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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on October 9, 2024. FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP

Two stirring speeches and one anti-fascist song tell a story of a divided Europe

How a fiery speech by far-right Hungarian PM Victor Orbán at the European Parliament, followed by an unusually stirring speech by Ursula von der Leyen, inspired a group of MPs to break out into song

Bryn Haworth 21 October 2024
French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party President Jordan Bardella (L) and National Assembly parliamentary group President for RN Marine Le Pen (C) at a campaign rally in Le Havre, northern France, on May 1, 2023. Lou BENOIST / AFP

The far right licks its lips at European Parliament elections in June

A big pro-EU bloc should still hold sway even if the ultra-nationalists make gains. More broadly, the results will act as a barometer of public mood in the first vote since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Khattar Abu Diab 08 May 2024
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