Young Europeans losing faith in democracy, poll finds

4 juillet 2025 à 06:00

Support is lowest in France, Spain and Poland, while 21% back authoritarian rule under certain circumstances

Only half of young people in France and Spain believe that democracy is the best form of government, with support even lower among their Polish counterparts, a study has found.

A majority from Europe’s generation Z – 57% – prefer democracy to any other form of government. Rates of support varied significantly, however, reaching just 48% in Poland and only about 51-52% in Spain and France, with Germany highest at 71%.

Europe’s heatwave moves east as row erupts in France over air conditioning

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Par :Angelique Chrisafis in Paris · Sam Jones in Madrid · Angela Giuffrida in Rome · Deborah Cole in Berlin and Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo

2 juillet 2025 à 15:58

French far-right leader’s ‘grand plan’ to expand AC comes under attack, while Germany braces for possible record heat

The European heatwave has moved east, threatening record temperatures in Germany, as a political row broke out in France over air conditioning.

The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen seized a canvassing opportunity before the 2027 presidential election, announcing she would launch a “grand plan for air conditioning” for the nation if she won power.

Italy limits outdoor work as heatwave breaks records across Europe

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Par :Angela Giuffrida in Rome · Angelique Chrisafis in Paris · Sam Jones in Seville and Deborah Cole in Berlin

1 juillet 2025 à 19:24

Portugal and Spain suffer historic temperature highs for June, as French schools close because of heat

Outdoor working has been banned during the hottest parts of the day in more than half of Italy’s regions as an extreme heatwave that has smashed June temperature records in Spain and Portugal continues to grip large swathes of Europe.

The savage temperatures are believed to have claimed at least three lives, including that of a small boy who is thought to have died from heatstroke while in a car in Catalonia’s Tarragona province on Tuesday afternoon.

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