Italy, France, Germany, Austria: in a number of EU countries, right-wing and far-right parties made significant gains in the 2024 European elections. But will their increased presence have an impact on the direction of EU policy in Brussels?
Just over half of EU voters cast their ballots in the June European elections, according to the European Parliament. With turnout rates varying between the bloc’s member states, participation in EU-wide elections remains lower than in respective national parliamentary elections.
In an interview with the Serbian news agency Tanjug, the Deputy Director and Head of the Brussels office of Europeum, Žiga Faktor, assessed the extent to which the European Union’s enlargement prospects will be affected by the outcome of the recent EU-wide elections.