Hungary priest condemns Orban’s ‘Christian’ claims
Pastor Gabor Ivanyi (pictured), president of the Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship, a small Methodist church which battled communism during the 1970s…
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Poland’s Supreme Court warns EU membership at risk
Poland’s Supreme Court warns that plans to fire judges if they question judicial reforms could lead to the Central European…
Poland’s MPs pick controversial judges
Poland’s parliament has elected three judges nominated by the ruling party to the Constitutional Tribunal, raising concerns about judicial independence….
Far-right dominates Polish independence events
Thousands of far-right nationalists have marched to mark Poland’s independence day, burning red and white flares for the national flag…
Spain faces hung parliament ahead of election
Spain is holding another general election on Sunday, its fourth in four years, with the acting prime minister, Pedro Sánchez,…
Germany’s Dresden calls for help with its Nazis
The eastern German city of Dresden has passed a resolution aimed at strengthening democracy and protecting minorities from a rise…
German centrist parties humiliated in Thuringia election
The far-left Die Linke has beaten the far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) in Sunday’s regional election in Thuringia, eastern Germany,…
Brexit exposes a system unfit for purpose
Several times in the last 30 years the UK has had governments completely unfit for power, visibly exhausted and devoid…
Four charged over Slovakia journalist murder
Slovakia’s Special Prosecutor’s Office has filed charges against prominent Slovak tycoon Marian Kocner and another three people in the murder…
Germany’s Pegida faces counter protest in Dresden
Five years after the German anti-migrant group Pegida held its first gathering in Dresden, four counter-demonstrations have been held against…
Pro-EU UK MPs look to force Brexit extension
Today’s vote on the UK’s Brexit deal could be bypassed if a rebel amendment passes to force the final decision…
Populists in Poland and Hungary suffer setbacks
Sunday’s general election in Poland saw the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) lose control of the upper house and…
Orban ally loses Budapest mayoral race
Budapest’s newly elected liberal mayor, Gergely Karacsony (pictured), has celebrated a strong performance by the opposition in Hungary’s municipal elections,…
Poland’s PiS well-placed to retain power in weekend poll
Ahead of the 2015 general election, Jaroslaw Kaczynski and his Law and Justice (PiS) party promised voters that they would…
EU fails to agree migrant-sharing scheme
European Union ministers have discussed migration as Greece has again become the main gateway to Europe with the United Nations…
Italian MPs vote to cut size of parliament by 345
Italy’s parliament has voted to cut the number of representatives to save cash and help keep the populist far-right Lega…