About: right-wing politics
Pécresse will not urge voters to pick Macron in final round
French right-wing candidate Valérie Pécresse said on Friday (8 April) she will not tell voters who to pick in the second round of the presidential election should she fail to make it past the first one on Sunday (10 April) - a surprising move for a party that has always urged voters to block the far-right.
Europe needs new approach to tackle right-wing climate denial, study finds
Half of all votes against climate and energy decisions in the European Parliament come from right-wing parties and that number is set to grow as they are expected to score high at the next European elections, according to a study presented in Brussels on Wednesday (27 February).
Austrian Socialists on verge of breaking far-right coalition taboo
The Austrian Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) is on the verge of breaking a long-standing taboo on forming political alliances with the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). EURACTIV Germany reports.
Austrian Socialists consider ending ban on far-right alliances
Austria's ruling Social Democrats are responding to rising anti-establishment sentiment in a way that would be unthinkable in most European nations, by moving towards lifting a self-imposed ban on coalitions with the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ).
Europe’s right in free fall as socialists surge
Marine Le Pen and the German far-right are suddenly losing votes but it remains to be seen how long the strong socialist rise led by Martin Schulz and Benoît Hamon will continue. EURACTIV’s partner Treffpunkteuropa reports.
Far-right ‘counter-summit’ claims ‘Europe will wake up in 2017’
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen urged European voters to follow the example of Americans and the British and "wake up" in 2017, at a meeting of far-right leaders aiming to oust established parties in elections this year.
Austrian far-right considers challenging election result
The far-right populist Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) is struggling to come to terms with its narrow defeat, and is considering challenging the results of the presidential election. EURACTIV Germany reports.
EU formally warns Poland in rule-of-law row
The EU today (1 June) formally warned Poland that it should find a solution to roll back Warsaw's overhaul of the top Polish court, which critics say endangers its independence.
Independent Van der Bellen defeats Austrian right
The Austrian Freedom Party's (FPÖ) candidate in the presidential election, Norbert Hofer, has conceded defeat to his independent rival, Alexander van der Bellen.
European Parliament funding of neo-Nazi conference rings alarm bells
The far-right Alliance for Peace and Freedom (APF) party has received EU-funding to the tune of €600,000, highlighting the ease with which neo-fascist groups have access to European Parliament financing. EURACTIV Germany reports.
PEGIDA founder dragged before German court
Lutz Bachmann, one of the founders of the German xenophobic PEGIDA movement, was put on trial in Dresden yesterday (18 April). The prosecution accuses him of having repeatedly harassed refugees and migrants on social media and inciting hatred. EurActiv Germany reports.
Slovakia’s Fico poised for win in boost to EU’s anti-refugee east
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is poised to win this weekend's general election, following a campaign built on strident anti-refugee policies shared by other EU leaders like Poland's Jarosław Kaczyński and Hungarian Premier Viktor Orbán.