Poland rejects German Patriot missiles to secure its airspace - Turkey finds common ground with Italy’s new far-right government - Rare Ukrainian artworks are spirited to safety - The Christmas Book Flood is underway in Iceland - And a special focus on the current difficulties of researching sea ice at the North Pole

Orwell Road: Why would Russia run an out-sized embassy operation in Dublin? The Franco-German relationship gets bumpy, Turkey’s deportation targets put Afghans at risk and Hungary says goodbye to a once iconic bus. Also in our Mediterranean Sea special, we explore the sight, smell, taste and touch of this huge waterway and its influence on all Europeans

Could the retaking of Kherson really be Ukraine’s D-Day moment? Inside Lviv’s extraordinary bid to become European Youth Capital and the UK’s scheme for Ukrainian refugees is in serious trouble. Also: Istanbul reels after a deadly bomb attack, German social media site Mastodon steps in to fill the Twitter breach and why the world cup won’t be showing in some Norwegian pubs.

Humanitarian rescue missions in the Med, Poland fences off its border with Kaliningrad, Greece's spy scandal takes a new turn and Czech Republic rebrands itself Czechia. Also: disruption tactics and the climate movement, new questions in a notorious German death in custody case, Georgia’s sanatorium sanctuaries and a calmer side to Ibiza.

A conversation with British immigration lawyer Colin Yeo, Serbs and Kosovans at loggerheads over numberplates, Turkey holds Sweden’s fate in its hands, plus the Kyiv City Ballet in Paris. Also: Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has questions to answer, Swiss glaciers feel the heat, Ukraine’s tourist industry attempts a comeback, and Albania’s medicinal herb sector faces limits to growth.

The UK gets its third Prime Minister in three months, Kazakhstan becomes a safe haven for companies fleeing sanctions, and France finds new use for its agricultural waste. Also: Ilya Matveev dares to imagine Russia without Putin, a double homicide spotlights homophobia in Slovakia, the Vatican has questions to answer, and Halloween comes to Germany.

Russian troops arrive for joint military operations in Belarus, distressing scenes at the Greek-Turkish border, and German bakers struggle to cope with rising energy prices. Also: The Netherlands withdraws from the Energy Charter Treaty, we stay close to the ground in both Ljubljana and Sofia, and ring out to the sound of Mechelen’s medieval carillon bells.

NATO members ask if boosting Ukraine's air defense threatens their own security, a digital summit in Estonia lauds “trusted connectivity” amid growing cyber threats, housing asylum seekers on cruise ships in the Netherlands stirs anger, and religious education in Poland loses its appeal. Also; our environment podcast On the Green Fence asks if co-housing groups offer a low-impact way of living.

The UK’s new prime minster makes an embarrassing climb-down, the EU risks applying double standards in its dealings with Azerbaijan, a national idol becomes the latest target in Turkey’s crackdown on dissent and Bologna celebrates its annual tortellini festival. Plus a Europe on the Move transport special looking at the ways in which European countries are future-proofing their public transport.

The psychology of resistance in Russia, the politics of remembrance in Poland and the rule of law in Hungary.

Also: Ukrainian environmentalist Svitlana Romanko responds to the North Stream gas leaks, Turkey’s recycling industry and the people it exploits, why the Danube is no longer blue and the new fossil fuel registry revolutionising carbon accountability.