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German police make arrest in connection with Lübcke shooting

German police make arrest in connection with Lübcke shooting

My Europe Series

New far-right alliance in European Parliament

Before the European elections there was a lot of talk about a nationalist wave – well, that didn't quite materialize, but the far-right parties see themselves as a force to be reckoned with. This week they gave birth to a new parliamentary group.

World News

Nationalism in the EU has a new name: 'Identity and Democracy'

Marine Le Pen and Matteo Salvini’s MEPs have teamed up with other nationalist parties across the EU to form the biggest far-right group in the European parliament.

Denmark

Meet the far-right leader who wants to deport all Denmark's Muslims

Convicted of racism, accused of Nazi ties, known for burnings of the Quran... and about to become a Danish MP?

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World News

Large power block in waiting but can the far-right unite?

With Eurosceptics holding 23% of the new assembly, talks of new groupings are underway.

France

Le Pen party tipped for victory over 'failing' Macron

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) will win the most votes in the European election in France, exit polls predict — an upset for the centrist President Macron.

Slovakia

How EU elections have seen far right rise in Slovakian politics

Slovakia’s far right have been edging upwards in the polls, with around 14% of the vote, only 5% behind the ruling social-conservative Direction-Social Democracy (Smer-SD) party.

France

Le Pen to reimburse €300,000 to European Parliament, court confirms

The European Court of Justice confirmed French far-right leader Marine Le Pen would have to reimburse €300,000 to the European Parliament on the ground that she did not prove the effectiveness of her parliamentary assistant’s work.

My Europe Series

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 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.

Estonia

Could right-wing populism push integrated Estonia back towards Russia?

Estonia jumped to use the euro currency, has low unemployment, a thriving start-up scene and few immigrants. So why is it flirting with right-wing nationalism?

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Muslims are silent about their contribution to society. It’s time to drown out Islamophobes ǀ View

In the 18 years since 9/11, I’ve watched Islamophobia go from a niche community concern to a national tragedy. Most religious hate crimes in the UK now target Muslims.

Austria

Austria's FPÖ ministers resign en masse

The far-right party had warned earlier in the day that it would resign from the government if Chancellor Sebastian Kurz moved to sack the interior minister.

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 News

Road Trip Day 45 Poznań: The youth flocking to Poland's far right

Euronews meets a group known as the All Polish Youth, an ultra-Catholic nationalist organisation using very modern means of communication to attract members.

World

Yuval Noah Harari talks politics, technology and migration

Historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari calls for global co-operation to stop Artificial Intelligence becoming as big a threat to humankind as climate change and nuclear war

Poland

Polish far-right protests against restitution of Jewish property

Polish far-right supporters protested against a US law that calls for the restitution of Jewish property.

World News

Euroviews. The two layers of Western society ǀ View

Should Western culture (its ways of life, its traditions as developed from the past) be central in the West?

Spain

Lord of the Rings star slams far-right party Vox over Aragorn tweet

Lord of the Rings actor Viggo Mortensen took up arms after Spanish far-right party Vox used the character of Aragorn in a promotional electoral campaign tweet.