Europe’s far-right parties are anti-worker – the evidence clearly proves it We analysed the voting patterns of far-right groups on eight issues including pay and tax. Their rhetoric is hollow The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2024
Carpenter sits out last three IndyCar oval races, Rasmussen continues Ed Carpenter Racing has announced that Christian Rasmussen will close out the 2024 IndyCar Series season, with owner/driver Ed Carpenter stepping aside for the Milwaukee and Nashville oval races. Autosport · Aug 28, 2024
Europe: Ursula von der Leyen hails ‘emotional moment’ as she wins further five-year term – as it happened European Commission president to remain in post after 401 MEPs voted in favour, 284 against and 15 abstained The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024
Von der Leyen in anti-extremist pitch for second term as MEPs prepare to vote Knife-edge vote set to result in another five-year mandate for commission’s first female leader or a crisis for EU The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024
Patriots for Europe? Viktor Orbán’s new EU group is another hollow victory for the far right Marine Le Pen’s RN and Hungary’s Fidesz have joined forces. But Europe’s far right is fractured and Orbán isolated, says political scientist Cas Mudde The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024
Germany’s AfD and extremist allies set up second EU parliament far-right group Europe of Sovereign Nations group could prove more extreme than existing Fidesz-National Rally grouping The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024
Le Pen and Orbán join forces in European parliament far-right alliance The group, styled Patriots for Europe, becomes the third-largest force and largest-ever far-right bloc assembly The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024
VeeKay “loyal” to ECR but exploring IndyCar options for 2025 and beyond Count Rinus VeeKay among the shortlist of talented drivers in the IndyCar Series without definite plans for 2025. Autosport · Jul 5, 2024
VeeKay insists he's “loyal” to ECR, but exploring options for 2025 and beyond Count Rinus VeeKay among the shortlist of talented drivers in the IndyCar Series without definite plans for 2025. Motorsport · Jul 5, 2024
Giorgia Meloni rails against pro-Europe parties’ deal on top EU jobs Italian PM says deal that cut out her Eurosceptic block ignored EU’s rightward shift and reflects ‘oligarchic’ mindset The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2024
Meloni, Macron Camps Tussle Over EU Parliament Ranking A far-right camp led by Italian premier Giorgia Meloni's party and a centrist rival linked to France's Emmanuel Macron are tussling over which emerges larger in the EU parliament once the dust settles from elections this month. International Business Times · Jun 20, 2024
EU leaders move closer towards giving second term to Ursula von der Leyen European Commission president appears likely to keep her job as meetings continue to decide who gets top EU roles The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
European Parliament at crossroads as right-wing parties triumph in EU vote While the centre-right European People’s Party remains the largest bloc, analysts say a shift to the right is likely. Al Jazeera · Jun 12, 2024
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 Independent UK · Jun 9, 2024 Millions will vote on Europe's super Sunday, with surveys suggesting a shift to the right Millions of voters are heading to the polls for the European Union’s election super Sunday
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
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 The far right may not win real power in Europe – but it will influence those who do Polls predict huge gains for the far right in the European elections. But it is too fragmented to truly capitalise on them, says Cas Mudde of the University of Georgia
France 24 · Jun 4, 2024 European parliamentary elections: What a right-wing surge could mean for the EU Polls show that Europe is facing a potential shift to the right in elections set for June 6-9, when millions of EU citizens will vote to elect new members of the European Parliament, a body crucial for shaping the bloc’s policies. With far-right parties likely to win greater influence, the…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024 Giorgia Meloni has emerged as a kingmaker for the EU – but will she turn to centre right or far right? Even her toughest opponents admit she’s played it cleverly. Yet the long-term aims of Italy’s prime minister remain unclear, writes Jon Henley
France 24 · May 31, 2024 EU Socialists' lead candidate Nicolas Schmit warns against 'arrangement' with far right He's been seen campaigning on empty beer crates in pubs and playing table tennis. Talking Europe catches up with the lead candidate of the Party of The European Socialists (PES) and asks him what he has learned in this EU election campaign, away from the buttoned-up confines of the Berlaymont…
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024 Political donations in France swerve to the right as Le Pen’s niece raises more than Macron Marion Maréchal’s Reconquête received nine times more donations than Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, analysis reveals
The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2024 Greens ‘will not back von der Leyen’ for re-election if she does deal with far right German Green MEP warns that EU plan to tackle climate crisis will be put at risk by agreement with hard right parties
The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024 Le Pen invites Meloni to form ‘super-group’ in European parliament French far right leader suggests alliance of ID and ECR groups, including Italian PM’s Brothers of Italy