Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Print Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram News Politics 12-06-2024 EU elections second round in France Est. 8minIn today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about former Catalan president Puigdemont's return to Spain remaining unclear as the country's controversial amnesty law comes into force, Czech far-right party admitting failure in EU elections, and so much more. News Politics 12-06-2024 Romanian far-right party entering EU parliament for the first time eyes ID Est. 3minThe far-right SOS Romania party, founded just three years ago, most closely aligns with the far-right EU group Identity and Democracy (ID), according to Diana Şoșoacă, the leader of the party that will send two of Romania's eight far-right MEPs to the new European Parliament. News Politics 12-06-2024 Bulgarian president blocks common Bucharest Nine position on Ukraine Est. 4minBulgarian President Rumen Radev, known for his long-term opposition to sending aid to Ukraine, blocked the adoption of a common position on the provision of military aid to Kyiv at the Bucharest Nine forum in Riga on Tuesday. News Politics 12-06-2024 Czech far-right party admits failure in EU elections Est. 2minThe Czech Freedom and Direct Democracy (ID) party will convene a committee within the next two weeks to analyse its disappointing performance in the recent European elections, party leader Tomio Okamura announced on Tuesday. News Politics 12-06-2024 Poland pays tribute to soldier killed in border attack Est. 3minSirens blared across Poland during the funeral of a soldier who died last week after being stabbed by a migrant at the border with Belarus - serving as another example of hybrid activities taking place all across NATO, according to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. News Politics 12-06-2024 Slovak government delays ‘hot-button’ issues until autumn Est. 3minAs the summer recess of the Slovak parliament approaches, the ruling coalition announced on Tuesday that it will postpone until September the controversial laws on foreign agents and environmental impact assessment, as well as the dispute over the new speaker of parliament, which the coalition parties are contesting. News Politics 12-06-2024 Portuguese president notes shift in country’s position on Palestine Est. 3minPresident Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said Portugal’s official position on the Palestinian question is changing, reminding protesting students that Portugal had recently adopted an official position in favour of Palestine's entry into the UN as a full member. News Politics 12-06-2024 Puigdemont’s return unclear as Spain’s controversial amnesty law comes into force Est. 5minSpain's controversial amnesty law, pardoning Catalan separatists responsible for illegal actions between 2011 and 2023, officially came into force on Tuesday, but the expected return of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to Spain remains uncertain, as on the same day a Spanish judge announced that an arrest warrant for the separatist leader remains in force. News Politics 12-06-2024 How EU elections affected balances within Italy’s governing coalition Est. 4minThe outcome of the European election results in Italy could be a signal of moderation for the ruling right-wing alliance led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, according to the political analyst Lorenzo Pregliasco. News Politics 11-06-2024 Analyst: Meloni still important for EPP due to lack of trust on socialists Est. 6minIn today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Polish 'Don Orleone' and other ‘bad boys’ joining the new EU house, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni remaining a kingmaker as support from the right could be crucial for the EPP, and so much more. News Politics 11-06-2024 Polish ‘bad boys’ to join new EU house Est. 5minBetween an oil tycoon embroiled in a visa-selling scandal, an anti-Semitic firefighter and former ministers convicted of abuse of power, the conservative PiS (ECR) party, which came a close second to Prime Minister Donald Tusk's Civic Coalition, is set to bring some controversial faces to the new EU Parliament. News Politics 11-06-2024 New far-right pro-Russian party enters Bulgarian parliament, at odds with similar parties Est. 4minBulgaria's early parliamentary elections have seen the entry into parliament of a new far-right pro-Russian party, Velichie, which promises to be a factor in the EU's poorest country and irritates other pro-Russian parties. News Politics 11-06-2024 Czech conservative leader rejects EU alliance with radical forces, seeks