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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 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?

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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.

Austria

Austrian far-right official steps down after Holocaust posting

Austrian far-right town official steps down after Holocaust posting

World News

France's Le Pen sees far right gaining strength in European elections

France's Marine Le Pen hopes her party will have more influence on the European agenda as far right parties are expected to make Euro election gains

Bulgaria

Watch: Marine Le Pen on Matteo Salvini: 'He is a man of great will'

Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen denied any rift with Italy's Matteo Salvini in an interview with Euronews.

World News

Le Pen among European far right leaders uniting for Euro elections

France's Marine Le Pen is in Bulgaria to meet with the leaders of the European far right, who attempt to unite ahead of European Parliament elections

Hungary

Hungary PM seeks immigration cooperation with Italy's Salvini

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, who leads the far-right League party in his home country, met Hungary's leader Viktor Orban on Thursday for talks dominated by immigration and political alliances ahead of EU elections later this month.

Spain

Divided Spain votes in election that could boost far-right

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez fears that the right wing, led by Pablo Casados's People's party, will form a winning coalition with the far-right Vox party.

World News

Facebook bans 12 UK far-right groups

Social media giant Facebook has banned 12 UK far-right groups from using its platforms because it says they "spread hate"

Spain

Spain’s far-right Vox party barred from TV election debate

The country’s electoral commission says the party that achieved a breakthrough in Andalusia lacks representation at national level.