Jordan Bardella, MEP and lead candidate of the French far-right party Rassemblement National for the European elections, will hold his first campaign event in Marseille this Sunday.
By Claire Stam
In 104 days, the European elections of 2024 will begin. The European Parliament has now started the engine in order to tackle what it identified as two main challenges: motivating EU citizens to vote and fighting disinformation.
By Claire Stam
Commission President von der Leyen is being pressured by her party family to question the end of the combustion engine in 2035 in the European election campaign. There are also initial movements back towards the combustion engine in the industry and in important export markets.
By Markus Grabitz
Ursula von der Leyen's plans in the event of her re-election focus on strengthening the competitiveness of European companies. She also wants to set priorities in the area of security. She is to be elected at an EPP congress at the beginning of March.
By Markus Grabitz
The former head of the EU Border Guard Agency is running on the far-right party's list for the European elections. He resigned in 2022 due to a disciplinary investigation launched against him.
By Claire Stam
Raphaël Glucksmann emerges as the lead candidate for France's social democracy in the European elections. Two prominent Greens notably back him. Yet, the rest of the Green party is already attacking the staunch Europeanist.
By Claire Stam
The ECR Group in the European Parliament opens to a French far-right party. It accepts Nicolas Bay from Reconquête. The party was founded by Éric Zemmour in 2021, who massively opposes Islam.
By Markus Grabitz
Ivanna Volochiy could become the first native Ukrainian in the EU Parliament. The liberal party Kustiba Par! from Latvia has nominated her as their lead candidate for the European elections. Her main goal is Ukraine's accession to the EU and NATO.
By Manuel Berkel
The environmental policy expert and medical doctor Peter Liese has been chosen as the lead candidate for the North Rhine-Westphalia CDU in the European elections. Other well-known names follow in promising positions.
By Manuel Berkel
Thomas Geisel wants to start a new chapter in his political career and enter the European Parliament for the Sarah Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW). He sees the European Union primarily as an economic project.
By Clara Baldus
