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Chemnitz: Is the East German city really a hot bed for extremism?

Insiders looks at how the once-mighty industrial city that suffered during the transition from communism became known as a hub for far-right activity.

My Europe Series

Chemnitz: The rise of the far right in eastern Germany

Why has Chemnitz gained a reputation for being a hotbed of extremism?

World

Raw Politics in full: Brexit gamble and Facebook's fake news problem

Catch the full episode of Wednesday's Raw Politics.

Belgium

European election 2019: What happened this week?

With the EU heading to the polls from tomorrow, here's what's been happening in the final days of campaigning.

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The Brief: European elections - the Brexit effect

UK MEPs are saying a long goodbye to Brussels, but what impact will their presence have on the new European parliament and what will happen when they leave? We explore the Brexit effect.

World News

Fake content floods Facebook ahead of EU elections

A new investigation finds that far-right networks flood Facebook with disinformation ahead of the EU elections.

United Kingdom

European Parliament to investigate Nigel Farage over undeclared gifts

The European Parliament is to open an investigation on British Eurosceptic MEP Nigel Farage following allegations that the lawmaker has received £450,000 (€510,000) in undeclared donations by millionnaire Arron Banks.

Europe News

EU elections live: Brexit Party dominates, Verhofstadt targets Kremlin

Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the EU elections.

World

North Macedonia awaits EU membership talks ahead of election

While the British Prime Minister struggles to make good on the country's decision to leave the EU, North Macedonia is waiting for the green light to start membership talks with the bloc.

World

How are voters in UK and Germany reacting to upcoming EU elections?

Our correspondents Jessica Saltz in Berlin and Tadhg Enright in London explain how voters in Germany and in the UK are reacting to the upcoming EU elections.

Europe News

The Brief: Europe of Nations and Freedom - a closer look

In the lead up to the elections we are looking at the European Parliament's political groupings, today it is the turn of the far-right ENF. One of the smallest groups they hope to boost their score and become the third largest after May's elections.

World

Road Trip Europe Day 47 Bremen: Extremism fears

Euronews' Road Trip, criss-crossing Europe in the weeks before the European elections, arrives in Bremen, Germany to find out what's on people's minds.

World

Road Trip Europe Day 46 Berlin: Housing prices skyrocket

As Berlin struggles to provide affordable housing to its people, locals speak to our correspondent Vincent McAviney about rising rents and the difficulty in finding accommodation.

Belgium

Verhofstadt challenges Italy's Salvini to debate ahead of EU elections

"Hereby I challenge you to a one-on-one debate, as people have the full right to know what devil's plan you have in mind," the Belgian MEP and EU Commission President spitzenkandidat said in a video on Twitter.

World

Corruption probe a blow for far-right parties ahead of EU elections

Austria is bracing itself for fresh elections after a corruption scandal embroiling the far right brought down the coalition government. Secretly-filmed footage emerged over the weekend appearing to show the vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache dealing in corruption.

World

Stateless in Europe: 'I was never given the chance to feel European'

Second-generation migrants who are living as stateless citizens in Greece have claimed they have no say in their own future, ahead of the European elections.

Netherlands

Why do so few people vote in European Elections?

YouTube creator Fonseca's inquest on the low turnout at the European Elections: Who’s responsible, politicians, the media, voters? Watch the video

Germany

Thousands demonstrate in Europe ahead of European Parliamentary elections

With just a week to go before the European parliamentary elections take place, tens of thousands of people, opposed to nationalist agenda's, took to the streets in cities right across Europe.

Spain

EU not doing enough to tackle youth unemployment, says Spanish voter

Like many of his generation, Gonzalo Ajihado left his native Spain seven years ago in the hope of finding better opportunities abroad.

World News

Video: European Parliament elections — how are you represented in EU?

Wondering how you're represented in Europe ahead of the elections? Here’s a quick breakdown.