• The European court of human rights was incorrectly described as a European Union institution in a headline (It's not a crime to insult the king, EU court tells Spain, 16 March, page 21). The European court of human rights, based in Strasbourg, operates under the provisions of the Council of Europe, not the European Union, as has been noted several times in this column.
• Property prices in Hamburg are a good deal higher than we suggested in an article about a German family, part of our New Europe series (The lives of others, 14 March, page 7, G2). We said the family bought their two-bedroom flat three years ago for €22,410 and it was now worth €49,800. In fact the cost was €270,000 and the flat is now valued at €330,000. In addition, we said the family paid a means-tested €50 a month for a child to spend eight hours a day, five days a week at kindergarten. That should have been €500.
• The Greater London authority appeared as the Greater London assembly in an article about the effect of visa restrictions on arts organisations ('Daily nightmare' of Border Agency's visa rules for foreign artists and performers, 21 March, page 10). The Greater London authority comprises the mayor, who runs it, and the London assembly, which holds the mayor to account.