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The banning of Dutch film maker Geert Wilders from Britain has led to renewed arguments about free speech. Last year Maina van der Zwan from Socialist Worker's Dutch sister organisation examined his Islamophobic film, Fitna, describing it as, "a disgusting piece of racist propaganda which resembles Der Ewige Jude (The Eternal Jew), a film Nazis used in 1940 to 'expose' the Jews of Europe".

Twenty years ago the countries of eastern Europe were rocked by a series of revolutions that brought down the Communist dictatorships that ran them. Many commentators claimed at the time that the transition to free market capitalism would lead to prosperity for all.

The European Union (EU) Posted Workers Directive allows foreign contractors to hire staff from overseas for temporary projects, provided they are granted the same legal rights as British workers.

The British National Party (BNP) is aiming to win seats in the European parliament in June. The Nazis believe they have the wind in their sails following the walkouts at the Lindsey Oil Refinery.

Members of the PCS and Unite unions at Hewlett Packard/EDS joined other workers across Europe in a day of action on Thursday of last week against plans to axe jobs and freeze wages.

Derek Simpson, joint Unite general secretary, has said that moves should be taken to overturn European legal cases that allow employers to undercut wages and conditions as part of resolving the dispute.

An astounding 80,000 jobs were axed in Britain, Europe and the US in just one day on Monday.

Greece, Italy, Spain, Ireland. The last two months have seen a new upsurge of student struggles, leading French president Nicolas Sarkozy to recall the student uprising in Paris in May 1968. He warned his fellow rulers of a "European 1968".

Gordon Brown and other European leaders have called for a ceasefire in Gaza. This contrasts with the fervent backing that the dying US administration of George Bush has given to Israel’s invasion.

Next October the Irish people will be asked to vote once again on the European Union’s (EU) Lisbon Treaty. This is despite the referendum held in June this year, when 1.6 million people turned out and rejected the treaty by a margin of over 110,000 votes.

The is the fourth biennial survey of architecture in Scotland. The exhibition comprises film, photography and models to focus on eight recently completed Scottish buildings of note – mainly in the Highlands and Islands – alongside six buildings from mainland Europe.

The fascist British National Party (BNP) has launched its campaign for next year’s European parliament elections. BNP leader Nick Griffin has announced his intention to stand in the north west of England.