In what’s been dubbed Europe’s supper sunday of elections, voters in Poland, Romania and Portugal are casting ballots today. One thing they all have in common is solid support for right wing populists, whether fueled by disillusionment with mainstream…
The dynamics are shifting in the Middle East under a U.S. president who sees the world through a financial lens.
For a Black chef taking on haute cuisine, the biggest challenge is not race but economics.
The vote saw the centre-right EPP rely on backing from the right wing of the hemicycle.
It’s a fiscal gamble, but for now, Reeves will continue to argue thereโs no other way than to take the bet she’s making.
Former British prime minister says of proposed deal: “Yes, it’s extortionate looked at one way, but so was Lend-Lease in 1941, wasn’t it?”
Bannon’s response: French far-right leader is “unworthy of leading France.”
The most prominent podcaster in the world used to forgo politics. Muskโs entry into government has him singing a different tune.
The move appears calculated to keep France’s powerful right wing appeased over the contentious issue.
The post France’s Bayrou to split controversial euthanasia bill appeared first on Euractiv.
Eight years ago, Trump and Brexit sparked fears social media was corroding reality. Now, that narrative is crumbling.
Swiss-Cameroonianโs nomination wrong-foots those expecting the exhibition to take a nationalistic turn under the right wing Meloni governmentThe Venice Biennale has for the first time appointed an African woman as the curator of its contemporary art fe…
Swiss-Cameroonianโs nomination wrong-foots those expecting the exhibition to take a nationalistic turn under the right wing Meloni governmentThe Venice Biennale has for the first time appointed an African woman as the curator of its contemporary art fe…
Toto, we’re not in 2016 anymore.
Groans, moans, applause, scolding. It was more open-mic night than august debate.
The EUโs top official Ursula von der Leyen has joined a growing list of climate stalwarts planning to give this yearโs COP29 conference a miss. The European Commission confirmed its president would not attend the talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week โ despite being listed on a schedule of speakers released yesterday. Von der Leyen [โฆ]
Your step-by-step guide to the European election’s season finale.
Multilingualism is coming for Flanders โ though not everyone likes that idea.
Representing the right wing of the party, accustomed to controversial comments, the 44-year-old is tasked with turning around a party weakened by its historic defeat in the July elections.
Amid an apparent rightward shift on migration, EU ministers are meeting to talk new migration deals and how to make the return of irregular migrants more efficient.
Rare public appearance from MI5 boss Ken McCallum also includes stark warnings about Russia, Iran โ and funding pressures on the intelligence service itself.
Spain’s Vox received โฌ9.2 million from a bank linked to the Hungarian prime minister.
Former Labour prime minister says Conservatives must unite and heed concern over immigration.
Beefed-up anti-protest laws take aim at climate activists and allow nonviolent protesters to be jailed.
The former prime minister faces an up hill struggle to rehabilitate her battered reputation.
They were responding to a call from a far-left party leader who criticised as a power grab the president’s appointment of a right wing prime minister.
Talks initially collapsed after a row over the budget and the proposed implementation of a capital gains tax.
In the wake of this summer’s riots, Keir Starmer’s new Labour government is seeking answers.
With just 121 Conservative MPs left, it’ll be an uphill struggle for these contenders to turn around the once-mighty British party’s fortunes.
Roberta Metsola will lead a new European Parliament of 720 members from the EU’s 27 member states. With two new far-right groups, the biggest drop in female representation since 1979 and an average age of 50, how will the balance of the chamber change?…
The EUโs choice to lead for the next five years, Ursula von der Leyen, will have a tough time facing down the populists.
European Union Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said the Commission will propose changes to the EU’s visa regime within July, according to two letters addressed to member states and seen by Euractiv, sent at the time Commission President Ursula…
The New Popular Front stands on the cusp of a victory that has the potential to transform the course of French history.
The outgoing prime minister secures a way forward after the snap election debacle.
French President Emmanuel Macron needs the right-wing Les Rรฉpublicains party to form a central coalition in the National Assembly, but the party remains sharply divided over whether to ally with him or the Socialists.
Meet the runners and riders vying to lead the Tories after the party’s worst election defeat in history.
The Britain envisaged by the countryโs Euroskeptic politicians looks further away than ever.
Candidate defects to the Tories saying “vast majority” of people standing for Reform UK are “racist, misogynistic, and bigoted.”
After a historic 34% victory for the Rassemblement National in the parliamentary elections, France’s centre-right remains divided on next steps as its base of support may prove vital to blocking a far-right victory in the second round.
