Victory in Europe Day marked the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces on 8th May 1945. That ended the most devastating war the continent had ever witnessed. Many countries vowed to work towards a shared economic prosperity, hoping that better social conditions would help prevent the spread of radical ideas. But eighty years later, the far right in Europe is on the rise again. Al Jazeera’s Alex Gatopoulos reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #WWII80Years #VEDay80 #EuropeDivided #FarRightRise #EuropeanUnity #UkraineWar #Nationalism #MigrationCrisis #Fascism #PoliticalExtremism #EUPolitics #NaziDefeat
Eighty years after WWII, Europe faces new threats from war, nationalism and the rising far right
Victory in Europe Day marked the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces on 8th May 1945. That ended the most devastating war the continent had ever witnessed. Many countries vowed to work towards a shared economic prosperity, hoping that better social conditions would help prevent the spread of radical ideas. But eighty years later, the far right in Europe is on the rise again. Al Jazeera’s Alex Gatopoulos reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #WWII80Years #VEDay80 #EuropeDivided #FarRightRise #EuropeanUnity #UkraineWar #Nationalism #MigrationCrisis #Fascism #PoliticalExtremism #EUPolitics #NaziDefeat