Europe – Page 28 – Prologue Journal

French President Emmanuel Macron Appoints New Cabinet After Previous Government’s Collapse

New York Times President Emmanuel Macron named the choices less than three weeks after the previous government collapsed. He had already picked François Bayrou as prime minister. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/world/europe/macron-new-cabinet-france.html

Slovak Leader Visits Putin, Breaking With E.U.’s Policy of Isolation

New York Times Prime Minister Robert Fico’s surprise visit to Moscow on Sunday, reportedly to discuss natural gas and Ukraine, was a blow to European unity against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/world/europe/slovak-leader-visits-putin.html

Christmas Market Attack in Germany Stirs Political Sniping

New York Times After an assailant driving an S.U.V. killed five people, calls for solidarity have quickly given way to criticism by rival lawmakers, ahead of snap elections set for February. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/world/europe/germany-christmas-market-attack-politics.html

A Canceled Vote in Romania Hands Russia a Propaganda Coup

New York Times Many in the West have applauded the annulling of the first round of the presidential election, won by a Moscow-friendly candidate, but even his critics say it raises troubling questions about Romanian democracy. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/world/europe/romania-election-russia.html

Holiday Datelines From Decembers Past

New York Times As Christmas nears, New York Times journalists send dispatches from places like Santa Claus, Ind., and North Pole, N.Y. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/insider/dateline-yonder-star.html

Monday Briefing

New York Times An attack at a Christmas market in Germany. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/briefing/germany-market-assad-trump.html

‘I Was Destroyed by It’: 4 Men on Abuse at Ireland’s Catholic Schools

New York Times After decades of silence, dozens of older men are talking about the sexual abuse they suffered at schools run by religious orders. We spoke to four of them. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/world/europe/ireland-catholic-priest-abuse.html

Germany Searches for Motives in Christmas Market Attack

New York Times The authorities said they were struggling to understand the motives for the attack with a car in the eastern city of Magdeburg, in which a 9-year-old boy was among the five victims. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/world/europe/germany-christmas-market-attack.html

‘Nutcracker’ Is a Casualty of a ‘Quarantine’ of Russian Culture in Lithuania

New York Times Lithuania’s national opera house had stopped showing Tchaikovsky’s 1892 masterpiece in solidarity with Ukraine over the war with Russia. Then a new minister expressed fondness for the Russian composer, igniting a furor. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/world/europe/-nutcracker-lithuania-russia-ukraine.html

Germany Bulked Up Christmas Market Security. An Attack Still Happened.

New York Times The latest deadly assault on a beloved German tradition illustrates the challenge of holiday safety. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/world/europe/germany-christmas-market-security.html