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Italy: Clashes at protest rally against far-right

Tension flared in Italy on Saturday on the fringe of a largely-peaceful demonstration against a meeting of European far-right political groups.

France

Le Pen sets out stall as the FN climbs to first place in French presidential polls

The leader of France's far-right Front Nationale, Marine Le Pen, has been defending her policies as her party moves into the lead in presidential opinion polls.

France

What are Marine Le Pen's policies?

Since the triumphs of Brexit and Trump, the Front National leader has been increasingly seen as a serious contender in the 2017 French presidential election.

France

Le Pen gets tough on Europe in French presidential campaign launch

Taking the top spot in her list of 144 election pledges is ‘the return of France’s sovereignty’.

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France

French journalist 'roughed up' by security guards at Le Pen appearance

A French journalist was violently removed by security guards from a Paris event on February 1, after asking National Front leader Marine Le Pen a question about her alleged misuse of European Union fu

France

France's Le Pen defies demand for "misspent" funds

France’s National Front leader Marine Le Pen has defied a deadline set by the EU authorities for her to repay funds they claim she has misspent.

Greece

Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn march against migrants in Athens

Anti-migrant Golden Dawn march in Athens

World News

Hungary's Orban : 'Make Europe great again'

Europe is starting a new era of political thinking, the situation is awfully bad and we need to change it – this is one of the main ideas of Hungarian Prime minister Viktor Orban who delivered a speec

Germany

Germany targets far-right extremists in dozens of raids

Several of those targeted were believed to have links to the Reichsburger movement, an extremist group which rejects the legitimacy of the German republic.

World News

Europe's far-right sets out its vision in Koblenz

Europe’s political direction will tilt towards the extreme right this year if elections go as many expect in France, Germany and the Netherlands.

Germany

Brexit 'will bring down all of Europe', Marine Le Pen declares

French National Front leader Marine Le Pen has said Brexit will trigger a domino affect which will bring down all of Europe.

Germany

German court rules neo-Nazi NPD is no threat to democracy

No ban for Neo-Nazi NPD

World News

Opinion: The perils of populist leaders: How their rise threatens basic human rights in Europe

World News

OPINION: Can the EU Survive Populism?

Italy

Police officer loses hand and eye in Florence bomb blast

A police officer has been seriously injured while trying to defuse a bomb in the Italian city of Florence.

France

Outrage at Le Pen call for free school ban for migrant children in France

The French Front National leader's call for an end to free education for the children of illegal immigrants has been roundly condemned in France.

Austria

Far-right hopeful Hofer within reach of Austrian presidency on Sunday

Austria faces a stark choice on Sunday, just as it did in May when left-leaning Alexander Van der Bellen and the far-right’s Norbert Hofer last faced off to become the country’s…

Austria

Van der Bellen and Hofer neck and neck ahead of Austrian run off vote

Alexander van der Bellen, an independent candidate, is neck and neck with Norbert Hofer, from the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) ahead of a re-run of Austria’s run-off presidential…

Austria

All you need to know about Austria's presidential election

Europe could lurch further to the right when Austrians go to the polls on Sunday, December 4, to choose a new president.

USA

Trump disavows alt-right conference after online video of Nazi salutes in his honour

Under pressure to strongly condemn the actions of a so-called ‘alt right’ group who celebrated Donald Trump’s election with Nazi salutes, the president-elect told the New York Times he ‘disavows’ the