Capital. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/travel/strasbourg-france-books.html

European Parliament Elections: Key Takeaways

New York Times The voting across 27 members of the European Union was a gauge of popular political sentiment at an unsettling moment on the continent. The right did well, but the center held. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/world/europe/european-parliament-elections-key-takeaways.html