The numbers speak for themselves: Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), a party that dabbles in Nazi imagery, distinguishes between “biological” and “passport” Germans, and is too extreme even for France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen, nearly doubled its score in Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt to 43.8% of the vote.Meanwhile, the centre-right CDU of the chancellor,
An article by Maria Elena Buslacchi, socio-anthropologist and postdoctoral researcher at L’Observatoire des publics et pratiques de la culture, MESOPOLHIS UMR 7064, Sciences Po / CNRS / Aix-Marseille Université, Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) On 18 June 2026, on the sidelines of the European Council in Brussels, the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of
It can spot its prey from up to 200 metres away — but unlike many other species, it does not lie in wait in the grass for a victim to come closer. Instead, it runs after it, chasing animals and humans alike.The Hyalomma tick, often called “the great hunting tick”, was previously found mainly in
A protest in Zagreb against Croatia’s government for the illegal storage of toxic waste. A landfill near the town of Gospic, is being used to hold toxic waste from several countries, including Germany.
Angèle announces new tour dates and album details Belgian singer Angèle has announced a new tour, titled “Instinct Tour”, which takes its name from her forthcoming album. The run will begin on 3 March in Reims, France, before taking in around ten other major French venues, including the Accor Arena in Paris. The tour currently
How D’Ieteren is diversifying to respond to the car market revolutionFounded in Brussels in 1805, D’Ieteren has long built its identity around the motor industry, and more particularly the German brands of which it is the leading importer (VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Porsche…). But in the face of profound changes in the car market and
With Zebraska, Isabelle Bary tells the story of a child with high intellectual potential and the difficulties he can face in a world that does not always know how to welcome those who fall outside the norm. The subject did not come to her by chance: her own son was diagnosed as HPI. “On a
Defence planners working with Nato fear that if war broke out with Russia, Europe could not currently sustain a prolonged war of attrition because of a lack of public readiness for war, a conference on the future of European military coordination heard this week.The pessimism reflects concern that Russia may be winning a so-called hybrid
The group – which includes Audi, Porsche, Skoda as well as the VW brand – plans to cut a total of 100,000 posts by 2030.
Governments are now quicker to point the finger at Moscow, but critics say their inaction invites more sabotageRussia’s suspected sabotage campaign across Europe appears to be gathering pace again, confronting governments with a problem they have struggled to solve since the start of the war in Ukraine: how to impose a meaningful cost on Moscow
