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Far right, far out!
The far-right movement in Europe is resembling a round of shooting stars. In early March, Dutch politician Geert Wilders made big gains in local elections. The Lega Nord (Northern League) in Italy and Jobbik in Hungary too are clocking up the seats in their national parliaments. French ultranationalist Le Pen's daughter Marine continues his legacy. There's also the question of a European underground though, who are cultivating populist anti-islamic, anti-globalisation and regionalist discourse. What is taking place in a Europe of 2010?
- Read the special edition Far right, far out!
- The Netherlands, France, Italy: rise of Europe's right-wing
- Bloc Identitaire: lowdown on France's new far-right
- Germany's far-right: style and tea party shakeup
- Casa Pound Italia: Neo-fascists on the rise
- Understanding nationalist ideology in Hungary: 'enormous potential for violence'
Fathoming the power of right-wing populist Geert Wilders in Europe
If the freedom party leader is successful in the June parliamentary elections, Dutch politics will be destabilised and Europe will be forced to deal seriously with the man once nicknamed 'Mozart', write the Dutch, Swiss, Spanish and Slovakian press
right wing extremism, vote, netherlands, eurotopics, geert wilders, euweek, press review
Italian far-right on Facebook: 'kill them all in Zingonia'
On Facebook, the group ‘Let’s invade Zingonia and kill them all’ has gathered 700 members. Volunteer teacher Miriam talks about how spiralling anti-immigrant rhetoric is making life difficult for Italy’s new arrivals
right wing extremism, italy, immigration, clandestine, lega nord, illegal immigrants, best of cafebabel.com
Trade of Nazi propaganda is booming in Poland
Punishable in Germany, legal in Poland: SS badges, swastikas, t-shirts illustrated with extreme-right symbolism and far-right music are sold in border markets on the Oder and Neisse. Poland is the biggest producer of nazi propaganda in Europe. Although the marketing of political goals is forbidden, trade with Nazi devotees is not
right wing extremism, poland, youth, rock, extremism, fashion, right-wing
'Institutionalising' extremism in Cologne's Pro Köln movement
The mosque currently in construction will be able to hold the 120, 000 muslims who live in the west German city. Consequently, the ‘Pro Cologne’ movement is rapidly losing its electoral base in the next municipal elections in mid-September. First in a series of five reports in our 'Europe on the ground' mission, which sent five EU journalists to Koeln
right wing extremism, moschee, cities, europe on the ground, cologne, islam, right-wing
Europe's far-right youth: '10 years ago we were 'Nazi losers'. Now it’s ok to be a Nazi'
Their election scores confirm it; the extreme right parties have got the wind in their sails. A new generation of activists has arrived to take up the duties, and they have profoundly changed the way in which the extreme right does politics
right wing extremism, advertising, neo-nazis, front national, npd, web 2.0, right-wing
EU election results: France, Holland poor socialist performance
The EU elections between 4 and 7 June 2009 have revealed the high price of political opportunism in 2005, when they opposed the European constitution
right wing extremism, netherlands, european elections 2009, pes, geert wilders, eudebate2009, euroscepticism
Europe has voted: so what's the trend?
From 4 - 7 June 2009 the citizens of the 27 EU member states cast their votes for a new European parliament. The voter turnout was relatively low, but the trends are clear to see. In many countries right-wing parties gained a larger share of the vote while national governments were punished. The press in Holland, Poland, Italy, Finland, Austria and Hungary speak
right wing extremism, italy, netherlands, european elections 2009, hungary, poland, geert wilders
Cinema NAZIROCK: give the swastika and Sieg Heil credibility
That's the theme of the second Italian 'rockumentary', the second work by former journalist Claudio Lazzaro, following his first film featuring the Lega Nord party
right wing extremism, cinema, culture, documentaire, gianfranco fini, right-wing, elections
Anti Jean-Marie Le Pen amendment: EU parliament wants to conceal the extremists
The French nationalist, now in his eighties, is the oldest MEP. As such, if he is returned, the honour falls to him to chair the inaugural meeting on 14 July. However his revisionist assertions, repeated many times, disturb his fellow euro MPs. What action can be taken when European democracy is tainted with extremism?
right wing extremism, front national, european elections 2009, geert wilders, élections européennes, power, extremism
Take back your Portuguese worker: how racist is Europe?
A homeless Indian man burnt alive in a station in Rome, strikes launched by English workers worried about their jobs - news buzzes reveal how much racism still lurks in Europe
Press review: the European right after Jörg Haider's death
Following the death of the Austrian politician after a car accident on 11 October, the European press speculates on the consequences for coalition negotiations in the country. Haider's Alliance for the Future of Austria could now possibly reunite with the Freedom Party of Austria
right wing extremism, eurotopics, european elections 2009, jörg haider, austria, eudebate2009, flanders
Franco, Hitler and Mussolini: fascist-flavoured holidays
Buy yourself a dictator-inspired trinket when you visit the tourist hotspots popular amongst nostalgists from the western and southern European right - overview
right wing extremism, italy, hitler, tourism, franco, portugal, antonio de oliveira salazar
Tomsk: Putin ‘cleans up’ the Russian marketplace
The 1st April saw the banning of all foreign salespersons in Russian market places. Cafébabel.com meets Ahmed, a Tajik victim of this economic ‘ethnic cleansing’
Poland: ‘never again’ right-wing
Since the changes in 1980 the members of the association ‘Nigdy Wicej’ (‘Never Again‘) fight tirelessly against right-wing extremism and fascism in Poland
'I am a skinhead from Moscow'
Russian magistrates, politicians and media are concealing more and more racist attacks on foreigners
right wing extremism, krasnodar, post-soviet states, russian federation, multiculturalism, world affairs, racism
Far right Bulgarian is youngest MEP
The recent accession of Bulgaria and Romania was the pill that the ultra nationalists in the European Parliament took, doubling their superpower forces
right wing extremism, turkey, roma, elections, bulgaria, european union, european parliament
Join the Le Pen and Mussolini club
Representing a mere 2.5% of the EU chamber, the new far-right group in parliament is receiving the political cold shoulder
right wing extremism, right-wing, jean-marie le pen, vlaams belang, european constitution, romania, marine le pen
New Munich synagogue opens after neo-Nazi scare
On November 9, the new Central Synagogue in Munich will be inaugurated. But how integrated is the town's Jewish community?
right wing extremism, munich, religion, germany, neo-nazis, society
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