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Far-right parties make stunning gains in EU election, prompting Macron to call snap vote in France

The long-established Social Democratic party also fell behind the extreme-right Alternative for Germany.

Raf Casert

The question of whether to extend basic trust to extremist and populist parties is on many European minds.

Israeli Foreign Minister Katz accused Spain of “rewarding terror” by recognizing a Palestinian state, and said that “the days of the Inquisition...

The farmers protested what they see as excessive red tape and unfair trading practices as well as increased environmental measures and cheap...

From Greece to Ireland, from the Baltics to Spain, tens of thousands of farmers and their supporters joined protests across Europe in recent weeks.

Putin's war in Ukraine is still biting, as farmers say high energy and fertilizer costs make a decent living harder than ever.

The EU is now seen as the enemy for many, aloof in an ivory tower imposing bureaucratic rules on small-time farmers.