EUROPE

Portugal: continuity comes as a surprise

Lurking threat of right-wing populism needs to be addressed

‘We hope that social media companies will avoid becoming a censorship tool’

Bulgaria: new government, renewed hope

Government formed after exhausting series of elections promises action on corruption and impunity

‘There was an overwhelming demand for women to gain the right to choose’

San Marino joins the global wave of abortion breakthroughs

Microstate shows that change can happen anywhere when people organise

‘We believe that the new government will defend democratic principles’

A defeat for populism in the Czech Republic

United opposition tactics start to pay off

‘There is a focus on protecting borders rather than people’s rights’

‘Right-wing backlash is just one side of the coin, the other being the active mobilisation of rights-oriented civil society’

Hungary’s politics of homophobia

The politicisation of prejudice is a growing European problem