Battery frenemies Telsa, Panasonic poised for Solar power fight in Europe.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told fellow leaders that Europe has a duty to shelter refugees, rebuffing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Brian Fallow speaks to a New Zealand-based analyst who sees the EU sliding into paralysis and inevitable decay.

Venice's water cabbies steer Kevin Pilley to some of their favourite watering holes.

The most scenic stretch of the Danube River is a haven for epicureans, writes Paul Rush.

A carefree wine-tasting jaunt in France is as leisurely as life gets, says Catherine Masters.

Angela Merkel has promised there will be "no tolerance" for violent anti-migrant protests that have gripped Germany in recent weeks.

Edinburgh's epic Festival Fringe brings out the best in this beautiful ancient city, discovers Stephen Jewell.

At this Midsomer pub it's a case of murder most appetising, says Kevin Pilley.

Why hire a car in Italy when you can travel like the locals? asks Venetia Sherson.

They're rich in ancient history, but poor in modern money. Pam Neville writes that the home of democracy needs our help.

Devon in wintertime is cold and cosy, which is Jane Luscombe's kind of Noel - but only for a few days.

Now's the time to think about a romantic snowy Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere. Ewan McDonald takes a Yuletide cruise on the Danube.

The mayor of Palermo has urged European Union leaders to respond to "a genocide caused by European selfishness".

Anne Gibson checks into the stylish Hotel ibis Styles in Edinburgh, where the carpet teaches her to speak Scots.

Upmarket, downmarket, London's got it all. Dana Johannsen finds what she's always wanted at its famed street markets.

Hike on a lava flow in the morning, ascend a glacier in the afternoon, and after a night of club-hopping enjoy a Northern Lights spectacle.

Stick to the good stuff - and water - is a Berlin barman's advice, says Grant Bradley.

Grant Bradley revisits a long-held interest with a tour of Colditz, the German castle which housed POWs during World War II.

Rod Emmerson looks at the nuts and bolts of a luxury cruise through the Greek Isles and Turkish Coast.

With the Old Course one side and 300 whiskies on the other, Kevin Pilley is a happy man.

Those axe-wielding, marauding Norse ancients would be so envious of the comforts on today's ships, writes Catherine Masters.

Fewer than 100 migrants have lost their lives crossing the Mediterranean since the EU boosted its search and rescue operations at the end of April.

Yesterday, thousands filed along roads, mournful and silent, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II.

In a country in the midst of a new and ugly phase in its five-and-half-year-long debt crisis, eggs have become an unlikely barometer of life in a nonfunctional economy.

Cruising along the Seine from Paris to Normandy is the perfect way to travel, finds Penny Lewis.

After sampling the French capital’s traditional tourist spots, head to the hipper places to be in Paris, writes Helen Barlow.

It would be better for all concerned if the European Central Bank stopped the supply of credit to Greece and left the country to its own devices, writes John Roughan.

Greece has made a final bid for aid from Europe's bailout fund, as it faces a race against the clock to avoid economic collapse.