Far-right

In Europe and the United States, the far-right continues to gain political ground. And yet — despite increasingly frequent episodes of racist violence and the breakdown of the rule of law — acts of dissent remain scattered, limited to internet bubbles, and scarcely offer opportunities concrete change. But how can citizens make a difference when […]

Blog by Irene Dominioni, communications officer for the Central Eastern caravan, originally published here. Follow the Transeuropa Caravans project here and on social media on the hashtag #TranseuropaCaravans. It is a peaceful Tuesday night when we arrive in Dresden, in the North-East of Germany. It is just the second day of the route; the Central […]

On Sunday 13 January, Mayor of Gdansk Pawel Adamowicz was stabbed while on stage at a live charity event. He died in hospital the following day. The tragic event shook Poland and sent waves across the world. Many saw it as a consequence of the heated political climate present in Poland after over three years under the ultra-conservative and […]

“VICTORIE!” declared the Romanian LGBT rights organisation MozaiQ on their Facebook page last night, after a referendum this weekend to make legalising equal marriage even harder was lost following a nationwide boycott campaign. The two-day vote, on whether to amend the constitution’s definition of marriage to specify that it is between “a man and a woman” (rather […]

Dawid Krawczyk reports on 20-somethings in the ruling party of Poland.

*Impressions from the Campus of European Alternatives 2018 “Why is it so dark in here,” whispers the person next to me. We are in a room with many windows, yet, all blinds are shut. Outside, the blazing midday sun illuminates the rows of cypress, olive and fig trees lined up along the Tuscan hills. Inside, […]

DOMINIK SCHLETT Europe’s future depends on the management of migration. While in Germany the public debate shifted in favour of extreme right wing demands, the campaign DARE2MOVE as a part of Act4FreeMovement program aims to support non-German EU-citizens living in Berlin to advocate for their free movement rights. Migration and social rights lawyer and governing […]

The Roma must be identified with a census. Migrants must be rejected. The effectiveness of vaccines must be questioned. The good times for illegal immigrants are over. The European Union. NGOs paid by Soros. Mario Balotelli. The Italian anti-mafia journalist Saviano. The smugglers behind humanitarian rescue operations. Social centres. Mateo Salvini’s political communication tactics can […]

This Friday and Saturday, Czechs will head to the polls to decide how to face the winds of change.

Croatian philosopher Srećko Horvat comments on the American elections.