Europe – Page 543 – Prologue Journal

Oxford, but Not That Oxford: How a Tiny For-Profit School Suddenly Got Big

New York Times Oxford Business College and others like it make millions, largely by recruiting immigrants. They operate in an opaque corner of the British education system. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/world/europe/oxford-business-college.html

With Prince Harry to Testify in Hacking Case, Royals Prepare to Cringe

New York Times A media spectacle will unfold this week as the prince prepares to take the stand against newspapers he says invaded his privacy by hacking his cellphone. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/world/europe/prince-harry-mirror-trial-phone-hacking.html

Huge Crowds Protest Poland’s Governing Conservative Party

New York Times The country’s largest antigovernment gathering in years sought to reclaim the legacy of the Solidarity movement that led the struggle against a Communist system imposed by Moscow. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/04/world/europe/poland-warsaw-protests.html

Peter Simonischek, Beloved Austrian Actor, Is Dead at 76

New York Times He played a prankster and adoring father in “Toni Erdmann,” the Oscar-nominated 2016 comedy that made him an international star, but he had long been a celebrity at home. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/04/obituaries/peter-simonischek-dead.html

Who Owns the Benin Bronzes? The Answer Just Got More Complicated.

New York Times Restitution efforts were underway, fueled by news that a museum was being planned in Nigeria to house the treasures. Then a surprising announcement sowed uncertainty. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/04/arts/design/benin-bronzes-nigeria-ownership.html

Zelensky Signals Next Phase of Ukraine War Will Be Grim

New York Times Ahead of an expected counteroffensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, in an unusually personal speech, urged his compatriots to show their gratitude to Ukraine’s soldiers. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/04/world/europe/zelensky-ukraine-counter-attack.html

Serbia Protests After Mass Shootings Demand Social Changes

New York Times The protests, which have gathered momentum since two massacres in May, are denouncing a “culture of violence” and the increasingly authoritarian rule of the country’s leader. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/03/world/europe/serbia-protests-vucic.html

Russians in Belgorod Region Start Feeling the Ukraine War

New York Times With cross-border strikes, residents of the Russian region of Belgorod are starting to understand the horrors of war being waged at their doorstep. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/03/world/europe/belgorod-russia-ukraine-war.html

Car Bombing in Russian-Occupied Ukraine Shows Reach of War

New York Times The blast in the Zaporizhzhia region of southern Ukraine killed a cafe owner who was registered to run in elections seen as an attempt to legitimize Moscow’s illegal annexation of the area. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/03/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-car-bomb.html

Can Old-World Horezu Pottery Survive Modern Tastes?

New York Times A style of pottery made for centuries in a small Romanian town has recently become a hot commodity. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/03/style/horezu-pottery-ceramics-romania.html