Europe – Page 354 – Prologue Journal

Can Maxim’s Restaurant in Paris Reclaim It’s Cool After 130 Years?

New York Times That’s the hope at the restaurant Maxim’s in Paris, which recently started a new chapter after 130 years in business. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/style/maxim-paris-restaurant.html

Russian Plane Crashes With 65 Ukrainian Prisoners of War Onboard, Moscow Says

New York Times The transport plane went down in a region near the border with Ukraine with 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war onboard, the Defense Ministry said. The details could not be independently verified. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/world/europe/russia-military-plane-crash-ukraine.html

British Court Answers an Eternal Question: How Much Potato Does a Crisp Contain?

New York Times A snack company’s yearslong effort to protect the sanctity of its poppadom spuddered — er, sputtered — in a tax tribunal this month. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/world/europe/walkers-poppadoms-crisps-uk-ruling.html

Wednesday Briefing

New York Times Here’s what you need to know. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/briefing/buffer-zone-israel-nato-sweden.html

A Boom in Comics Drawn From Fact

New York Times One in four books sold in France is a graphic novel. Increasingly, those include nonfiction works by journalists and historians. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/books/french-nonfiction-comic-books.html

German Rail Workers Strike Over Pay and Hours

New York Times The walkout, one of the most significant to hit the country’s train service in years, is expected to affect long-distance and commuter travel nationwide. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/world/europe/germany-rail-workers-strike.html

Fire Destroys Thousands of Paintings in Abkhazia

New York Times This Georgian region lost a collection that is considered a national treasure, but only Russia and a few allies recognize it as a nation at all. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/arts/design/abkhazia-art-fire.html

What Is NATO?

New York Times This Western mutual-defense alliance is central to the pushback against Russia, even though Ukraine is not a member. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/world/europe/nato-ukraine-sweden.html

Barricaded Highways and a Deadly Incident as French Farmers Rise Up

New York Times The far right is intent on exploiting the spread of anger across Europe in an agricultural sector that feels alienated. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/world/europe/france-farmers-barricades-protests.html

Germany’s Top Court Bans Public Financing for Neo-Nazi Party

New York Times The ruling also denies the tax advantages that are normally granted to political organizations, a decision that could offer a path for government efforts to head off a resurgence of the far right. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/world/europe/germany-neo-nazi-npd.html