Centre right The Republicans Party President Eric Ciotti Sunday said that though his alliance with National Rallyโs Jordan Bardella, he aims to build a right-wing government โto re-establish order on our streetsโ and โfight mass immigrationโ.
The Conservative duo slammed the nomination process to elect EU high-level positions as undemocratic and misaligned with the outcome of the EU elections, which saw the right wing gaining prominence in the European Parliament.
Two new groups could emerge from the ongoing post-election negotiations.
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of
London
Photo credit: Luxofluxo, via Wikimedia Commons
Introduction
While attention has been focussed
on the overhaul of EU law on asylum โ which I have analysed in an upcoming
article…
French right-wing parties were mired by infighting Thursday as campaigning intensified for snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron. Eric Ciotti of the mainstream right Republicans party announced a surprise alliance with the RN this week, w…
This could be the most destructive national election in the 70-year history of the European project. ย
Far-right leaders are expected to broach the possible re-configuration of the right wing in the European Parliament.
The party founded by Nicolas Sarkozy is feuding over talks of an alliance with the far right.
On Tuesday, the Chairman of Les Rรฉpublicains, Eric Ciotti, announced an alliance between his party and the far-right Rassemblement National, led by Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, ahead of parliamentary elections in France.
Rishi Sunak’s policy platform is unlikely to keep many Tories happy.
Emmanuel Macron, Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak all appear to have concluded that their only way to escape dire political problems is by dramatically changing the plot.
Ursula von der Leyen needs her frenemyโs support to secure another term as European Commission president. Will he deliver?
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Social Democratic Party are warning they could torpedo a second von der Leyen term.
EU governments used to castigate Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda scheme: not any more.
The company he keeps: Labour leader shrugs off complaints about drift to the right as he courts votes.
The history of U.S.-Israeli relations suggests Washingtonโs leverage may not be as great as some progressive Democrats think.
Theyโre set to make historic gains in Juneโs European elections, but Europeโs rising right wing parties need to find unity if they are to wield greater influence on the EU stage, experts tell Euronews.
Ursula von der Leyen takes part alongside representatives from seven other parties as EU gears up for European parliament electionsThe far-right Identity and Democracyโs representative, Anders Vistisen, wrote on social media ahead of the debate:โThe en…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Sunda that she will be running in the European elections as the only candidate for her party Fratelli dโItalia, hoping that her candidacy will help the right wing in the European Parliament and relegat…
And lived to tell the tale.
โWhen we have enough forces, we will liberate a whole Russian region. We will set up a government โฆ The rebellion will grow, and we will move on to other regions until we march on Moscow,โ says Caesar.
The voluntary EU code of conduct includes a promise to not produce, use or disseminate “any form of deceptive content.”
On this episode of our daily Today in the EU podcast we are talking about Commission President Ursula von der Leyenโs effort to gain support from both ends of the political spectrum.
Germany describes Denis Kapustin as a top neo-Nazi, and his role in the war is a double-edged sword for Kyiv.
France’s Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly voted against a free-trade agreement between the EU and Canada thanks to an unusual alliance in the upper house between left and right wing opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron.ย
Europeโs fringe parties are beating centrists at reaching TikTok users, a data analysis by POLITICO shows.
The Italian prime minister is courting Trump and preparing to tilt European policy her way.
As Europe turns right, Steve Bannon looks to get back in the game after a landmark Italian court win.
“It’s hard to be a woman in politics,” said Jรฉromine Andolfatto, policy and campaign officer at the European Women’s Lobby.
Centre right, conservatives and far right are opposing the introduction of mandatory anti-harassment training for members of the European Parliament (MEPs) at the beginning of their mandate, a source from the European Parliament close to the matter tol…
Unknown lead candidate Nicolas Schmit tells POLITICO his side will win, despite far-right surge.
Five-Star Movement candidate Alessandra Todde winning the regional elections in Sardinia against Fratelli dโItaliaโs Paolo Truzzu represents a clear setback for the right wing and the government coalition led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of J…
UK centrist Conservatives are in search of a leader to stop the right hijacking the party after the election.
European Commission president suggests openness to working with some right-wingers as she seeks a second term.
If the guns of war are to be silenced, it will mean the exit of Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas and Yahya Sinwar.
The next EU Parliament looks more pro-Russian and less green than the current one. Could a far-right EU really happen?
Anti-European, populist and far-right parties are expected to get a significant number of votes in the June European Parliament elections, according to a report by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) released on Wednesday (24 January).
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway University of London*
Photo credit: Voice of
America, via Wikimedia
Commons *Sentences with an asterisk have been updated since the original post in light of later developments. Most recent update: 14 May …
