Georgia has been an EU accession candidate since 2023 and citizens’ support for accession recently polled at 89 percent. With a new Russian-style “foreign agent law” the EU path of the Caucasus country just got rockier.
Recent polls show that in the upcoming European Parliament elections, far-right parties across the EU are set to gain voters – hence increasing their presence in the hemicycle. What are their views on the EU and how would this affect the functioning of the bloc after the elections?
The clock in the countdown to the 2024 European Parliament elections is ticking. Millions of young EU citizens will be eligible to vote. New data shows the likelihood of them actually going to the polls – and what issues they care about most.
In an interview with the Spanish news agency EFE in February, Jaume Duch Guillot, Director-General of Communication and spokesperson for the European Parliament, talked about the importance of getting young people to vote in the 2024 EU elections and the challenges of getting them to go to the ballot box.
Social media is one of the most popular places for young people to be socially and politically active, and politicians are increasingly exploring ways to engage with young voters online ahead of the EU elections.
The European Left group wants to score points in the European election campaign with demands for affordable housing, free access to education, healthcare and public transport. Lead Candidate Walter Baier said in an exclusive interview with the European Newsroom that it was time to “negotiate” an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and explained the Left’s strategy to fight the far-right.