The EU’s top court has ruled that the European Parliament was wrong to penalise a Polish MEP for controversial comments about women. Janusz Korwin-Mikke, who is no longer an MEP, was suspended and lost his parliamentary allowances after making the … Continue reading
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New Catalan premier to be investigated for hate speech
Prosecutors analyzing years’ worth of offensive statements by Quim Torra, who is being sworn in today Spanish prosecutors are considering legal action against the newly chosen Catalan premier, Quim Torra, for alleged hate speech. The Special Prosecutor’s Office for Hate … Continue reading
Security guards attack French journalist after he asks Marine Le Pen
A French journalist and his cameraman were attacked by security guards after trying to ask far-right candidate Marine le Pen a question over allegations her security guard was paid as a parliamentary aid. Political reporter Paul Larrouturou, who works for … Continue reading
French far-right terror suspect arrested in Ukraine over Euro 2016 plot
Security services in Ukraine said on Monday that they had foiled plans by a suspected far-right French militant to carry out a series of 15 attacks during the Euro 2016 football tournament, set to start on Friday. “The targets of … Continue reading
Far-right Vienna protesters storm refugee play
Austrian police said Friday they were hunting for far-right activists who stormed a Vienna stage during a play performed by refugees and sprayed fake blood on the audience. The protest by the Identitaere movement took place on Thursday evening shortly … Continue reading
Germany’s Top Court Is Urged to Ban Extreme-Right Party NPD
Germany’s top court opened a hearing Tuesday on a bid to ban an extreme-right party that security officials suspect is behind a surge in racist violence against recently arrived migrants. At issue is a plea filed by the German parliament’s … Continue reading
North African man attacked during a demonstration in Brittany
A man of North African origin has been attacked as part of a demonstration organized by the extreme-right in Pontivy, Brittany, after the attacks on Friday night in Paris, which left 129 dead and over 300 wounded. The mayor of … Continue reading
Polish foreign minister suggests turning Syrian refugees into an army
Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees seeking safe haven and a better life have become the rhetorical collateral damage of an intense debate that’s followed the terror attacks in Paris. Even though the vast majority of the suspected culprits were European … Continue reading
Austrian far-right party gets electoral boost from refugee crisis
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO) doubled its votes to finish a strong second in a state election on Sunday, dealing a blow to the two main centrist parties which were left nursing heavy losses. The conservative Austrian People’s Party (OVP) … Continue reading
Far-Right-Wing National Front party gains popularity in France
Marine Le Pen’s far-right-wing National Front party would sweep local elections in France’s northern region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais were they held today, Odoxa poll results indicated Sunday. The outspoken Euroskeptic enjoyed almost 40 percent support among voters in a region that … Continue reading