European Union
Since the activation of the Temporary Protection Directive, persons displaced from Ukraine have been granted generous rights, including the right to be employed. However, some Member States have imposed a work permit requirement on temporary protection beneficiaries, despite concerns that such measures contribute to increasing precarity among migrant workers. Requiring
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Populist radical right parties have gained support in Europe using convincing messaging based on nationalism, nativism, and promises of returning to a “better” past. They have seemed to leverage people’s frustrations with the current challenges by offering simple solutions: a stronger state, traditional values, and security from perceived threats. This
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The Alternative for Germany (AfD), founded in February 2013, began as a Eurosceptic movement and later expanded to challenge immigration policies. In just a decade, the AfD has gained popularity across all federal states by securing significant votes in regional, national, and European elections among all age groups. Initially dismissed
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The political landscape of the Netherlands underwent a drastic change in 2023. After 11 years, the longest-standing prime minister, Mark Rutte, left a power vacuum that would reshape Dutch politics. Geert Wilders, long considered a political outsider, emerged as the winner of the elections held in 2023. But how did
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Fratelli D’Italia (FdI), Italy’s leading Populist Radical Right (PRR) party, has become a model for far-right movements across Europe following its success in the Italian elections in 2022. The party was extremely successful in presenting itself as a novelty within the context of radical right populism. Its main tenets –
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