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Greece

Greek parliament approves legalisation of same-sex civil marriage

Greek legislators passed a law to legalise same-sex marriage, positioning Greece as the first Orthodox Christian nation to do so.

Finland

Preliminary results: Finns choose centre-right candidate as president

According to preliminary results, centre-right Alexander Stubb wins Finland's presidential election runoff on Sunday against Pekka Haavisto from the green left.

Serbia

Protests against 'fraudulent' elections continue in Belgrade

Opponents of Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić rallied outside the Constitutional Court building on Friday to press their demand that last month's election be annulled and held again over reported widespread irregularities.

Earth News

How do Europe’s voters feel about climate change?

Climate change is one of the issues Europe’s voters are most concerned about, a new report finds.

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Finland

Left vs Right: Finland goes to the polls in close presidential race

The two leading contenders represent the left and right-wing of the Finnish political spectrum and are separated by just three percentage points as advance polling stations open.

Netherlands

5 things we learned from the Dutch election

This was the biggest win in the history of the far-right party lead by controversial anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders.

Europe News

State of democracy: How do European countries compare?

Europe keeps its status as the world’s highest-performing region in democratic performance, but declines have been seen in many countries, according to the Global State of Democracy 2023 Report.

World News

Euroviews. We live in the age of the undecided voter

With voters increasingly less tethered to traditional party loyalty, politicians must become more adaptable, Carla Subirana writes.

Zimbabwe

Euroviews. In Zimbabwe, Zanu-PF are trying to steal the election again

It is imperative that the EU, UK, US and other democratic voices help Zimbabwe stand tall and show the rest of Africa that the retreat of democracy is not inevitable, Lord Oates writes.

Earth News

Europe faces ‘green backlash’ as cost of living crisis bites

What is ‘greenlash’? Here's how right-wing parties are using the cost of living crisis to roll back green policies.

United Kingdom

Cyberattack by 'hostile actors' exposed UK voter data to hackers

The election watchdog admits the attack wasn't detected for more than a year and doesn't know for sure what files were accessed.

World News

Euroviews. We need EU-wide voting to make European ideals a reality

Every citizen of any of the 27 EU member states should be able to vote for any other EU citizen up for election. This is what the European Union stands for — all of us being equal, Damian Boeselager writes.

Earth News

Climate activists stop Berlin traffic by gluing themselves to roads

The group said it wanted the federal government to submit a detailed plan on how Germany can meet a target of limiting temperature increases to 1.5 Celsius.

Finland

Everything you need to know about Finland's general election

Here's your quick and easy guide to the politics, parties, personalities and the issues at stake as the Nordic nation votes on 2 April.

Kazakhstan

Tokayev wins big in Kazakhstan snap election, early results show

Incumbent President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appears certain to win a new term against little-known challengers in the Central Asian nation.

Culture news

Why is Katy Perry currently the internet's least favourite person?

Singer Katy Perry is feeling the wrath of the internet after voting for former Republican Rick Caruso to be the mayor of Los Angeles. Here's why the internet is annoyed...

Brazil

Lula beats Bolsonaro in Brazil's historic presidential runoff

Winning what is escribed as the most divisive election in the country’s history, Lula received 50.9% of the vote and Bolsonaro 49.1%, according to the country’s election authority.

Sweden

Russia's actions in Ukraine see Sweden beef up disinformation fight

The national agency tasked with vigilance over external threats to Swedish society says they've been in demand from political parties and civil society for more information, ahead of the general election.

Belgium

Sweet sixteen: Belgium lowers voting age for European elections

It is the fourth EU member state to reduce voting ages for European Parliament elections after Austria, Greece, and Malta.

France

France goes to the polls in presidential election

There are 12 candidates vying for votes to be the president of France.