Policy Voices | #Throwback: Are we alone in the universe?

We knew it already that this year was set to be dominated by wins of the far-right across the board. The Netherlands set the scene in the end of last year with the victory of far-right populist Geert Wilders and Portugal continued the trend when it recently elected 50 – yes, 50 – far-right members of parliament in the year it celebrates as many years of democracy.

As we are approaching the pivotal moment of the European elections, we want to dedicate some time exploring the rise of the far-right in Europe. We want to answer how did we get here and how do we solve this? So bear with us as we put together these series which will come to you already from next week.

And now more than ever, we want to hear from you: do you know of any activist or organisation that is actively working to combat the rise of far-right in Europe? Think small-scale community projects working to deconstruct the harmful narratives of the far-right movement. It can be anything from working with migrants and refugees, to fighting against hate towards the LGBTQ+ community, misinformation…

If you know of anyone that we should speak to get in touch with us. Our address is press@friendsofeurope.org.

In the meantime, and because the next episodes are not going to be the most cheerful we have done, we want to take a step back and re-run our first episode of 2024. We want to take you to space with us with astrophysicist Guillem Anglada-Escudé. He spoke with Rayan Vugdalic, Programme Officer for the Making Space Matter Initiative at Friends of Europe.