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Merz criticised after calling for Syrians in Germany to ‘go back’ home

The German chancellor has drawn condemnation from NGOs and members of his own government

The Guardian - UK

Can Europe’s public service media survive attacks by the far right?

From Italy to France, Germany to Hungary, nationalist governments and politicians are targeting media with the same playbook

The Guardian - UK

‘Assault on justice’: how far-right attacks are threatening rule of law in Europe

Judicial independence is under threat as populist politicians target judges and authoritarian governments attempt constitutional reforms

The Guardian - UK

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Even Germany’s far right AfD is distancing itself from Donald Trump

The Alternative for Germany party’s co-leader has reportedly told members to cut back on trips to cultivate ties with the MAGA movement, ahead of key elections

The Independent UK

Newsletter: Hungary accused of briefing Moscow on sensitive EU talks

Also today: The results from a nail-biting parliamentary election in Slovenia and French muncipal runoffs considered a political litmus test a year before a pivotal presidential ballot.

Euronews

Election in Rhineland-Palatinate: AfD achieves record result in western Germany

In the Rhineland-Palatinate state election, the Christian Democrats have, according to projections, won just over 30% of the vote. They are clearly ahead of the Social Democrats and look set to provide the next state premier.

Euronews

Podcast: Is Europe's biggest political party shifting too far to the right?

The European People's Party (EPP) celebrated its 50th anniversary this week amid reports that party boss Manfred Weber has been flirting with the far right, despite a firewall meant to prevent this.

Euronews

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Newsletter: Europe resists US pressure to force re-opening of Strait of Hormuz

Also in this newsletter: European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica and Finnish Foreign Minister Elena Valtonen speak to Europe Today.

Euronews

Newsletter: EU ministers to mull bolstering naval mission under US pressure

Also in this newsletter: Belgian Prime Ministers calls on Europe to cut deal with Russia on war in Ukraine, and EU diplomats expect tensions over the closed Druzhba pipeline to play out until after April's Hungarian elections.

Euronews

EU Parliament firewall breached? EPP reportedly worked closely with AfD

Investigations suggest the EPP group in the European Parliament cooperated more closely with right-wing parties, including the AfD, on tougher EU migration laws, with a chat group and a meeting of MEPs playing a key role.

Euronews

The Guardian view on a green wake-up call for Friedrich Merz: Europe’s political centre loses its way again

Editorial: The German chancellor and his Social Democrat coalition partners need to learn the right lessons, after an election reverse in Germany’s third-largest state

The Guardian - UK

‘Bitter result’ for Friedrich Merz as Greens win in German car heartland

Cem Özdemir gains 30.2% of vote in Baden-Württemberg, ahead of CDU, with far-right AfD in third

The Guardian - UK

Germany moves to legalise wolf hunting in response to livestock ‘bloodlust’

Lower house votes in favour of polarising law after rapid increase in population and attack on grazing farm animals

The Guardian - UK

Will Trump’s Middle East war also engulf Friedrich Merz?

The war will have incalculable implications for Europe – and yet, the chancellor has held back from publicly challenging an increasingly erratic Donald Trump

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The Independent UK

German court says intelligence agency can't designate the AfD party an extremist group for now

A German court says that the country’s domestic intelligence agency can’t label the Alternative for Germany party a proven right-wing extremist group while it considers a complaint by the party against last year's designation

The Guardian - UK

Look to Italy to see how the dangerous idea of ‘remigration’ is taking root in Europe

To even be talking about this drastic deportation policy is a sign the far right is winning, says author David Broder

The Guardian - US

NY Young Republican Club leader to speak in Pretoria, cementing bonds with Afrikaners and European far right

International conference circuit gives worldwide right wing opportunities to share ideas and learn from each other

The Guardian - UK

The AfD is flirting with Nazi history – but moral outrage alone won’t stop the far right

Coincidence or not, the party has timed its congress for the centenary of an infamous Nazi rally. But condemnation didn’t stop Hitler, and it’s not enough now, says historian and journalist Katja Hoyer

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The Guardian - UK

‘An insult to our name’: AfD urged to stop using Simson mopeds at events

Descendants of Jewish brothers forced to sell company to Nazis say appropriation by German far right is ‘repulsive’

Euronews

IOC defends sale of T-shirt bearing Nazi 1936 Berlin Games imagery

The T-shirt sold on the Olympic Games' online stores has caused widespread controversy across Germany as people accused the IOC of disseminating Nazi propaganda.

The Guardian - US

Trump official allies with Europe’s far right in attacks on migration and hate speech policies

US state department’s Sarah B Rogers has become face of White House’s hostility to European liberal democracies

The Guardian - UK

‘Was I scared going back to China? No’: Ai Weiwei on AI, western censorship and returning home

He has been jailed, tracked and threatened by China’s government. What was it like pay a visit home? As he publishes a polemic about surveillance and state control, the artist relives a momentous trip to see his mother

The Conversation

Is CEO activism threatening democracy?

Intervening in the boardroom alone no longer seems to be enough for a good number of CEOs who are becoming increasingly vocal about politics. The most prominent example is Elon Musk, who publicly endorsed Donald Trump during the 2024 US presidential election campaign and later accepted a government role offered…

Radio France Internationale

Africa poised to outgrow Asia for first time amid youth boom

Africa’s growth could outpace Asia’s for the first time in 2026, figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggest, as the continent’s population continues to rise fast.

The Independent UK

Lawmakers in German state elect new governor to counter far-right rise

Lawmakers in an eastern German state have elected a new governor as mainstream parties try to prevent a victory for the far-right Alternative for Germany in a regional election that is only seven months away

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