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.
“To be honest, I don’t expect anything else than the nomination of Ursula von der Leyen,” European Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn said on Tuesday (11 June), adding that he was he was “very optimistic” that the European Parliament will confirm her appointment in July.
Emboldened by gains in Sunday's (9 June) EU elections, German far-right lawmakers boycotted the speech by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Bundestag on Tuesday, saying he should stop the war and reach a peaceful settlement with Moscow.
As Cypriot members of the European Parliament (MEPs) formally dressed in suits, commentated on the results of the European Parliament on national TV, one newly-elected parliamentarian, celebrated with a ‘dab’.
While the European People’s Party came first in the European elections, its candidate and current Commission President Ursula von der Leyen still cannot count on the support of the German coalition government, with the Liberals, in particular, setting high demands in return for their approval.
Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), which has managed to become the largest political force in the Central European country, is pushing its European political family, the Identity and Democracy (ID), to admit Germany's scandal-ridden AfD back into its ranks.
Despite a series of scandals, the far-right AfD party took second place in Germany’s EU elections with a record result, which was a main driver behind a wider shift in Europe.
With votes cast in the European elections, EU leaders are expected to start already on Monday (10 June) with informal deliberations on how to distribute the four European top jobs. Here's a run-down of what to expect over the next week.
With a strong performance of her centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), incumbent European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is ready for the second part of her reappointment battle.
Germany's self-proclaimed ‘progressive coalition’, consisting of Social Democrats, the liberal FDP and the Greens, suffered a crushing defeat at the European elections, as the parties barely managed to reach a combined share of 30%.
The EU elections are the world's second-largest democratic ballot after India. However, compared to other elections, EU citizens face a complicated web of administrative hurdles they need to overcome to be eligible to vote.
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On the second day of the European elections, the Irish and the Czech went to the polls to decide who they want to represent them in the upcoming European Parliament.
Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU.
It is often argued that EU policy debates are detached from the everyday lives of European citizens and that European Parliament elections are fought on national and local issues. But the 2024 election campaigns were different.
Fears surrounding war, social security, and the far-right have dominated Germany's EU election campaign, as parties have responded with remarkably uniform messaging about protecting peace and security, eyeing national elections.
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.
On Monday 10 June, the day after the EU elections, the Parliament's political groups will rush into recomposing themselves to divide money and top jobs. The tricky part? They must follow the almighty d’Hondt law which is set to award the far-right a chunk of the Parliament's influence pie.
As Slovak voters go to the polls candidates are fighting for Slovakia's 15 MEP seats with substantially different visions of how EU health legislation should be directed - the EU Pharma Package is central to current concerns.
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).
Enlargement to the East, and to the Western Balkans, is a geostrategic imperative and will require reforms on both sides, writes Paulo Rangel.
The top national delegations will reshape the Parliament's balance of powers while feeding new priorities into the legislative work, and with voting set to start on Thursday (6 June), Europe Elects' final projections for Euractiv lay out what could lie ahead.
A more right-wing European Parliament could mean fewer regulatory initiatives in the area of tech, a weakened push for market integration, but more support for defence tech, according to party manifestos and an interview with an expert.
