Why Germany's 2006 World Cup patriotic fervor is unlikely to repeat at Euro 2024 When Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup, it unleashed an unexpected burst of national pride across the country The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2024
Rise of the far right a permanent cloud on Germany’s Euro 2024 horizon As the country prepares for the big kick-off this week the uneasy political backdrop cannot be ignored even if some would very much like it to be The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024
EU elections: far-right parties surge, but less than had been expected The results of the 2024 European elections have confirmed the surge of far-right parties in EU member states. However, while many recorded significant scores, the wave was not a groundswell, and the shifts vary from country to country. The Conversation · Jun 10, 2024
Campaign catchup: Europe’s right ascends, Lib Dems jump first, ReformCon cosy up In today’s newsletter: What swings toward the right in Germany, France, Belgium and beyond might mean for the UK election The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024
European elections: Paris and Berlin - not Brussels – will feel heat of far right’s gains Mainstream groups hold on to majority in European parliament but governments weakened in France and Germany The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024
EU elections: earthquake in France and a rightward policy lurch? Our panel responds Emmanuel Macron calls a snap election and the hard right wins big in Germany – but that’s far from the whole picture The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024
European election dents German leader's authority, boosts conservatives and the far right Dismal results for Germany’s governing parties in the European Parliament election have dented Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s authority and could prompt even more of the infighting that just cost the government dearly The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024
Emmanuel Macron calls snap election as far-right gains rattle EU’s traditional powers Far-right parties have rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially… The National (Scotland) · Jun 10, 2024
Far right surges in EU vote, topping polls in Germany, France, Austria French President Emmanuel Macron calls snap election after National Rally doubles vote share of centrist Renaissance. Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2024
Scholz's Coalition Suffers Rout At EU Polls In Germany German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition suffered a stinging defeat at the European elections Sunday, all three parties in his government trailing the conservatives and the far right, preliminary results showed. International Business Times · Jun 9, 2024
EU elections: Macron to dissolve French parliament after crushing loss to far right As National Rally achieves best ever result in France, populists also make gains in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2024
Germany's Governing Parties Face Weak Results In EU Vote Exit polls in Germany show gains for AfD and decline for governing parties in the European Parliament vote. Top News · Jun 9, 2024
Decision Time As France, Germany Headline EU Vote Finale The final -- and by far biggest -- day of EU elections takes place Sunday with voting in 21 member countries, including France and Germany, where support for surging far-right parties is being tested. International Business Times · Jun 9, 2024
Voters head to the polls on final day of EU elections Voting began across Europe Sunday on the final -- and biggest -- day of marathon EU elections, with balloting due in 21 countries, including France and Germany, where support for surging far-right parties is being tested. Radio France Internationale · Jun 9, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024 German leader hardens on deportations amid row with far right as EU election looms Chancellor says violent, foreign-born criminals, even from Syria and Afghanistan, may be forced to leave
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024 German chancellor vows to deport criminals following brutal attack by Afghan migrant German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vows that the country will start deporting criminals from Afghanistan and Syria again after a knife attack by an Afghan immigrant last week left one police officer dead and four more people injured
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024 The EU is braced for a rise in the hard right. What matters is how the centre responds 27-member bloc will have to adjust to new reality as rightwing groups expected to have real influence for first time
International Business Times · Jun 5, 2024 Candidate For Germany's Far-right AfD Wounded In Clash German police said Wednesday that a local election candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was hurt in the country's west after confronting a man taking down the party's posters.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024 Far-right AfD party candidate stabbed in Mannheim Heinrich Koch reportedly stabbed in altercation over election posters days after police officer died in attack in same German city
The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024 A member of a German far-right party stabbed and wounded in another attack on a politician German news agency dpa is reporting that a member of a far-right party was stabbed and wounded in the southwestern city of Mannheim
Al Jazeera · Jun 5, 2024 European elections: How will the vote work and what’s at stake? Far-right parties are expected to do well and could gain a stronger foothold in the European Parliament.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024 Ukraine is a dividing line in European election that centrists hope to exploit With populists on the left and right winning support across Europe, moderates have found a single issue of their own to campaign on
International Business Times · Jun 4, 2024 Holocaust Survivors Beg Young EU Voters To Shun Far Right The German far-right AfD party has "a lot in common" with the Nazis in the 1930s, according to 95-year-old Ruth Winklemann, who recalls having to hide in a shed with her mother after her father was sent to Auschwitz.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 2, 2024 EU readies for key elections with far right forecast to surge EU voters go to the polls in a week's time, with far-right, nationalist parties expected to do well in the bloc's next parliament in a time of social and geopolitical uncertainty.
Top News · May 31, 2024 German Politics In Turmoil Ahead Of European Parliament Elections Germany's European Parliament elections are influenced by government discord, economic struggles, and far-right controversies.