European elections 2024
EU election candidates face a TikTok conundrum as bloc cracks down on app
My Europe
30.04.2024
EU election candidates face a TikTok conundrum as bloc cracks down on app
The Chinese-owned platform has some 142 million users in the EU, predominantly young Europeans, making it crucial campaigning territory for…
How Europe’s energy crisis is feeding the election campaign
Green
30.04.2024
How Europe’s energy crisis is feeding the election campaign
The recent energy crisis has partially vindicated EU decarbonisation policy: if Europe had only moved more quickly to deploy wind,…
Analysis: Von der Leyen’s electoral overture to Meloni could pay dividends – or totally backfire
My Europe
30.04.2024
Analysis: Von der Leyen’s electoral overture to Meloni could pay dividends – or totally backfire
The overture, which had been previously hinted at, was offered for everyone to hear during the first debate between lead candidates…
Housing, jobs and competitiveness, EP political parties and their economic vows
Business
30.04.2024
Housing, jobs and competitiveness, EP political parties and their economic vows
Improving competitiveness (better conditions for businesses), cutting bureaucracy, protecting jobs and supporting the green transition are just a few of…
Group leaders dodge farming bullets at election debate
My Europe
30.04.2024
Group leaders dodge farming bullets at election debate
Party leaders aspiring to be president of the Commission offered few clear insights on agriculture policies during an electoral debate…
Conspiracy theorists have turned from COVID to climate. How will it impact the EU elections?
Green
30.04.2024
Conspiracy theorists have turned from COVID to climate. How will it impact the EU elections?
On 9 February 2024, Dutch MEP Rob Roos told an audience in Poland that the EU Green Deal was “destroying…
Three key moments from the first debate with lead EU candidates
My Europe
29.04.2024
Three key moments from the first debate with lead EU candidates
The Maastricht debate, co-hosted by Politico Europe and Studio Europa, lasted one hour and a half and saw a continued exchange…
Strack-Zimmermann blasts von der Leyen for dragging her feet on defence policy
My Europe
29.04.2024
Strack-Zimmermann blasts von der Leyen for dragging her feet on defence policy
Strack-Zimmermann, who hails from the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), is part of a three-candidate team representing…
All eyes on Ursula von der Leyen as EU lead candidates get ready to debate
My Europe
29.04.2024
All eyes on Ursula von der Leyen as EU lead candidates get ready to debate
The debate will begin at 19:00 CET in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and mark the first time the lead candidates, or…
Can social media swing the EU election?
Sport
29.04.2024
Can social media swing the EU election?
This June, some 365 million people will be eligible to vote in the EU Elections, including many young voters for…