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Picasso’s Guernica is the ultimate emblem of the horrors of war. It has no place in Spain’s partisan squabbles | María Ramírez

Every September, Spain celebrates one of the most symbolic moments of its transition to democracy. This year will mark 45 years since an Iberia commercial flight from New York landed in Madrid with its pilot announcing to the surprised passengers that they had just travelled with one of the country’s most famous exiles: Pablo Picasso’s … Read more

The Guardian view on the EU and Israel: moving beyond mere exhortation | Editorial

In recent months, European expressions of concern over the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government have regularly hardened into outright condemnation. Last September, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, expressed horror and outrage at aid restrictions that she said created a “man-made famine” in Gaza. Brussels has inveighed against settler violence and land grabs … Read more

Labour’s ‘crab-wise’ approach to closer EU ties must address damage of Brexit | Heather Stewart

Rachel Reeves joined EU finance ministers for dinner in Washington last week, on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund spring meetings: the first time a chancellor had done so since Brexit. It was the latest symbolic step in Labour’s marked shift towards prioritising closer EU relations. That makes perfect sense against the backdrop of … Read more

More than half of Britons support rejoining EU 10 years on from Brexit vote | Brexit

Support for rejoining the EU rather than simply rejoining the single market is growing among British voters, with more than 80% of Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green party supporters favouring this option, according to research mapping voter attitudes 10 years after the Brexit referendum. Labour’s “muted” approach to the issue means it risks losing support … Read more

Péter Magyar’s real coup was winning over loyal Orbán voters – not preaching to the converted | Nóra Schultz

The international audience observing the Hungarian election result is likely to settle on a view that feels familiar. That this election was about east v west or that it was a “youthquake”, a win secured by the unprecedented participation of young voters. These narratives have some truth to them, of course, but, especially for those … Read more