Populism
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European Union: ‘Europe has become its own worst enemy’
19 April 201317675PresseuropIl Sole-24 Ore -
Debate: Grillo’s twist on European populism
4 March 201322417 De Morgen Brussels -
Editorial: Who’s afraid of Berlusconi?
14 December 20126310Presseurop -
European institutions: Technocrats pave the way for the sceptics
12 September 201216538 El País Madrid -
Democracy: Europe isn’t turning extremist
31 July 201211312 The Irish Times Dublin -
Controversy: Anti-immigrant website shames Netherlands
14 February 201222880 NRC Handelsblad Amsterdam -
Debate : Why I’m feeling strangely Austrian
10 January 20123248 Financial Times London -
Interview: Geert Mak — Reconquering Europe
9 January 20122377 NRC Handelsblad Amsterdam -
Debate: Look behind you, Lucas and Mario
15 November 201142510 Financial Times London -
Norway and after: Populism – handle with care
26 July 20113156 Trouw Amsterdam -
Debate: Geert Wilders, a Voltaire for our times?
27 June 201130912 Trouw Amsterdam -
Spain-Tunisia: Short lesson on the weaknesses of democracy
6 June 20111913 De Volkskrant Amsterdam -
Debate: Immigration, inevitable and indispensable
25 May 201133214 Trouw Amsterdam -
Eurozone crisis: Merkel — populism never takes holidays
19 May 20113835 Jornal de Negócios Lisbon -
Euro-backlash: The elusive European public
11 May 2011PresseuropBlog -
Debate: Transatlantic populism
6 May 20111444 De Morgen Brussels -
Greece: Desperate and resigned
3 May 201143 Libération Paris -
Editorial: Democratic test
22 April 2011442Presseurop -
Ideas: Brussels isn't the centre of the universe
21 April 20111235 Die Welt Berlin -
Populism: Springtime for the anti-euro brigades
19 April 20118911 Berliner Zeitung Berlin -
Democracy: Tea Party crosses the Atlantic
1 November 2010621 Público Lisbon -
Editorial: What's wrong with populism?
6 October 201034Presseurop -
FAR RIGHT IN EUROPE (3): Northern League - “good-hearted lads”
26 March 2010451 Le Monde Paris -
Far Right in Europe (1): Golden age of the new populists
20 March 20101062 Le Monde Paris -
Switzerland: Populism storms the minarets
30 November 2009284 Presseurop -
Economic crisis: Romania goes deeper into recession
13 November 2009PresseuropAdevărul -
Austria: Extreme-right is ever more mainstream
21 September 2009PresseuropDer Standard
The big winner in the Italian elections, Beppe Grillo, is often described as populist. But in Europe, this political category is somewhat blurred, covering quite a cross-section of movements, argues a Belgian historian. 
In an effort to relaunch the European project, Herman Van Rompuy and Mario Monti are proposing an extraordinary summit. At a time when the democratic deficit in the running of the EU is coming under increasing fire, this idea dreamed up by two unelected leaders is rather unwelcome, notes a Spanish political scientist. 
Despite warnings that the European electorate, frustrated by economic decline and austerity, would fall into the arms of EU-phobic, immigrant bashing extremists, it still continues to plump for the moderate mainstream. 
Air your grievances against Eastern European workers: the new website set up by Geert Wilders’ party has shocked several EU countries. When will the PM Mark Rutte, currently dependent on the PVV’s support, condemn such a provocative move? asks NRC Handelsblad. 
As the financial crisis continues to ravage the West, the dominant ideology of all triumphant free-market liberalism is collapsing. But what new political trends are emerging, and which will succeed? asks Gideon Rachman. 
What’s in store for project Europe this year? A community under the supervision of a strong European Commission or a decentralised intergovernmental system, advocated by the Germans? Dutch historian Geert Mak has painted a bleak picture for the future of the European Union. 
The arrival of technocratic governments in Greece and Italy may well calm jittery markets, but could also help boost populist political parties who point to the democratic deficit at the heart of the EU, argues Gideon Rachman. 
Although Anders Breivik was solely responsible for the atrocities in Norway, his far-fetched ideas clearly owe much to a culture of populism. A Dutch historian argues that the events which took place on 22 July ought to be considered in the context of political trends in Europe.
Geert Wilders's acquittal on hate speech charges may open up a new trend in Europe. Now that governments have stopped defending multiculturalism, critics of Islam can come back out into the open, writes a Dutch intellectual pleased with the decision. 
In Tunis, a Volkskrant journalist witnessed the extraordinary spectacle of young Spanish indignados demonstrating outside their embassy. Their dialogue with passing Tunisians offers the basis for a reflection on our political system. 
Immigration is good for Europe, according to a group of eminent personalities including Joschka Fischer, Javier Solana and Timothy Garton Ash. European leaders should heed their message, suggests Dutch journalist Hans Goslinga. 
In arguing that Greeks, Portuguese and Spanish shouldn’t have more holidays, Angela Merkel is not only spreading disinformation based on cultural stereotypes, but undermining the very foundations of the EU, argues a Portuguese columnist. 
The rise of populist parties on the Old Continent seems to echo the success of the Tea Party in the United States. But the two movements have different histories, writes the Boston correspondent for De Morgen. The result, though, is the same: governments threatened with paralysis. 
Worn out by repeated austerity packages, the Greeks have reached a point where they no longer believe in their government. While populism attracts more and more votes in the country, euro-enthusiasm has entered into free fall. Libération’s special correspondent reports from Athens. 
The Hungarian government and the Finnish electorate have demonstrated a desire to break with the European consensus. One of the reasons for this crisis could well be that member states are constantly told that there is absolutely no alternative to the European project. 
The success of the True Finns party in the Finnish general elections is further proof that eurosceptics are making themselves increasingly heard on a European as well as a national scale. 
Will Barack Obama hold out against the reactionary groundswell? The US mid-term elections on 2 November also have a bearing on Europe, where grass-roots anxieties are fuelling the rise of populist parties. 
Founded in the late 1980s in protest against abuses of power by "Roman" political parties, the movement lead by Umberto Bossi is Silvio Berlusconi's most faithful ally in government. With a share of the vote that has increased from less than 4% in 2001 to more than 10% in the 2008 European elections, it's likely to make further gains in regional elections to held on the 28 and 29 March. 
A number of European countries are seeing a renaissance of far right movements. While those in the East espouse Fascist ideologies, the Western brands target multiculturalism and Islam in particular. 
The ban on building new minarets on mosques approved by Swiss voters on 29 November is an “in-your-face” attack on Muslim residents. But it also points up a socio-political problem that concerns every country on the continent, opines the European press.