Rise of Extremism in Europe

• Some EU states = nationalist parties who command significant support e.g France's National Rally
• Nationalist parties often oppose immigration, reject multiculturalism and openly embrace facism
• 1990s UK: British National Party voiced opposition to continuing presence of post-colonial migrants and their families e.g murder of Stephen Lawrence, Eltham, 1993
• Tensions between some different communities have risen elsewhere in Europe (which is multicultural)

  2017: ISIS inspired terrorist attack, Barcelona - 13 killed; 130 injured
• Right wing Alternative fur Deutschland [AfD] party = 13% of votes in Germany's 2017 general election
• Lega Party, Italy = 17% of national vote, 2018