Farmers and the agricultural sector were one of the key issues in the political debate before the European elections. With the vote nowbehind us, we’re looking into what the new parliamentary composition means for the sector in this mandate. Who will sit on the Agri committee and will the electoral promises to farmers be kept?
Each of New Democracy, Pasok, and Syriza are faced with inner turmoil due to disappointing European election results for all of Greece's political parties.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party emerged strongest in Sunday's EU elections but lost ground, according to almost-final results, in what could be its worst score in its 14-year rule.
More than 360 million European citizens had the right to vote in this weekend's European Parliament elections. Across Europe, the overall turnout was around 51%, and the results had knock-on effects on individual countries.
Hour-by-hour, what can you expect from the European Parliament? Euractiv has you covered.
In this episode, journalists Aneta Zachova, Liene Lusite and Alice Taylor explain turnout trends, projections and what drives the electoral campaign in the latest countries to close their polls.
This week, over 350 million voters will elect the 720 members of the European Parliament. Stay up to date with Euractiv’s liveblog.
Sinn Féin's ambitions of governing Ireland for the first time and advancing a bid for unity with Northern Ireland are facing a potentially huge setback in local and European elections on Friday (7 June) as their commanding poll advantage melts away.
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday (6 June) that the EU risked being blocked by a big far-right presence in the European Parliament after this week's elections.
The European elections have officially started. Yesterday, around 44 percent of Dutch citizens went to the ballot to cast their vote. We’re here with the latest polls, projected seats, and all the highlights from last night.
The green-social democrat shared list has scored the highest number of seats in the Netherlands, with the far-right PVV just behind, according to the exit poll.
If 'Bad English' has become the unofficial language of the European Union, it is in large part because its building blocks are acronyms, abbreviations, and insider references that have turned communication among politicians, analysts, and lobbyists in Brussels into an obscure and dense vernacular.
Although the centre-left Lithuanian Social Democratic Party is currently polling well ahead of the rest in the run-up to the European elections, the outcome will largely depend on voter turnout, which is currently expected to be among the lowest, that could favour the current ruling Homeland Union-Christian Democrats of Lithuania.
With two weeks to go to the EU elections, the French Greens - and their allies across Europe - are in freefall in the polls. After the great success of 2019, has the wind changed for the Green lists?
Candidates across the political spectrum are meeting twice this week to confront their adversaries and share their vision for Europe. What did they have to say about the state of the EU economy?
At least one of the four suspects involved in beating SPD’s EU lead candidate for Saxony, Matthias Ecke, on Saturday is considered to have an extreme right-wing association.
The first names of Besoin d'Europe were unveiled on Friday (3 May). Outgoing members of the parliament who distinguished themselves during the last term are given priority. Several regional representatives complete the list, but with no war prize in sight.
On Saturday (4 May) the top MEP candidate for the Saxony branch of the German Social Democratic Party Matthias Ecke was beaten by a group of people in Dresden, leaving him with broken bones and unresponsive.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will not be using TikTok in her campaign for June's EU elections, "in view of security concerns," her campaign chief spokesperson said, despite her aim to reach citizens with an innovative and personal touch.
The backlash against EU green policies is set to continue, with plans to revive farmers’ protests ahead of June's European elections and an expected surge in support for the far-right in rural areas.
The Greens are aiming to team up with other pro-European forces after the elections in June to join the ruling majority in the European Parliament to prevent the Green Deal from being watered down, as it faces strong criticism.
Iliana Ivanova, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth shared with Euractiv in an interview her views on how to fill the gap in financing of science and innovation in the member states which stands at €100 billion per year.
This June's EU elections would have given the German Greens their first chance to nominate a European Commissioner in over 20 years, but with Commission President von der Leyen seeking a second term, the party has largely lost appetite for the position.
In the latest episode of our daily podcast Today in the EU we’re exploring which are the satire parties that have managed to be present in the EU political scene.
