Germany Germany revamping elite military unit over far-right extremism: Report Military investigators have been looking into the KSK unit since a group of public German broadcasters reported in 2017 that at a going-away party, members displayed the Hitler salute. 01/07/2020
Germany Germany: 'Nordadler' becomes third neo-Nazi group banned this year The far-right group whose name means 'Northern Eagle' promoted far-right ideology via social media and reportedly planned a neo-Nazi community in the German countryside. 23/06/2020
no comment Thousands protest police brutality and discrimination in Paris More than 1,000 people took to the streets of Paris on Saturday to demonstrate against police brutality and racism. 13/06/2020
Norway Far-right extremist given 21-year jail term for Norway mosque attack The judge said the 22-year-old was inspired by the 2019 mosque attacks in New Zealand. 11/06/2020
View Coronavirus is a real test for Europe. Don't bury the EU yet. ǀ View The COVID-19 pandemic, as with each crisis affecting Europe, comes with its array of articles, podcasts and op-eds concerned with the same question: will it finally break the EU? 06/04/2020
Unreported Europe The rise of the far-right in France Unreported Europe hears that unemployment, corruption and frustration are fueling the rise of the right in the French city of Hénin-Beaumont. 27/03/2020
World Five stories you may have missed this week because of COVID-19 The news may be saturated by COVID-19 and new areas of society it is affecting, but other news is still out there. 20/03/2020
brussels bureau Slovakia at crossroads as vote pits populists against liberals We head to Slovakia ahead of elections on Saturday, where a far-right party is polling third, and allegations of corruption have rocked the country to its core. 28/02/2020
Germany Thousands rally in Hanau against 'barbaric ideology' of fascism Police said over 6000 people joined the march which included families of the victims killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday. 23/02/2020
Germany Alternative for Germany slammed for 'legitimising deadly racism' Activists are warning there is a “whole web of potential violent terrorists” linked to the democratically elected AfD party in Germany 21/02/2020
The Cube Hanau terrorism: Prosecutors investigate the suspect's online profile The alleged gunman is believed to have uploaded videos and 'manifesto' documents to a website which "point to deeply racist views". 20/02/2020
Germany Far-right AfD under fire for tweeting link to Hanau attacker's site The far-right party tried to distance itself from the attacker while tweeting a link to his manifesto. 20/02/2020
Germany 'Racism is a poison': Angela Merkel reacts to Hanau shisha bar murders "Racism is a poison. Hatred is a poison," said Chancellor Angela Merkel after the deadly Hanau shootings. 20/02/2020
Germany Germany's far-right AfD party apologises over 'racist' colouring books Police in Germany are investigating 'racist' colouring books distributed by a faction of Alternative for Germany. 20/02/2020
Germany Germany seeks to extend online hate speech laws The bill would require companies like Facebook and YouTube to report anti-Semitism, threats of violence and rape and images of sexual abuse to the police. 19/02/2020
Germany Germany arrests 12 over far right plot to attack Muslims, politicians Police raided over a dozen locations in six states. 17/02/2020
Italy Bid fails to strip Italian dictator Benito Mussolini of honorary title The town where Mussolini set up Italy's fascist German-puppet republic is standing by the late dictator. 15/02/2020
Germany Rallies in east Germany after ruling party votes with far-right party Rallies condemned ruling CDU party after it teamed up with far-right AfD party to vote the leader of the state of Thuringia out of office on February 5th. 15/02/2020
Germany Germany far-right crisis: what's next after Thuringia governor quits? Even if it was short-lived, the election of a governor with far-right votes is likely to have a longlasting impact in Germany. 07/02/2020
Germany German state governor quits after winning election with far-right help Thomas Kemmerich of the small Free Democrats party was elected in Thuringia thanks to votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany, causing a national outcry. 05/02/2020
Unreported Europe Vigilante groups in Europe: Taking the law into their own hands This practice of vigilantes came from the United States and has spread to Europe especially in countries in the north. In Scandinavia, The Netherlands, Germany and the UK, vigilante groups number more than three million citizens 31/01/2020
Germany Germany bans neo-Nazi group in 'clear message against anti-Semitism' "Right-wing extremism and anti-Semitism have no place in our society," Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said as he banned the neo-Nazi group Combat 18 Germany. 23/01/2020
Croatia Croatia goes to the polls in tight presidential election Kolinda Grabar- Kitarovic is looking to win a second term in office as she faces challengers from the right and the left 21/12/2019
France Far-right royalists claim responsibility for violent rampage in France Sunday's chaos followed a rally of royalists held to commemorate a murderous episode of the Vendée War in 1793. 16/12/2019
Unreported Europe Far right Vox party strikes a chord with disenchanted Spaniards The city of Parla, south of Madrid, is a traditional left wing stronghold. Vox champions national unity while promising to halt illegal immigration and political corruption. Here that message struck a chord. 06/12/2019
Germany German far-right AfD party elects new leader backed by radical wing The far-right Alternative for Germany on Saturday elected a decorator from the east backed by a radical wing within the party as one of two co-leaders. 01/12/2019
