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EU’s far-right parties expel Germany’s AfD from their group

ID group of populist parties cuts off Alternative für Deutschland after its candidate’s comments that SS were ‘not all criminals’

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024

Far-right group at European Parliament expels Germany’s AfD over Nazi comments

Germany's AfD party was expelled Thursday from its far-right group within the European Parliament after a series of scandals involving lawmaker Maximilian Krah, two weeks ahead of EU-wide elections.

France 24 · May 23, 2024

French PM Duels With Far-right Chief In Bid To Close Poll Gap

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and far-right party leader Jordan Bardella will lock horns Thursday in a TV debate ahead of European elections, as the ruling party of President Emmanuel Macron seeks to stave off disaster at the ballot box.

International Business Times · May 23, 2024

Germany's AfD Bans Scandal-hit Lead Candidate From EU Election Events

Germany's far-right AfD party on Wednesday banned its leading candidate from EU election campaign events, as it battled to draw a line under a series of scandals that has sparked a break with its French allies.

International Business Times · May 22, 2024

Have the French fallen out of love with Europe?

Although France is a founding member of the European Union, surveys show Euroscepticism is on the rise in the nation. In the lead up to the EU elections, RFI looks at what's feeding the disenchantment and what, if anything, can be done to rekindle the flame.

Radio France Internationale · May 18, 2024

Far-right EU election gains could boost nationalist parties on home turf

Polls indicate a surge for the right across the continent in next month’s ballots, but the centrists are still likely to hold sway in parliament

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024

EU Election Could Force Sharp Turn In Electric Car Policy

A change at the top of European institutions could herald a change in the 2035 target to phase out sales of internal combustion engine cars even though the automotive industry is already well down the road towards transitioning to electric vehicles.

International Business Times · May 6, 2024

Far-right Le Pen urges French to inflict 'crushing electoral sanction' on Macron

The leader of the hard-right National Rally party Marine Le Pen has called on voters to inflict "the most crushing electoral sanction" possible on President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance in next month's European elections.

Radio France Internationale · May 1, 2024

France has turned against Macron. Will Europe set the stage for President Le Pen?

The president is trailing the hard right – and forthcoming European elections could leave him a political lame duck, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024

‘Mortal’ Europe needs to scale up defence, says Macron in keynote speech

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged Europe to wake up to the fact that it was not sufficiently armed in the face of global threats such as Russian aggression that pose an existential challenge to the continent. In a major foreign policy speech, Macron called on Europe to adopt…

France 24 · Apr 25, 2024