European Politics & Institutions

Slovakia aping ‘Orban’s playbook on steroids’ says leading lawmaker

The country is witnessing protests against the Prime Minister Robert Fico. Today Radio Schuman speaks about opposition protests in Slovakia with vice-president of the European Parliament, the Slovak liberal Martin Hojsik. Mass protests are expected…

How a budget bill could end the French left

For the first time in 60 years, France started the year without a budget bill after December’s vote triggered the collapse of Prime Minister Barnier’s three-month-old government.  But this week, new PM Michel Bayrou managed…

What’s the Musk effect on Germany’s future coalition? | Radio Schuman

On 23 February, Germans are going to the polls in the country's snap general election. Has Friedrich Merz unlocked what a senior socialist MP called “the gates of hell” by accepting AfD support on two…

How Alice Weidel redefined Germany’s far right

By becoming the moderate face of the AfD, Alice Weidel helped transform the party from a fringe movement into a dominant force, forcing its rivals to rethink their electoral strategy. Weidel's private life reveals contradictions…