| Categories | Politics (far-right), culture |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Nation Europa Verlag |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Final issue | 2009 |
| Country | Germany |
| Based in | Coburg |
| Language | German |
Nation Europa (also calledNation und Europa) was afar-right monthly magazine, published in Germany. It was founded in 1951 and was based inCoburg until its closure in 2009. It is also the name of the publishing house that developed the magazine, Nation Europa Verlag.
Nation Europa was founded by formerSA member andSS commanderArthur Ehrhardt andHerbert Boehme.Helmut Sündermann, a high-ranking National-Socialist propagandist, writing under the pen name “Heinrich Sanden” also helped found the magazine.[1] The publication took its title from a phrase sometimes used byOswald Mosley to describe hisEurope a Nation vision. Adopting a European-wide vision, writers such asGaston-Armand Amaudruz andMaurice Bardèche were closely associated with the publication. Initially its largest single shareholder was Swedishneo-Nazi and formerOlympic athleteCarl-Ehrenfried Carlberg.[2] It was edited by Ehrhardt in association with a board of five made up ofPer Engdahl,Hans Oehler,Paul van Tienen, Erik Lærum andErich Kern.[3]
In 1955, the journal was classified asneo-Nazi by theInstitute of Contemporary History (Munich).[4] As late as 1989, the political scientistEckhard Jesse described the magazine as the most important right-wing extremist publication since 1951.[5] Thomas Pfeiffer, researcher at theState Office for the Protection of the Constitution ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia placesNation Europa on the spectrum of theGerman New Right. He notes that the publication, due to its age, held far-right positions before the emergence of the New Right: the magazine "opened up early to new right-wing extremist ideology variants, instead of simply returning to Nazism." Pfeiffer characterizesNation Europa as a "decisive forerunner and pioneer of the New Right", which is "one of the ideas generators of German right-wing extremism". However, he notes that the intellectual level of the magazine steadily declined over the years.[6]
In later years the publication became more closely associated withDeutsche Liga für Volk und Heimat. It was accused of giving space toNazism[7][8] and was investigated by the German government to this end. It was also associated withHolocaust denial[9] and praisedMahmoud Ahmadinejad when he announced a conference on the topic.[10] The magazine was renamedNation und Europa in 1990.[citation needed] In 2000Nation und Europa was merged with 'Lesen und Schenken'. They later publish a new journal of current affairs,Zuerst!, withNation und Europa closed in 2009.[11]
