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The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2023

Viktor Orbán-influenced university plans outpost in London

Exclusive: Branch will be part of attempts to spread Hungarian leader’s populist philosophy across Europe

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023

Hungary's Orbán to host Turkish, Serbian and other leaders alongside world track championships

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will hold bilateral meetings in the coming days with the leaders of Turkey, Serbia, Qatar and a host of Central Asian nations, a sign of the European country’s continuing drift toward the Eastern sphere of influence

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Spain’s election is a key battle in the Europe-wide struggle against neofascism

If the anti-feminist, anti-migration Vox seizes power, this will embolden the far right in Germany, Finland and beyond, says former British Labour prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023

Many once-democratic countries continue to backslide, becoming less free – but their leaders continue to enjoy popular support

Democracy is decreasing globally – and has been doing so for the last 17 years, according to 2023 findings published by the nonprofit group Freedom House, which advocates for democracy.

The Conversation · Jul 13, 2023

Mark Rutte: the everyman Dutch PM whose ‘Teflon’ powers finally waned

Netherlands’ longest-serving leader has announced he will not stand at next election after his government collapsed

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023

Authors leave Hungarian publisher in protest at sale to Orbán-linked college

Libri Group’s takeover by Mathias Corvinus Collegium raises fears of crackdown on literary freedoms

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023

‘Europe is in a dangerous place’: Theatre Olympics staged against a backdrop of war

Festival curtain rises to debate – and discontent – over the role of drama, censorship and Russian artists

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023

Tory MPs accused of ‘cosying up’ to far-right Hungarian leader Orbán

Three veteran backbenchers pictured at recent event in Budapest with other members of rightwing grouping

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023

Europe’s lurch to the right rolls on. Only unity on the left can stop it

Recent polls in Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey and Finland tell the story of voters swayed by fear and prejudice. Progressive parties – take note Keir Starmer – need a clear, principled agenda to turn that tide

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023