Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy’s League party, and like-minded politicians from other countries hope to take control of the European Parliament in elections in May.
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Poland’s Populists Pick a New Top Enemy: Gay People
With public concern about migration on the wane, the governing Law and Justice party is making opposition to gay rights a cornerstone of its campaigning.
Leading Prosecutor for E.U. Anticorruption Job Is Barred From Leaving Romania
Laura Codruta Kovesi, the former head of Romania’s anticorruption agency, was accused of bribery, abuse of office and false witness by a controversial investigative agency.
Top E.U. Coalition Suspends Party Led by Hungary’s Autocratic Leader
The move endangers the European Parliament’s most powerful political alliance — one that has shielded the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orban, as he has dismantled checks on his power.
E.U. Officials Agree to Brexit Delay, but With Conditions
As Britain’s political crisis deepens, the bloc agreed to an extension, but only if Parliament passes a withdrawal plan it has twice rejected.
News analysis: Brussels, Sick of Brexit, Braces for a Deadline Debate
Britain will seek an extension on its E.U. withdrawal process. Any one of 27 national leaders could refuse. And they have reason to fear a long delay.
‘I’m Not a Fascist’: E.U. Leader Apologizes for Comments on Mussolini’s Legacy
Antonio Tajani, the leader of the European Parliament, said “Mussolini built roads, bridges, buildings, sports facilities, he has developed many parts of our Italy.”
U.K. Lawmakers Reject ‘No-Deal’ Brexit, and Defy Theresa May Yet Again
Parliament’s actions undercut the prime minister, worsening the power vacuum in British politics and making an extension of the Brexit deadline more likely.
E.U. Parliament Chief Asked to Step Down Over Divisive Remarks
Comments made at a ceremony commemorating Italian victims of World War II massacres led to calls for Antonio Tajani to resign.
30 Writers Sign Letter Calling for European ‘Resistance’ to Populism
Fearing a victory for the far right in May elections for the European Parliament, intellectuals are urging a countermovement to dispel ‘a smoke screen for neo-fascism.’