European Union

Protests in Poland as Right-Wing Ruling Party Dismantles Democracy

As Deathtoll Rises, EU Condemned for 'Failing Policies' on Refugee Crisis

Julia Conley, staff writer

As the European Union called on member countries to contribute more to the effort to resettle refugees, Amnesty International released a blistering report on Wednesday which charges that EU policies have made the Mediterranean route from Africa to Europe more deadly than ever for the tens of thousands of refugees who attempt the crossing. More...

Google Fine Shows EU 'Way Ahead' of US on Reining in Massive Corporations

Jake Johnson, staff writer

In a move commentators characterized as a " promising " step in the direction...

Far-Right Le Pen and Center-Right Macron Frontrunners in French Election

Nika Knight, staff writer

France will see the far-right, xenophobic Front National candidate Marine Le...

Global Anger and Dismay After Trump Slams Brakes on U.S. Climate Action

'Visa War': EU Votes to Bar Visa-Free Travel for American Citizens

With 'Echo of Trump,' French Far-Right Leader Le Pen Launches Presidential Bid

UN Ambassador Haley Lashes Out at US Allies: "For Those That Don't Have Our Back...We'll Respond Accordingly"

EU's Top Court Delivers "Major Blow" to Mass Surveillance

European Far-Right Dealt Blow in Austrian Presidential Election

From Trump's White House, Bannon to Bolster Global Alt-Right Movement

Anti-Brexit Ruling Gives Surprise 'Victory for Parliamentary Democracy'

Canada and EU Sign 'Thoroughly Undemocratic' CETA Trade Deal

As CETA Rises from Ashes, Campaigners Vow: 'More You Insist, More We Resist'

Democracy Prevails as People's Revolt Leaves Corporate Trade Agenda "In Tatters"

'Final Death Blow' to CETA as Delegates Hold Firm Against Pro-Corporate Deal

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Never Forget: Grandson of Auschwitz Commandant Fights For A Nazi-Free Europe

With upcoming elections in a Europe beset by rising neo-Nazism, a new campaign by Swedish Social Democrats against the resurgence has a high-profile leader: Rainer Hoess, 48, the grandson of infamous Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess, who presided over the murder of a million Jews and thousands of others. Hoess has spent years speaking to German schoolchildren about a Nazi influence growing now, as then, because "the social safety nets have been torn, and people are left behind...Hopelessness...