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Vatican

Pope Francis speaks up against politicians who “sow hate and fear”

According to the Pope, Europe is "overcome by pessimism or by ideologies" after Italy, Britain, France and Poland elected nationalist politicians into the European Parliament

Europe News

The Brief: Meet the EU countries bucking the populist trend

Portugal, Luxembourg, Malta and Ireland have little or no far-right populists to speak while the rest of Europe is seeing a rise in support for these groups.

World News

Rudy Giuliani says nationalism is "very natural" during Europe visit

Nationalism is "very natural," Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani told Euronews ahead of Euro elections expected o show gains for far-right parties

Germany

Thousands demonstrate in Europe ahead of European Parliamentary elections

With just a week to go before the European parliamentary elections take place, tens of thousands of people, opposed to nationalist agenda's, took to the streets in cities right across Europe.

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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

Europe News

"Le Pen misuses the European Parliament"

MEPs severely criticize anti-European attitudes and laziness of ring-wing-populist members

World News

Euroviews. To protect democracy, the EU must improve young people's lives | View

Youth unemployment, poverty and a lack of opportunies are forcing young people to abandon mainstream politics and turn to the allure of populism to make their lives better.

World News

Euroviews. The week that was: Jumping into the unknown on Mars, Brexit and AI

A weekly round-up of the discussions on View that have been driving debate across Europe and further afield.

Germany

German teachers report themselves to far right party

Teachers in Germany have reported themselves to Alternative for Germany (AfD) after the far right party launched an online portal encouraging pupils to report school teachers if they criticise the political group or express biased political views.

Italy

Le Pen and Salvini meet, brand EU leaders 'enemies of Europe'

Far right leaders meet: Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini and France's Marine Le Pen held a press conference saying there must be an alternative Europe and that EU commission president Jean-Claude Junker and economic minister Pierre Moscovici - are enemies of Europe

Hungary

Analysis: Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon's speech in Hungary

Ahead of Euronews' exclusive interview with Trump's former right-hand man Steve Bannon, reporter Bryan Carter was in Hungary where the populist icon addressed his far-right counterparts.

Europe News

Italian right-wing leader slams EU 'destroyers' in Strasbourg

Matteo Salvini denounced the European Union as “destroyers” for policies he said robbed citizens of the right to hope.

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.