Will Italy’s coronavirus crisis fuel the far-right?
Italy is staring down the barrel of the worst recession since World War II, which could bolster the far-right and damage the country's love affair with the EU, analysts say
Far right challenges Spain’s fight against gender violence
Two decades ago Ana Orantes gripped Spain when she recounted during a prime-time television interview the abuse she suffered at the hands of her ex-husband for 40 years
Salvini ambush sparks Italy political crisis
Italy is plunged into political uncertainty after Interior Minister Matteo Salvini calls for snap elections while parliament is on summer recess
European far-right alliance celebrates ‘new chapter’ in Milan
Italy's deputy premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has invited European nationalist and far-right parties to a rally in Milan before the European Parliament elections, to discuss a potential alliance.
The street: Expanding arena in Europe’s political battle
European governments from across the political spectrum have in the last months found themselves increasingly challenged on the streets by popular protest movements
Eurosceptic and populist forces in the European Union
European voters go to the polls from May 23-26 to choose a new parliament with many fearing that eurosceptics and populist will deal a new blow to the EU.
Spanish election: Five things to know
A third general election in less than four years, the emergence of the far-right, the Catalan crisis... Here are five things to know about Spain's early polls taking place on Sunday.
European elections: The EU’s Trump moment or business as usual?
EU officials worry that the European elections in a month's time could open the door to a new wave of populist, anti-EU politicians hell-bent on wrecking the bloc's modus operandi. But the populists' success will depend on their ability to work together.
Finland’s far-right fires new warning ahead of EU polls
The strong performance of the far-right in Finland's elections has mirrored the strength of anti-immigrant parties across the continent, just over a month before European parliament elections.
Has Germany’s migrant influx fuelled crime?
Germany's emboldened far right has seized on a number of high-profile crimes allegedly committed by migrants to excoriate Chancellor Angela Merkel's liberal border policy.
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