On Sunday night, Emmanuel Macron called for snap elections. Can the president's sudden move halt the far right's rising success?
Business groups on Monday (10 June) have shown relief over the EU the continuous majority for centrist, pro-EU parties in the European Elections, calling on lawmakers to reach an agreement quickly.
A fake news story claiming that Italy might leave the EU if there was low turnout at this weekend's elections shared on Italian social media was taken down by big tech platforms this week.
Pro-EU parties are ceding political space to far-right Eurosceptic groups in their European election campaigns by failing emphasise the EU's positive impact on ordinary citizens, experts say.
On the eve of the EU elections, Euractiv takes a look at the expected outs – and possible “ins” – of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee (AGRI).
Today is the first day of the European elections, with citizens heading to the polls to determine who will sit in the new European Parliament, first in the Netherlands today and then in the other EU countries on 7-9 June.
Continuing our election coverage, today we’re focusing on the EU parties, the big political families behind our national ones, and their challenges. Who are these parties exactly and what are the obstacles they face?
Leading French and Italian business organisations urged the next European Parliament to boost the bloc’s faltering competitiveness on Tuesday (4 June) by cutting regulations and ramping up investments in green and digital technologies and defence.
Mario Draghi, former European Central Bank (ECB) chief, has been mooted as a possible candidate for one of the EU's top jobs after June's elections. While the Commission presidency appears reserved for the Conservatives, a window of opportunity could open up at the European Council.
Over 2.5 million young people, aged between 15 and 24, are unemployed in the European Union. The EU youth unemployment rate is more than double the overall unemployment rate. So, how can Europe get its youth into work?
Google search data suggests reduced interest in June's EU elections compared to 2019, with the centre-right EPP group much more frequently searched for than its main centre-left rivals.
Each day, 21 people die while awaiting a transplant in Europe. With the European Parliament Elections approaching, the European Society for Organ Transplantation presents an actionable roadmap for fair and sustainable transformations in the field over the next five years.
In this episode of our daily podcast ‘Today in the EU, we are talking about Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who will announce today whether he will step down from office or continue to lead the country.
Two NGOs are accusing Fabrice Leggeri, the former director of the EU border agency Frontex turned candidate for the French far-right Rassemblement National party, of being complicit in crimes against humanity and the torture of migrants, in a complaint filed with the courts on Tuesday (23 April
Making the rounds are rumours that France’s Macron may be preparing a new speech on the future of the EU, akin to his 2017 ‘Sorbonne speech’ – but no one knows for certain what it will contain.
SME Envoy post will be filled after the elections, the Commission President announced, as German politician Markus Pieper renounced the post on the eve of his first day, and pressure mounted against the Commission President for the appointment deemed "unfair".
Swedish European People's Party MEP Sara Skyttedal and former Social Democrat lawmaker Jan Emanuel presented on Tuesday (9 April) a list for June's European elections that seeks to unite all those dissatisfied with the EU with the aim of re-negotiating Sweden's EU membership.
As all main EU political parties have placed Ukraine and defence at the fore of their EU elections campaign, the EU liberals chief and campaign leader, Valérie Hayer, visited Kyiv on Tuesday (26 March) to show support and announce her plans to integrate Ukrainian parliamentarians and leaders into Renew Europe.
Under EU guidelines likely to be adopted next week, Elon Musk's X, TikTok, Facebook and other major online platforms are expected to act to mitigate risks to elections or face fines, a European Commission official said on Wednesday (20 March).
Polls don’t tell the full story of what EU citizens want from upcoming EU elections – and we need to dive deeper into the interplay between Europeans’ views on further EU integration and their takes on specific EU policies, write Bruno Cautrès and Thierry Chopin.
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is expected to start an “intensive” EU election campaign in May with several “thematic” events across Europe, a source familiar with the matter from the European People’s Party (EPP) headquarters in Brussels told Euractiv.
The European Parliament's plan to use TikTok in campaigning for the June EU elections, despite prior cybersecurity bans, raises questions about its secure implementation as specifics regarding the Parliament's approach remain undisclosed.
In a year of European elections, it’s time to shape the social Europe we want. A new social contract, empowering skills and appropriate regulation to handle digitalisation: these are the needed ingredients for futureproof labour markets that work for all.
Newly-elected Renew Europe Group President Valérie Hayer is set to become the French liberal lead candidate for oncoming EU elections, Euractiv has learnt, confirming media reports released over the weekend.
