She was Germany’s chancellor for 16 years. After leaving office in 2021, she disappeared. Now she is back with her memoirs, in which she reflects on her time in power and her life in the GDR. And she defends her legacy. EL PAÍS interviewed her in Berlin where she sends a message: ‘Freedom cannot be taken for granted’
Germany’s most influential feminist sees the self-determination of gender as a madness stemming from a capitalist system in which everything can be bought
A talented actor, discreet man of calm spirit, Dillon stars in ‘Haunted Heart,’ the latest from Spanish director Fernando Trueba. The Oscar-nominated star is an example of how character is worth more than the fear of being typecast
The mobilization against Le Pen has given victory to the left in the second round of the legislative elections, followed by Macron’s party. The National Rally, which was the favorite, remains as the third-biggest force
The 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, with very few surviving veterans, takes place at a time when transatlantic unity is in danger
The American intellectual — one of the most influential of our time — returns to their flagship topic with ‘Who’s Afraid of Gender?’, a book in which they accuse anti-trans feminists of forming ‘an unconscious alliance’ with conservative currents, which have turned gender into a cultural battle
The movement on campuses is currently very limited in Europe, where authorities are torn between showing firmness and allowing dialogue
The breakdown in negotiations between Columbia administrators and student representatives has exacerbated a phenomenon sweeping higher education centers in the United States
The French capital is gearing up to prevent terrorist attacks during the Olympic Games with a massive police deployment and exhaustive checks. President Macron also warns of Russian interference
The crisis experienced by once-popular clothing brands such as Kookaï, Naf Naf, Pimkie and Camaïeu is partly due to Covid and inflation, but it also reflects deeper social changes
The French medieval scholar has dedicated the last few years to tracing a history of colors. He says that this year’s tone, ‘somber, disturbing and not too cheerful,’ is gray
The five newspaper editors who published the WikiLeaks revelations in 2010 warn of the risks to press freedom posed by Assange being turned over to the U.S. justice system
For the French thinker, some of whose family died in the Holocaust, anti-Semitism is real. He says that the behavior of the Israeli Government in the war is generating hatred towards Jews
From the Netherlands to Poland via Germany and France, the anger of Europe’s farmers has spread across the continent and is winning concessions from presidents and prime ministers
Scholar Olivier Gloag, author of an essay that attempts to dismantle the Camusian legend, is criticized for wanting to cancel the philosopher
Paris is celebrating 10 years under her command, between the dream of sustainability and the very expensive reality of trying to achieve it
At a time when French politics is showing signs of stagnation, the appointment of the new prime minister is a coup
At age 34, the until now education minister is taking over from the embattled Élisabeth Borne in a bid to relaunch the president’s popularity
New deportation laws in the EU and debates about immigration in the United Kingdom and the United States will mark the 2024 election calendar. Nationalists and populists appear to be advancing their agenda in the West
The bill received favorable votes in parliament from the far-right National Rally, putting France’s centrist president in an uncomfortable position
The French political scientist, an expert in Islamist extremism, cautions against becoming complacent about terrorism in Europe
The 2024 Olympic Games will hardly change the French capital, but they might transform the outskirts of the city, an area marked by unrest, poverty and exclusion, but also by youth and dynamism
The parliamentary wrangling over a law that combined conservative and progressive measures has shown up the limitations of the French leader’s centrist approach
An essay by historian Ivan Jablonka and a film by Cédric Kahn reexamine the disparate figures of Jean-Jacques and Pierre, icons in contemporary France
For four decades, Gilles Lipovetsky has been the great philosopher of aesthetics. We visited him at his home in Grenoble to talk about Spinoza, the democratization of luxury, and the new rich
The author of ‘Persepolis’ — alongside fellow writers and illustrators — has published the graphic novel ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ about the revolt in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody
Travel the world to the cafés and eateries where history is made and secrets shared over fine wine and hors d’oeuvres