US election: Here's how it can impact Europeans' lives - by Lillo Montalto & Marta Rodriguez

Donald Trump defined the 2020 Presidential vote as "the most important election in US history" but its impact will also be felt on this side of the pond too — and not just at the highest of political levels.

Trump’s politics over the past four years have affected both the pockets and the most intimate sphere of millions of Europeans.

On one hand, many EU workers have incurred substantial losses in their incomes as a result of the EU-US trade war.

On the other hand, unknown but influential lobbying groups with ties to the US administration are bringing on a fight to erode basic human rights for women and LGBT communities.

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EU: Polish president says LGBT 'ideology' is worse than communism

 Polish President Andrzej Duda accused on Saturday the LGBT movement of advancing ideas that are more harmful than communism and said he agreed with another conservative politician who stated that “LGBT is not people, it's an ideology.”

Holding a rally for his presidential re-election.

Gay rights is emerging as a key campaign theme in the presidential election as the race grows close between Duda, backed by the nationalist conservative ruling party Law and Justice, and Warsaw

Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, who has called for tolerance for gay and lesbian people.

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Polish president says LGBT 'ideology' is worse than communism | Euronews: His remarks came during a rally on Saturday, as he seeks re-election in the predominantly Catholic country.

Russia - Chechnya - LGBT Community: gay purge includes torture and killings

Arrests, torture and deaths part of Chechnya ‘gay purge’ accusations from Russian LGBT network

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https://www.euronews.com/2019/01/15/russian-lgbt-network-reports-arrests-torture-and-deaths-part-chechnya-gay-purge-accusation