International Relations

A new ‘trilogy’ of referendums started with the Danish European Union opt-out referendum in December 2015, followed by the Dutch Ukraine-referendum in April and Brexit coming up in June. Paired with the recent terror attacks and the still ongoing refugee crisis, what does this mean for the future of the European Union? Is there still hope for a multi-cultural unified Europe?

More than 1 million asylum seekers arrived in Europe last year. The situation overwhelmed national governments and EU Institutions alike and further disrupted the relations between Member States.

Could the presence of Eurosceptics in the European Parliament mean a guarantee of a greater legitimacy for the European political system?

Sweden was before the SD party, one of the few European countries without a right wing extremist party in its parliament

The fear of identity loss and rejection of diversity are typical signs of today's situation in Hungary

We are now in the third wave of the rise of populist and extremist parties in Germany, what are the causes, examples and challenges in this difficult situation?

Over the last 20 years, UK Eurosceptic representation in the European Parliament increased. Does the Ukip represent a threat for European democracy?

The media is central in assessing the influence of the far-right movements, as they need a stage from where they can convey their ideas to the public

Has the EU disillusionment over the recent years created Russia as the emerging ideological model/leader and an ally for right-wing European movements?

What strategies against xenophobia should the German government and German society implement?