Reality Check (Cover | Europe)
As the referendum looms, the French talk a lot about the constitution but not enough about themselves

Wake Up! It's Time to Vote Yes (Cover | Viewpoint)
Ex-President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing votes yes

No Text, Please, We're French (Cover | Viewpoint)
Satirical TV writer Bruno Gaccio says no to pols


Dutch Treat (Cover | The Netherlands)
The no camp gains ground in the Netherlands


10 Questions For Henning Kagermann (Business | Q&A)
Germany's SAP has unveiled a preliminary version of Mendocino, new software that links its products with longtime rival Microsoft. Can cooperation strengthen SAP's hold on corporate computers?


A Is For Apple
Parents and schools are finally waking up to the unpalatable truth about children's poor diets


Karimov's Crackdown (Notebook | Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan's old-school leader has faced down his opponents … at least the local ones

21st Century Suffragettes (Notebook | Kuwait)
Kuwait finally gives women the right to vote

Hail, Conquering Hero (Notebook | Britain)
A rebel socialist MP faces down his critics in Washington

It's Good To Talk (Notebook | Spain)
Can Spain bite the bullet and negotiate with Basque terrorists?

Bizwatch

Letters

Like Only Cannes Can (Movies | Cannes)
The best of the parties and premieres from the annual film fest


When Collecting Is a Fine Art (Exhibitions)
A major gift of Impressionist paintings shines in Le Havre


Italy's Cutting Edge (Global Adviser | Next Time You're In ... Genoa)
A visit to this barber shop is as much for the art of its heirlooms as the art of its hair

Wrap It Up, I'll Take It (Global Adviser | Home)
Architectural salvage means you can buy a slice of history for your own castle

On the Detective's Trail (Global Adviser | Time Traveler)
Follow Botswana's famous female sleuth, courtesy of Alexander McCall Smith

10 Songs Worth Three Minutes (Global Adviser | Tuned In)
Nothing sticks to the ears like a really good single. Here's a hit list

Raising Riesling (Global Adviser | Day Tripper)
German vineyards that may put the oompah back in a wine lover's life