deal with EPP Est. 2minThere will be no alliance with radical forces in the European Parliament, said Czech Prime Minister and leader of the Civic Democrats (ODS/ECR) Petr Fiala, adding that his conservative EU group should seek cooperation with the centre-right European People's Party (EPP), which maintained its dominance in the European Parliament. News Politics 11-06-2024 Swedish far-right disappointed as SD falls shy of hoped-for EU election gains Est. 3minThe Sweden Democrats (ECR) came fourth in the European elections, despite being the second-largest party in the national parliament, marking the party's first loss of ground in an election since entering parliament. News Politics 11-06-2024 Pressure mounts on German government to call snap elections like Macron Est. 3minFollowing the crushing defeat of Germany's governing coalition parties in the EU elections, high-profile opposition figures are urging German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to call snap elections, as French President Emmanuel Macron did after his party was decimated by Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National. News Politics 11-06-2024 Analyst: Meloni still important for EPP due to lack of trust on socialists Est. 4minAlthough Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's support may no longer be needed after the EU elections, with a clear pro-European majority likely to back Ursula von der Leyen (EPP) for a second term as European Commission president, experts say Meloni could still play a crucial role for the EPP in defining its positions. News Politics 10-06-2024 EU elections: Capitals affected more than EU Parliament Est. 10minIn today's special edition of the Capitals, please find out more about how the European elections went down in all the member states. News Politics 10-06-2024 EU elections: Capitals affected more than EU Parliament Est. 3minThe results of the EU elections have had a bigger impact on many EU countries than the European Parliament itself. News Politics 10-06-2024 Romania sends far-right party to EU Parliament for the first time Est. 2minRomania is sending far-right politicians to the European Parliament for the first time, but AUR's lower-than-expected score has mainstream parties in the country breathing a sigh of relief. News Politics 10-06-2024 GERB wins EU elections without a clear majority in Bulgaria Est. 2minThe GERB party of former prime minister Boyko Borissov (EPP) won convincingly the country’s early parliamentary elections and the European vote but the country registered its second lowest-ever turnout of 31.8%. News Politics 10-06-2024 Pro-EU liberals triumph over Fico’s Smer in Slovak EU elections Est. 2minLiberal opposition party Progressive Slovakia (PS/Renew) emerged victorious in the European elections in Slovakia with 27.8% of the vote and six seats, beating Robert Fico’s Smer-SD (NI), initially seen as the frontrunner, which secured 24.8% of the vote and five seats. News Politics 10-06-2024 Orbán’s Fidesz faces worst-ever EU election result Est. 2minHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party came out on top in the European elections in Hungary on Sunday, the party's weakest ever EU election result, as the opposition made gains. News Politics 10-06-2024 Controversial far-right coalition comes third in Czech EU elections Est. 2minThe controversial far-right coalition of Přísaha and Motoristé made significant gains in Czechia’s European elections, securing two seats and emerging as the country’s third party. News Politics 10-06-2024 Tusk wins as PiS opposition trails close behind Est. 3minPrime Minister Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition (KO, EPP) scored 37.4% in the European elections in Poland on Sunday the vote, with Law & Justice (PiS, ECR) trailing close behind with 35.7%, meaning both are expected to send 20 MEPs to Brussels. News Politics 10-06-2024 Right-wing wins, PSOE comes close second, as both outperform other parties Est. 2minThe Partido Popular (PP/EPP), the main opposition party, received the most votes, 34.19% of the ballots cast, giving them 22 seats, while the socialist party of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE/S&D) came second with 30.18%, 20 seats, and the far-right VOX party, third with 9.62%, six seats. News Politics 10-06-2024 A Youtuber shakes Cyprus’ political landscape Est. 1minA 25-year-old independent candidate who became known as an influencer on YouTube and TikTok was the big surprise of the EU elections in Cyprus as he managed to rank third and become elected as an MEP. News Politics 10-06-2024 Greece’s centre-right wins but with heavy losses Est. 2minGreece’s