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Brief from Brussels: Europe Day puts bloc's future in focus

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Macron's portrait of a Europe that protects people

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Euroviews. Why 'Black Panther' is useful for countering populism | View

For those left disillusioned by capitalism, communism and democratization, is there an alternative narrative more inspiring than populism?

Russia

Euroviews. Russia's influence is much more than propaganda and fake news | View

How Russia’s growing soft power among Western populists has been underestimated.

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World News

Explained: the rise and rise of populism in Europe

Italy has become Europe’s fastest-growing hotbed of populism after voters this month turned to Lega and Five Star Movement in massive numbers.

Austria

Austria marks 80 years since annexation by Hitler

The anniversary of the so-called "Anschluss" comes as a new conservative-led coalition government in Austria includes the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), founded by former Nazis in the 1950s.

France

Prominent Front National youth member suspended over alleged racist sl

A Twitter video appears to show Davy Rodriguez uttering a racist insult outside a bar in Lille. He denies making the remarks.

World News

Euroviews. Populism in the West is thriving. Get ready for a new normal | View

The speed and the disruption of globalization has resulted in a new post-Cold War political context.

Italy

Election aftermath: What’s next in Italy?

As the dust settles after Sunday's election, Italy's President Sergio Mattarella still needs to consider who will be Prime Minister.

Italy

Will Europe get another 31 year old leader on Sunday?

Sharp-suited Luigi Di Maio is the candidate of the Five Star Movement, the populist anti-EU party that threatens to upend the political status quo.

Italy

Who is Italy's quiet leader?

Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni comes across as the classic "signore", an upper-middle class Italian male with refined tastes.

World News

Euroviews. Why the immigration debate is fuelling populism in Italy

Voters' views on immigration have more to do with their values and personality than economic concerns, and they're restructuring the political map of Italy and other Western nations.

Italy

Explained: Italy’s general election and why it's important for Europe

All you need to know as Europe’s populist wave is set to gather fresh momentum in Italy’s parliamentary elections on March 4.

Russia

Russia on populists: ‘We want to see Europe strong and stable’

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov denies accusations that Moscow seeks to undermine Europe by supporting anti-establishment parties, in his interview with Euronews.

Germany

How fall of the Berlin Wall paved way for Germany’s populists

Today many Easterners can't help but feel they were merely absorbed by their more wealthy, Western neighbors, rather than joining as equal partners.

Sweden

Euroviews. Sweden feels force of Trump effect: View

The populist right in Sweden is riding the same wave that brought Donald Trump to power in the US, writes Susan T Jackson.

Italy

EU welcomes Silvio Berlusconi as the man to save Italy from populism

Italy's former prime minister and Forza Italia leader could be on the verge of a political comeback going into March elections.

World News

‘Standing up to hate-inciting populists does work’ – HRW report

Human Rights Watch praises France under Macron for tackling xenophobia, but blasts Austria and the Netherlands for pandering to populists.

Economy

Falling trust and ‘toxic’ populism ‘eroding’ Europe’s institutions – E

The global risk consultancy says confidence in the political establishment and voter turnout have declined steeply. But it forecasts an encouraging year for the Eurozone.