EU politics
Gerardo Fortuna – Orbán’s EU far-right group woos new members
The far-right in Europe has significant divisions, especially over geopolitics. In ‘Euronews’. Read the article HERE.
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Eric Toussaint – The Browning of Europe
A long assessment of the European Parliament election results but well worthwhile. Éric Toussaint is a historian and political scientist. He is spokesperson for the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt. Cross-posted from Counterpunch […]
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David Broder – Emmanuel Macron Has Handed Victory to the Far Right
Marine Le Pen’s allies celebrated a major advance in the opening round of France’s elections. Emmanuel Macron’s snap election gamble was a miscalculation — but the far right’s rise is also a product of his […]
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Romain Fathi – The far-right has surged to the lead in France’s elections. But forming a government remains a tall order
There’s going to be a lot of manouvering this week within the French establishment ahead of a second round of voting to keep National Rally out of power but also to reduce the influence of […]
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Sebastian Friedrich – Germany’s Far Right Is at War With Itself
The far-right Alternative für Deutschland came second in the European elections, but fell short of expectations. Now its leadership is riven by conflicts both internal to the party and among the broader European far-right milieu. […]
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David Hearst – Israel’s alliance with Europe’s fascists is the greatest threat to Jewish people
Israel is finding common cause with the European far-right because they both believe in a civilisation battle against Muslims. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker […]
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Christopher Bickerton – After Euroscepticism
The European far-right are increasingly comfortable operating within the EU, with proposals to exit the bloc almost entirely extinguished from their programmes. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
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Victor Goury-Laffont – Forget the far right. It’s the left that may squeeze Macron out of power.
France’s National Assembly election is undoubtedly one of the most important elections in Europe for many years. In ‘Politico’. Read the article HERE.
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Gianluca Piccolino – Meloni’s EU election victory sets the stage for a clash over the Italian constitution
With Berlusconi passed away and Salvini weaker than he has been in a long time, Meloni is now the dominant figure on the right-wing of Italian politics. Gianluca Piccolino is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the […]
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George Newth – EU elections: how Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni framed her politics throughout the campaign
Why would the far-right ever want rid of the EU, when it is serving it so well politically? George Newth is Lecturer in Politics and member of the Reactionary Politics Research Network at the University […]