Draghi tops von der Leyen in poll for next European Commission chief
Italy's Mario Draghi would beat incumbent European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for the top job if European Union citizens could vote on the issue,…
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Nervous Belgian Liberals kick journalists out of party HQ
Tensions are rising at the headquarters of Open Vld, the Liberal party of Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, where the party forced journalists out as bad…
Exit polls: AfD surges to second largest German party in EP
Exit polls have predicted that the German populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has become the second-largest German party in the European Parliament.
Brussels region: ‘teenagers wrongly given votes’
Voting in the Brussels region has been “completely chaotic”, according to Belgian Socialist Bert Anciaux.
French Green MP Aurélien Taché ‘barred from voting’
French Green MP Aurélien Taché was unable to vote in the European Parliament elections because, he said, he had been removed from the ballot list.
Irish Left on course for hammering in local elections
Ireland's member of the European Parliament's Left group, Sinn Féin, looks set to take a hammering in the country's local elections.
European Parliament set for shift to the Right, polls suggest
Voters in 21 EU countries including France and Germany were casting their ballots on June 9 in an election for the European Parliament that is expected to shift…
Meloni backs creation of ‘alternative’ right-wing EU coalition
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called for the creation of an "alternative" right-wing alliance in Brussels.
Czechs head to the polls for European Parliament elections
As the European Parliament elections unfold, it is now the turn of Czech citizens to cast their votes.
EC’s Breton urges people to vote in European elections with Spotify playlist
European Commissioner Thierry Breton launched a Spotify playlist to encourage people, particularly youngsters, to vote in the the ongoing European Elections, which…
Irish immigration sceptics predicted to pick up seats in European Parliament
Upstart populist party Independent Ireland is projected to win up to two seats as a result of the June 7 vote.
Wilders and Left head-to-head in EP exit polls
According to exit polls, Geert Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV) and the alliance of Greens and Socialists (Groenlinks-Pvda) are in a tight race, with Wilders predicted…
EU liberals crushing the law in Poland by ‘transitional justice’
What has been going on in Poland since December 13, when Donald Tusk’s left-liberal coalition government was sworn in, should worry all Europeans and probably…
Dutch kick-off European Parliament elections
Most countries in the 27-nation European Union will vote on the last day of the contest, June 9.
Le Pen reaffirms ambition to create hard-right EU ‘supergroup’
"If we manage to unite, we can be the second group in the European Parliament,” the RN politician said.
‘Are we still in Poland?’ TV debate chaos as Polish EP candidates asked to speak in English
A Polish State TV EU election debate ended with a spat over language after presenters asked the candidates to answer the programme's final question in English.
Dutch pro-Chinese party denies CCP financing
A pro-China political party operating in the Netherlands has denied it is being funded by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
German teachers warn against lowering voting age as youth shifts Right
A German teachers' union has warned against lowering the voting age to 16 for national elections, shortly after polling data showed that the youth in the country…
The electoral sociology of “Macronism” has sunk like a stone
The 2017 presidential election marked a major reshuffle in French politics, with the election of the youngest President of the 5ème Republic, who had broken into…
Europe’s global strategy is an afterthought in this election
As voters across the EU head for the polling stations in the coming days to elect their MEPs, it is issues to do with their daily life experience that will likely…
Macron ‘weaponising’ Zelensky ahead of European elections, French opposition claims
The French opposition has accused French President Emanuel Macron of "weaponising” Ukraine's president to help his European Election campaign.
European anti-fraud agency investigating Vlaams Belang MEP
The allegations likely surround claims that some of his EP assistants had worked for the party on issues unrelated to the EU.
PiS leader threatened with arrest over corruption committee row
Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of Poland’s main opposition party, the Conservative PiS, was threatened with being forcibly brought by the police to testify in front…
The 1999 EU elections delivered Brexit twenty years on – here’s why
Nigel Farage is once more the centre of attention in a British election.
Party punch-ups could reduce the Right to ‘signifying nothing’
The Alternative for Germany party (AfD) is “toxic,” according to Malika Sorel, one of the leaders in France’s National Rally (RN).
Sorel: Death of Europe would be a ‘tragedy for humanity’
The RN candidate spoke about the uncertain future of her country, France's potential to be the political leader of Europe, and a possible third world war.
EU elections: X outperforms competitors in anti-disinformation test
Elon Musk's social media platform X has come first in an anti-disinformation test held ahead of the European elections.
Orbán cosies up to Meloni in hopes of joining ECR
Fidesz has been on its own in the European Parliament since 2021 after it quit the European People’s Party
Polish election candidate plays cat-and-mouse with prosecutors
Daniel Obajtek, the former CEO of Polish fuel giant Orlen and an EU election candidate for the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party in Poland, is being pursued…
Make me PM and I might be willing to spare Beligum, independence leader says
The leader of Belgium's premier separatist party, Vlaams Belang, has confirmed that he might be willing to become PM and spare Belgium from destruction so long as…