The EU leaders have now officially agreed on
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The EU leaders have now officially agreed on
It is still unclear whether the EU member states will be able to
Former Czech prime minister
The leaders attending the special summit on Monday failed to reach a consensus on who should occupy the the EU's top posts. According to media reports there is relatively strong support for a second term for
Ursula von der Leyen's European People's Party (EPP)
While the official results of the
The votes are still being counted but the winners and losers of the EU elections are already emerging: the conservative EPP and far-right groups ECR and ID have gained seats in the single-digit range, while the Greens and Liberals have lost seats in the double-digit range. Commentators focus on the weak performance of the ruling parties in Paris and Berlin.
EU citizens have until Sunday evening to elect the 720 MEPs who will represent them in the European Parliament over the next five years. The far-right groups ID (Identity and Democracy) and ECR (European Conservatives and Reformists) are expected to make strong gains. Commentators discuss what the EU will look like politically once the votes have been counted.
The
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party is focusing its entire campaign for the European elections on the
The rift had already been obvious for some time, and then on Thursday the AfD was excluded from the Identity and Democracy group in the EU Parliament. Marine Le Pen's
Four days after the attack on Saxony's leading SPD candidate for the European elections, Matthias Ecke (41) is still recovering in hospital. He was assaulted by four men while putting up election posters and had to undergo surgery. Other parties have also reported violent incidents and attempts at intimidation during the election campaign. What's going on?
From 6 to 9 June, the citizens of the EU will elect a
Seven years after his
The European elections in June will not only decide the future composition of the
According to a new