BERLIN/PRAGUE/PARIS (own report) – With the clear victory of another party from the EU-wide grouping Patriots for Europe (PfE) in parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic, the far right has further strengthened its influence in the European Union. Last week’s election saw billionaire Andrej Babiš’s ANO party became the strongest force with 34.5 per cent of the vote. In becoming prime minister, Babiš is able to rely on the support of two other far-right parties: another PfE member party and a party aligned with the Alliance of Sovereign Nations (ESN), to which the AfD also belongs. The leading force within the PfE is Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National (RN) in France. The RN has, since last week, provided two of the last six vice-presidents of the French National Assembly – thanks to agreements with the “centrist bloc” on which President Emmanuel Macron relies. Meanwhile, the PfE, the far-right ESN and the equally far-right European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) are gaining strength and influence in the European Parliament, where they account for more than a quarter of the seats. The Berlin-based German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) analyses this trend as a growing “integration” of the radical right into “the political system of the EU”. For its part, the AfD is achieving new record poll ratings in Germany. Read more

GEROLSTEIN/WARSAW In an internationally circulated appeal, Polish, Czech and German signatories oppose the establishment of a ,,Zentrum gegen Vertreibungen"(centre against expulsions) and warn of a ,,revision of history."Their appeal appeared in the Polish and Czech press but is only circulated in the internet in Germany. Read more

Ideologie und Praxis im 20. Jahrhundert Leipzig : Akadamie Verl.-Anst., 2001 ISBN: 3-931982-23-8 24.50 EUR Read more