Portugal's snap election has brought seismic change — the Socialists are now in opposition and the center-right Democratic Alliance, which narrowly won the vote, will try to form a minority government. But the biggest shock came when the far-right, ultra-nationalist, anti-immigrant Chega won more than a million votes and became the third-largest party in par ... Show More
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How not to fall: Behind von der Leyen’s fightback and Macron’s meltdown
While the French government collapses in Paris, Ursula von der Leyen stands unshaken in Strasbourg. It’s been a week of political tremors — some performative, others seismic. Just three months after facing her first motion of censure, the European Commission president was hit wit ... Show More
47m 27s
Oct 3
Humiliating Europe: Trump’s culture war and the EU’s response
What do Donald Trump’s culture war, Moldova’s EU ambitions, and Czechia’s upcoming parliamentary election have in common? They all reveal how Europe is being tested — and sometimes humiliated. In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton speaks with Paweł Zerka, senior ... Show More
37m 33s
Dec 2022
Is European politics shifting to the right?
German police have disrupted a far-right plot to seize power, arresting dozens of people on Wednesday. But as right-wing parties win more votes, and even power in some EU states, are we seeing a general move to the right in European politics?
Join host Nastasya Tay.
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21m 31s
Aug 2023
По всей Европе (от Финляндии до Испании) усиливаются ультраправые политики. В чем причина? И дает ли это что-нибудь Путину (это ведь вроде его друзья)?
2 августа стало известно, что премьер-министр Италии Джорджа Мелони подала иск об оскорблении и клевете против лидера британской рок-группы Placebo. Ранее во время концерта в Турине музыкант назвал ее «фашисткой, расисткой и нацисткой». Джорджа Мелони возглавляет в Италии правую ... Show More
58m 3s
Sep 2022
Could the far right win in Sweden? With Dominic Hinde
Ahead of the Swedish general election on 11 September, we take a look at why the far-right party has risen in the polls and whether a recent recovery by the ruling Social Democrats means the country’s prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, will be able to retain power.
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21m 33s
May 2024
How much power can far-right parties win in Europe?
Gideon talks to Henry Foy, the FT’s bureau chief in Brussels, about next week’s EU parliamentary elections. Far-right parties are set to win more seats, but how will this translate into their ability to influence policy? Clip: Bruegel TV
How will the European parliamentary electi ... Show More
20m 16s
Feb 2023
Elly Schlein: Italiens linke Hoffnung
Italiens Sozialdemokraten haben die progressive Elly Schlein an ihre Spitze gewählt. Kann sie die Opposition einen? Und ist ein klarer linker Kurs die Zukunft der Sozialdemokratie?
Jung, progressiv und vor allem politisch links – das ist Elly Schlein – die neue, und erste, Chefin ... Show More
24m 2s
Feb 2024
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny dies in prison; Europe's reaction to Trump's incendiary remarks about NATO; Prospects for peace in the Israel-Hamas war; Giorgia Meloni's moment; Allies of Pak
This week on the show, David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, joins the show to discuss the tragic death of Putin’s opposition leader Alexey Navalny inside a Russian prison, Navalny’s legacy, and what this means for Putin’s Russia. Then, former Prime Minister to Sweden, Carl Bi ... Show More
42m 33s