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The European Union goes to the polls from Thursday through to Sunday this week in elections in which right and far-right parties are widely expected to make gains. Citizens of its 27 countries will be voting for a new 720-member European Parliament, 15 more than in the previous election. One of the first decisions of the new assembly will be to elect the president of the parliament, a vote which requires an absolute majority. Following this, the next step is to name a president for the European Commission, a decision made by the members of the new parliament. Closed for business: The 11 moment...
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The man who has been fronting the far-right Identity and Democracy’s European elections campaign is confident that the European Parliament's two most right-wing factions will join to form a united bloc during the upcoming legislature. In an interview on Tuesday, Anders Vistisen told Euronews he believes there is no substantial political rift between his Identity and Democracy (ID) party - which harbours Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National, Italy’s Lega and Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) - and the nationalist European Reformists and Conservatives (ECR), considered slightly less ...
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Ahead of June's vote, Euronews asks MEP candidates and EU citizens to say what their priorities would be if elected to the European Parliament. This episode focuses on fiscal policies and purchasing power. Stay tuned as Euronews will publish more statements every day. Watch the video above to find out more.
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In the 2019 European elections, Portugal recorded its highest abstention rate of 68.6 percent since joining the European Union, contrasting sharply with the approximately 50 percent turnout across Europe. Political dissatisfaction, as revealed in a survey released by the European Parliament at the time, was the main reason given for Portugal's record abstention rate of 68.6 percent in the European elections in May 2019. However, there is optimism for a potential decrease in abstention during the 9 June elections, mirroring the trend seen in the recent legislative elections on 10 March, which b...
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Ahead of June's vote, Euronews asks MEP candidates and EU citizens to say what their priorities would be if elected to the European Parliament. Stay tuned as Euronews will publish more statements every day. Watch the video above to find out more.
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After ten years as chairman of the Austrian Communist Party Walter Baier was selected by the European Left group to spearhead its challenge in June's European elections. He said he accepted the role because he's "committed to a social and peaceful Europe."Against European militarisationBut the shadow of war is hanging over Europe since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. To confront this aggression many European governments are scaling up armaments production, not just to support Ukraine but also to boost their own defence. So, why is the Left group calling for less militarisation? "The Member State...
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For the past five years Nicholas Schmit has held the Jobs and Social Rights portfolio in the Ursula von der Leyen-led European Commission. Why has he decided to run for presidency of the EU's executive body? "I think that after the five years where we tried to put social [agenda] at the centre, I thought that there was still more to be done. I think this is the right moment for social democracy to get the Commission [presidency] after such a long period, because we had for 30 years, well for 25 years, conservative presidents of the commission. It's time for change. A time of uncertainty for EU...
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Ahead of the European elections in June, Euronews asked voters to name one proposal they would implement if elected to the European Parliament, and questioned candidates about their pledges. Watch the video above to find out more.
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Ahead of June's vote, Euronews asks MEP candidates to say what their priorities would be if elected to the European Parliament while also seeking to understand the main concerns of voters. Stay tuned as Euronews will publish more statements every day. Watch the video above to find out more.
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In conversation with Euronews' Brussels correspondent Shona Murray, Strack-Zimmermann outlined her thoughts on Europe's response to the war in Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen record as head of the Commission and the future of Europe's green transition. Liberals trailling in the pollsThe German politician describes herself as a committed European. Faced with the rise of the far right in Europe, she believes it is more important than ever to defend liberal values. "In these really tough times, it's not easy for people to look for a party that gives citizens the chance to decide for themselves," sh...
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