centre-right ruling New Democracy party (EPP) won the elections but lost more than one million votes compared to the national elections last year, while the opposition could not catch up. News Politics 10-06-2024 Portugal’s socialists and liberals defeat far-right in EU elections Est. 3minThe Portuguese centre-right party (S&D) and the Liberal party (Renew) were the winners of Sunday's European elections in Portugal, which, unlike most other EU countries, saw the defeat of the far-right Chega party (ID). News Politics 10-06-2024 Estonia’s Kallas won’t call for snap elections despite opposition victory Est. 2minA few hours after French President Emmanuel Macron called for snap elections in France, his Renew Europe colleague Prime Minister Kaja Kallas announced that her government would not fall as a result of the EU election results and the loss of a key MEP in her Reform Party (RE). News Politics 10-06-2024 Meloni’s star keeps shining; Schlein’s opposition party, PD, grabs top seat of EP’s S&D group Est. 4minUnlike in other European countries like France, Austria, and Germany, where the sweeping gains of far-right parties shook the grounds of incumbent governments, Italy’s leader Giorgia Meloni remained comfortably in the driver’s seat - with Fratelli d’Italia (ECR) bagging 28.87% of the votes as of 06:15 CET, when over 95% of the ballots had been screened. News Politics 10-06-2024 Danish Greens topple Social Democrats as government support crumbles Est. 2minDenmark's centrist government was put to the test during the EU elections, facing voters for the first time since national polls at the end of 2022. News Politics 10-06-2024 Latvia boosts EPP, ECR as results come in from Saturday’s vote Est. 2minThe ruling centre-right coalition Jaunā Vienotība (JV/EPP) won Latvia's elections with 25.7% of the vote, followed by the opposition Nacionālā Apvienība (NA/ECR) with 22.08%, securing two MEP seats each for the EPP and ECR groups in the European Parliament, provisional results of Saturday's vote that the Central Election Commission announced on Sunday read. News Politics 10-06-2024 Lithuania’s Conservatives come out on top in EU vote Est. 2minThe ruling Homeland Union-Christian Democrats of Lithuania (EPP) has won the EU elections, securing three seats in the European Parliament with 21.3% of the vote, while the centre-left Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (S&D), which led pre-election polls, came in second with 18% of the vote and two of Lithuania's 11 seats, according to the country’s Central Election Commission (VRK). News Politics 10-06-2024 Swedish left beats far-right as Liberals avoid catastrophe Est. 2minThe Swedish Greens have unexpectedly come out ahead of the Sweden Democrats (SD, ECR), and the ruling Liberals have narrowly avoided being thrown out of the European Parliament, according to provisional results published by the Swedish government. News Politics 10-06-2024 Finnish PM celebrates victory in EU vote as expected far-right surge flops Est. 2minFinnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo celebrated victory amid a record voter turnout in the European elections on Sunday, with the expected far-right surge failing to materialise. News Politics 10-06-2024 No Irish candidates in the EU race have been confirmed, results may take days Est. 2minCounting for the European elections in Ireland ended on Sunday evening with no candidates confirmed as elected. News Politics 10-06-2024 Belgium’s Eurosceptic parties maintain EU seat count, as liberals do well Est. 1minThe Eurosceptic parties Vlaams Belang and N-VA have won around a third of the vote in the European elections with around 14% each, giving the far-right ID and ECR a combined six seats out of Belgium’s 22 in the European Parliament. News Politics 10-06-2024 Greens avoid wipeout in Luxembourg Est. 1minTilly Metz (Greens/EFA) will remain an MEP for the next five years despite earlier polling consistently predicting a total wipeout for the Green Party in the European Parliament. News Politics 10-06-2024 Dutch far-right comes out top in EU vote, as progressives overperform Est. 2minGeert Wilders’ far-right PVV (ID) has come out as the largest single party as it grabbed six seats in the European Parliament, though the nine seats won by the Frans Timmermans-Bas Eickhout double-team cements them as the main opposition force in the country. News Politics 07-06-2024 Rome: Putin’s rapprochement with Italy remark targets EU elections Est. 4minIn today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the many Bulgarians who believe in conspiracy theories, Spain joining South Africa's case against Israel before the ICJ, and so much more.
