Newsnight Chief Correspondent Laura Kuenssberg interviews Green Party leader Natalie Bennett after the party’s manifesto launch.
Austria: Hotel of hope
A hotel in Vienna has redefined hospitality: the Magdas Hotel is run mainly by refugees who have been given asylum in Austria. They would hardly have a chance of getting work otherwise […]
PM Cameron prepares to face rivals in UK election’s major TV debate
Britain’s main political party leaders go head-to-head tonight in the first and only full televised debate of the general election campaign. It has been billed as the match-up the media wanted as […]
Britain’s Prime Minister Cameron sets May 7 general election date
Britain’s general election campaign has well and truly begun following the dissolution of parliament. Prime Minister David Cameron informed Queen Elizabeth the general election will be held on May 7, the last […]
Anti-austerity sentiment takes root in Andalusia
The Socialists (PSOE) have emerged as winners in the Spanish region of Andalusia in a election which has produced a possible foretaste of political upheaval ahead of a national poll later this […]
Polish city Slupsk uses bicycles for official duties
Save time by cycling to work. That’s the message from Mayor Robert Biedron of Polish city Slupsk to its civil servants. Biedron says the healthy, toll-free and fully ecological bikes are so […]
‘We don’t want to be German colony’ – Spain gears up for mass protest
Struggling to live below the poverty line in Spain is seeing tens of thousands of protesters prepare to take action in Madrid. They’re calling it a ‘Dignity March’ – and are demanding […]
Andalusia elections are key test for new anti-austerity party
Voters in Andalusia head to the polls this weekend for the region’s local elections. The vote is the first big test in a key election year in Spain – especially for the […]
Can ‘pirates’ win UK general election?
Loz Kaye, head of the Pirate Party UK, discusses crowdsourced manifestos, mass surveillance, and the importance of internet freedom in the run up to the general election.
Hooded anarchists clash with Greek riot police in Athens
Dozens of self-proclaimed anarchists have clashed with Greek riot police in Athens. About 60 hooded protesters held the rally in a show of solidarity with the guerrilla group called “Conspiracy of Fire […]