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Why Wilders won: Election boosts Dutch far right, but what happens next?

Wilders’s Party for Freedom has been on a long ascent, fuelled by poverty and the fear of competition from migration.

Al Jazeera

Make noise! A murder and a movie stir Italians to loudly demand an end to violence against women

Anger has erupted in Italy over the slaying of a college student allegedly by an ex-boyfriend who resented her success and wouldn't accept their breakup

The Independent UK

Geert Wilders’ victory confirms upward trajectory of far right in Europe

Dutch general election results show how populist and far-right parties are advancing into political mainstream

The Guardian - UK

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Geert Wilders: how election victory in the Netherlands for Party for Freedom fits into a wider picture of European radical-right populism

The results of the Dutch election, in which Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom emerged as victors, have sent shockwaves through the political establishment.

The Conversation

In political shift to the far right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins big in Dutch elections

The far-right and anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders is heading for a massive parliamentary election victory

The Independent UK

Anti-Islam populist Wilders wins Dutch elections in a shock for Europe

The far-right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders was headed for a massive parliamentary election victory Thursday in one of the biggest political upsets in Dutch politics since World War II, and one that is bound to send shockwaves through Europe.

Radio France Internationale

Italian minister allegedly forced high-speed train to make unscheduled stop

Francesco Lollobrigida accused of treating Italy’s rail service as his ‘personal luxury car’

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Italian decree curtails rights of unaccompanied migrant minors

Italy is one of the main countries of arrival in Europe for thousands of minors crossing the Mediterranean on their own. Since the beginning of her mandate as prime minister, far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has prioritised the fight against illegal immigration. This fall, the Italian executive approved a decree targeting…

France 24

Italy's far-right claim The Lord of the Rings – but they've misread Tolkien's message

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni and I have precious little in common. But one important thing we share is The Lord of the Rings. Both she and I regard the J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy as a personal “sacred text” which has profoundly shaped our values and our political commitments.

The Conversation

Venice Biennale’s new, rightwing director has art world guessing

Meloni’s party is pleased by the appointment but Pietrangelo Buttafuoco has surprised before – not least by adopting Islam

The Guardian - UK

War ‘fatigue’: Is Europe tired of the conflict in Ukraine?

Are EU leaders tired of Russia’s war in Ukraine and ready to seek a way out? That was the message from Italy's prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, during a phone call in September with Russian comedians posing as an African Union official. Although Meloni’s office later said it regretted the PM’s…

France 24

Italy bans lab-grown meat and ‘tofu steak’ in a bid to protect prosciutto and the people who make it

Factories found to be producing fake meat face fines exceeding $160,000.

Fortune

Lost lions, heavy seals and long, long days ahead – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Albania proposes a draft law on a contentious deal with Italy to jointly process asylum applications

The Albanian government has put forth a draft law on a contentious deal with Italy to jointly process some asylum applications of migrants arriving in Italy by sea

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Italy’s far right embraces Middle-earth as PM opens Tolkien show

Giorgia Meloni’s involvement highlights government’s growing interest in shaping output of Italy’s cultural institutions

The Guardian - UK

Ruthless, clever, pragmatic: why Giorgia Meloni is so dangerous to Italy – and Europe

The Italian PM has watered down old far-right ideas for the 21st century – and is attempting to remake Italy in her own image, says Anne McElvoy, executive editor of Politico

The Guardian - UK

German chancellor Olaf Scholz agrees ‘historic’ stricter migration policy

Move comes hours after Italy unveils plan to build asylum reception centres in Albania for those arriving by sea

The Guardian - UK

EU asks for more information on Meloni’s move to send asylum seekers to Albania after ‘practically zero notice’ of deal – as it happened

EU wants to discuss implications of deal after Italy announces new migration policy

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The Independent UK

Baby’s parents set for new hearing after Italian government intervenes

Indi Gregory has been granted Italian citizenship – a move that mirrors developments in a case involving 23-month-old Alfie Evans five years ago

The Independent UK

Critically ill baby’s parents prepare for further court hearing

A judge is due to consider more issues relating to the care of Indi Gregory at a private hearing in the Family Division of the High Court.

The Guardian - UK

Italy to create asylum seeker centres in Albania, Giorgia Meloni says

Neighbouring country would house up to 3,000 people rescued at sea by Italian boats, with some exceptions for vulnerable groups

The Independent UK

Albania agrees to temporarily house migrants who reach Italy while their asylum bids are processed

Albania has agreed to temporarily give shelter to thousands of the migrants who reach Italy while Italian authorities process their asylum bids

The Guardian - UK

Continued support for Ukraine will cost the west less than letting Putin win

Donor fatigue is setting in among western states. But a Russian victory would embolden its leader to sow economic chaos

The Guardian - UK

What’s in a word? How less-gendered language is faring across Europe

A contentious vote in the French senate is only the latest battleground in the culture war over inclusive language

Al Jazeera

Italian PM’s diplomatic adviser steps down over prank phone call fiasco

Meloni discussed issues such as the Ukraine war and migration with a Russian comedian posing as an African official.

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