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Will Trump's defeat dent the ambitions of authoritarian leaders?

Several European and global leaders forged close links with the US President Donald Trump. Right wing leaders, including the Presidents of Poland and Turkey will be now watching the changes at the White House, in the knowledge that past diplomatic relations may be substantially changing.

Portugal

Azores elections sees Portugal's socialists lose majority

Portugal's socialists suffered a surprise loss of their majority in Sunday's Azores elections, while the far-right Chega party entered the regional parliament for the first time.

My Europe Series

QAnon: a dangerous conspiracy boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Labelled a terror threat in the US by the FBI, Qanon's pro-Trump social media conspiracy theorists are now on the ground at demonstrations in Europe boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Unreported Europe looks into who they are - and why many experts feel the phenomenon is too dangerous to be ignored.

Greece

Leader of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party sentenced to 13 years prison

Nikos Michaloliakos and six of the party's former lawmakers including MEP Ioannis Lagos were convicted of "leading a criminal organisation" last week.

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Spain's far-right holds drive-in protest against state of emergency

Scores of cars jammed traffic in Madrid on the Paseo de la Castellana, one of the capital's main roads.

USA

‘Militia’ plot to kidnap US governor foiled by undercover agents

A plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and put her “on trial” was foiled by undercover agents and informants, the FBI said.

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Watch: Violent clashes after landmark Golden Dawn verdict in Athens

A Greek court ruled that the far-right Golden Dawn party was operating as a criminal organization, delivering a landmark guilty verdict in a marathon five-year trial.

Greece

Golden Dawn verdict: Leader of Greek neo-Nazi party convicted

The landmark verdict concluded a five-year-long trial against the party and was met with applause from crowds that had gathered outside the court.

Europe Decoded

Twitter users flood #ProudBoys with images of gay pride

Twitter users flood #ProudBoys hashtag with images of gay pride, in an attempt to drown out messages associated with the far-right group.

Germany

AfD official said migrants ‘could be shot or gassed’ - reports

Christian Lueth was fired by the far-right #AfD party in #Germany after he was reportedly caught on camera saying migrants coming to the country “could still be shot later on...or gassed."

My Europe Series

Why has Donald Trump become the new symbol of the German far-right?

What's the connection between conspiracy theorists and Populism? Who are the 'Reichsbürger'? And what has Donald Trump got to do with any of it?

Denmark

Far-right set to stoke tensions in Sweden with new anti-Islam protests

Danish right-wing party Stram Kurs is set to stir up tensions by holding fresh anti-Islam protests in neighbouring Sweden this weekend.

Sweden

Hundreds clash with police in Malmö following islamophobic acts

A leader of a Danish far-right movement was banned from Sweden for two years after attempting to burn a Quran.

World News

Prisoners jailed in Europe on terrorism charges 'at 20-year high'

There are currently more than 1,400 criminals jailed on terrorism-related charges across 10 European countries. France is holding 549 of them.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

World News

Euroviews. 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?

My Europe Series

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.