Populist backlash and ‘brainwashing’ threaten to derail Bulgaria joining the euro currency

Protests and anti-EU sentiment have spiked on the eve of a key decision by European Union authorities to allow Bulgaria to join the euro.

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The populist backlash against global institutions may be good for them | The Strategist

Multilateralism is not necessarily under threat from populist anti-globalism. The rise of populism in democracies does not inevitably threaten the rules-based international order (that tired but vital staple of Australian policy-speak). On the contrary, this ...

The Strategist
How urban climate action is fuelling populist backlash

In Germany, climate protesters are demanding diesel bans in cities. Norwegian activists are calling for the abolition of urban road tolls. But in cities across the world, writes Mahir Yazar, populists are rising up to challenge these progressive climate movements

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