Europe News Electrifying politics? The new candidates vying for your votes "Bad politics brought us were we are," says Colombe the co-founder of Volt - a pan-European party hoping to win at least 25 seats across seven EU countries in May's elections. We met three of the members, who met as students, in Brussels this week. 22/02/2019
Europe News The Brief: Far-right rise in polls ahead of European elections The Italian far right the League’s is expected have the biggest increase of its MEPs, followed by 5 Star movement, the French National Rally, the Hungarian Fidesz and AFD in Germany. And EU-US ties remain strained. 19/02/2019
Europe News Eurosceptics set for big gains in EU elections Dominant groups on centre left and centre right will be hit as new movements gain ground, according to EU Parliament projections. 18/02/2019
Europe News Generation Z: Europe's first time voters As we launch our election coverage 100 days ahead of the polls in May we will be meeting first-time voters - this time a climate protester in Belgium. 12/02/2019
Europe News Right-wing populists accused of "misuse" of EU Parliament MEPs criticize laziness and negative slogans 15/01/2019
Europe News Europe's political parties look for new alliances ahead of election Populists try to join forces transnationally to beat the establishment 09/01/2019
Europe News European party politics in turmoil before EU elections Cross-country alliances want to rock the boat - can they? 09/01/2019
state of the union State of the Union: Europe in 2019 In this edition we take a look at the year in perspective, with shifting political fault lines ahead of European elections, a messy divorce with Britain and much more. 04/01/2019
Europe News "He lost touch with the citizens of Europe" Previewing Juncker's last major speech at the helm of the EU Commission 11/09/2018
Europe News A transnational list for 2019 and EU online shopping gets easier and cheaper The European Parliament has come up wth a plan to introduce a transational list for the European elections in 2019. Supporters hope it will help 06/02/2018
Europe News EU: a transnational list for 2019? The European Parliament has come up with a plan to introduce a transnational list for the next European elections in 2019. MEPs will vote on it in a plenary session in Strasbourg. 06/02/2018
My Europe Series After the European elections: what shape is the future? Populist and extremist parties took a quarter of the seats in the European elections, forcing the mainstream left and right into a de facto grand 30/05/2014
world news Alexandrine plea for the European elections With the European elections only days away, initiatives to spur voter turnout abound. Some rely on shock value, such as the Danish Voteman, while 19/05/2014
My Europe Series European elections: will populism triumph? In the 2014 European Parliament elections, the largest voting bloc could be Europeans who avoid the ballot box. For those who do vote, it’s often to 15/05/2014
Unreported Europe Portrait: Into the mind of Jean-Claude Juncker An experienced statesman in European politics, Jean-Claude Juncker is recognised everywhere in Luxembourg, and for good reason. Juncker has been at 09/05/2014
Unreported Europe European choice: Martin Schulz campaigning to spread wealth Deep in the heart of Paris, we’ve been asking people at random if they can identify a politician in a photograph. Some of their 02/05/2014
My Europe Series Will eurosceptics force a new political reality on Europe? Many analysts are predicting a surge in support for eurosceptics and hardline nationalist parties in May’s EU parliamentary elections. In this 01/05/2014
Unreported Europe Verhofstadt's liberal recipe for Europe For the first time in the European elections political groups have put forward candidates for the presidency of the European Commission. The choice 25/04/2014
Unreported Europe Double act: Greens dual-presidency candidates to push eco issues on election agenda Unlike the socialist and the conservative blocks, the European Greens have put forward two names under a joint candidacy for President of the 18/04/2014
My Europe Series EU 2014: breaking new ground in European elections As Europe gears up to vote for a new parliament in May, a campaign is under way to make voters aware of changes to the this key election. Brian 18/04/2014
world news #Postcard2Brussels: tell us with a photo what Europe means to you What does Europe mean for you? Tell us with a photo and we will post them on our ‘european elections’ special page. Send your picture by personal 15/04/2014
Unreported Europe Europe's Choice: Leftist candidate Alexis Tsipras takes quest for a New Deal to Brussels For the first time in European parliamentary elections political groups have already chosen their candidates to head the EU Commission, which will be 11/04/2014
My Europe Series EU elections: something new or more of the same? The motto of the 2014 European elections – This Time it’s Different – refers to the fact that the new parliament will be instrumental in choosing the 03/04/2014
Europe News Euro election countdown begins With 100 days to go until the European elections, the countdown in the race for votes has begun in earnest. Political parties of all persuasions 11/02/2014
My Europe Series Putting the voter in driving seat on the road to Brussels In May, the 28 countries of the EU will vote for a new European parliament. But against the backdrop of an economic crisis, many observers anticipate 20/01/2014
My Europe Series War of words: who will win the eurojargon battle EU officials often use words like ‘modalities’, ‘stakeholders’ and trilogue. How much is euro-speak turning off the public? The European Commission 09/01/2014
