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Germany

German lawmakers vote to end Nazi-era ban on ‘advertising’ abortions

Doctors will be no longer be prosecuted if they give prospective patients information about abortions.

Art

Germany's 'sober' interwar art movement takes centre stage in Paris

The exhibition at the Pompidou Centre takes in the 900 works by a Weimar Republic arts and culture movement that would later be labelled 'degenerate' by the Nazis.

Culture news

In pictures: How the world celebrated VE day in 1945

77 years on from the end of the Second World War, we take a look back at how people celebrated across Europe and the world.

Russia

Putin apologised for Moscow's Nazism remarks, says Israeli PM's office

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had sparked an outcry by stating that Adolf Hitler had "Jewish blood".

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Germany

Germany files case against Italy in UN court over war reparations

Germany has asked the court to declare that Italy has violated German sovereign immunity.

Culture news

The English stately home that housed an elite Polish army unit in WW2

When historian Andrew Hann found six names scribbled on the back of a cupboard in Audley End House, he begun a journey to finding out the stories behind six elite Polish soldiers.

Culture news

How Yellow Candles contextualise Holocaust Remembrance Day

Every year, thousands of Jews light a yellow candle in observation of Yom HaShoah. The name card that comes with each candle offers a snapshot into a life tragically taken away in the Holocaust.

Art

Should museums return artworks stolen by Nazis?

The Cassirer family have been trying and so far failing to see the return of a work of art stolen from them by the Nazis.

Art

These playing cards highlight WWII's 'Most Wanted' lost and stolen art

The 52 priceless artworks featured in the deck are among hundreds of thousands that were lost, sold under duress and looted by the Nazis over six years.

Slovakia

Slovakian MPs condemn WWII deportation of Jews to Nazi Germany

Lawmakers have also asked for the forgiveness of Holocaust survivors and relatives.

Art

France authorises return of major art works to Jewish families

France has long been accused of lagging behind several European neighbours when it comes to reparations.

Art

Artwork looted by the Nazis returned to rightful owners after 71 years

The painting belonged to a Jewish couple who fled Belgium prior to World War Two, their grandchildren are still searching for other items.

Culture Series

Vienna examines its WWII legacy with exhibition of Nazi art

In Vienna's MUSA, the exhibition aims to shed light on the politics of art under the Third Reich.

Germany

Ex-Nazi camp secretary appears in court on war crimes charges

The 96-year-old woman faces more than 11,000 charges of accessory to murder.

Art

Berlin highlights art from female sculptor banned under Nazi Germany

Louise Stomps' woodwork went beneath the radar in Berlin for decades. Now, the Verborgne Museum are displaying her little known works to reimagine her influence in a different time.

Germany

'Justice has no expiry date': Ex-Nazi camp guard, 100, goes on trial

A 100-year-old former concentration camp guard will become the oldest person yet to go on trial for alleged Nazi-era crimes in Germany.

Germany

Former Nazi death camp secretary, 96, found after going 'on the run’

Irmgard Furchner, who was between 18 and 19 years old at the time of the events and lives in a home for the elderly near Hamburg, is to be tried for "complicity in murder in more than 10,000 cases", according to the prosecution.

Netherlands

Dutch investigate images of COVID-19 protesters in Nazi clothing

Local authorities have said that the behaviour is "highly reprehensible and extremely inappropriate".

Austria

Austrian town mulls removing soldiers' memorial after Nazi revelation

The western Austrian town of Imst is reportedly planning to remove a memorial to three soldiers who were members of the Waffen SS during World War II.

My Europe Series

Ukraine mulls giving hero status to alleged war criminals

Ukraine is considering giving hero status to controversial figures, including Nazi cooperators Stepan Bandera and Roman Shukhevych, who fought for independence in the 1930s and 1940s.