Liberal democratic leaders out or embattled in office; the right on the rise ... Trump’s second coming has echoes of a century ago and Yeats’s warning that ‘the centre cannot hold’
Italian prime minister seeks to allay concerns that Trump might break with Washington’s traditional European allies as he pursues a Maga agenda
Meloni is seen as a potentially strong partner for Trump given her conservative credentials
Worldview: Meloni is not bringing Italian post-fascism back to the centre ground and moderating it, but is polishing up a dangerous anti-democratic throwback
The pronatalist movement has roots in creepy tradwife visions, but does that matter if it leads to financial supports for families?
UniCredit announced an unsolicited €10bn takeover offer on Monday
A judge ruled that seven men brought to Albania by an Italian warship on Friday cannot be detained in Albania
Warning comes as European leaders congratulate Donald Trump on US election victory
Extreme right’s gains are forcing EU states to consider a hardened policy
The right-wing prime minister’s administration is under fire for using legal action to ‘intimidate’ journalists
For all the rhetoric about opposing globalist elites, the far right clearly follows a form of globalism
Economics, although important, tend to be trumped by culture
Attitudes to democracy and the rule of law will define the distinctions in politics
Le Pen could repeat her EU election performance in two weeks’ time, leaving French politics in gridlock. There could be consequences for Ireland
Volodymyr Zelenskiy hails Kyiv’s new security deals with United States and Japan
Millions of voters across Europe no longer think the EU represents their interests. There are two things it must do
The last best hope against populism is to expose it to government
Centre-right European People’s Party upbeat about prospects for von der Leyen retaining role
Old taboos about voting for parties with fascist associations are breaking down
Election results: European Commission president says ‘we are the anchor of stability’, with European People’s Party projected to take 189 seats
Hard-right Fratelli d’Italia set to top European poll and become bigger player in parliament
Europe Letter: Italy’s Giorgia Meloni being courted by both Ursula von der Leyen and Marine Le Pen
Deputy prime minister under pressure after picking homophobic, pro-Russia candidate for European elections
The prime minister says the current system leads to unstable governments. Opponents say her plan would weaken parliament and the president
Just 379,000 babies were born in 2023 despite efforts to reverse decline
Negotiations in the Netherlands and Portugal foreshadow tough bargaining in the European Parliament after the votes are in
Janan Ganesh: It is voters, not politicians, who set the bounds of what is possible
Von der Leyen says she will increase support of Ukraine and clamp down on migrant smugglers
The party decided not to be the party of change on climate change, which may be a smart political calculation, but comes at a cost
Moscow ‘has a strong foothold’ in Italian towns with a far-right presence
Leaders arrive shortly after Russian drone attack on residential building in southern city of Odesa
Hugh Linehan: Their take on Middle-earth mixes arrested adolescent kitsch with an undercurrent of menace
Russian embassy denies involvement in hoax video call
Geert Wilders’ win in Netherlands hailed as the ‘start of a wave’ for like-minded allies
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