Which issues unite and polarize EU parties and vot...
On 6-9 June European Parliament elections take place separately in all 27 member states, with national parties competing against each other. However, if we were to imagine that Eur...
Blog
This blog, divided in two sections called The Basics and Knowledge Bites, provides readers with a variety of topics to explore. The first category covers general questions pertaining to the European Parliament elections, explaining electoral procedures, and emphasising the importance of voting. The second section hosts articles written by the academic community affiliated to the European University Institute that discuss issues relevant to the public debate in the run-up to the elections such as, economic stability, democracy and polarisation.
Knowlegde Bites
The Basics
What will it take for the European Parliament to t...
There is informed speculation about a possible shift to the right in the forthcoming elections for the European Parliament (EP), which will be composed of 720 seats from June 2024 ...
Shaping the future: your vote, your neighbourhood
The European Parliament (EP) elections significantly influence the European Union's (EU) future and its relationships with neighbouring countries. This article explores the Eur...
Europe’s democracy and security weight on the Ju...
European democracy and security are under threat. The Russian invasion of Ukraine launched on 24 February 2022 has not only been an aggression against an independent and sovereign ...
EMU’s future: less monetary engineering and more...
What is the future of Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)? And what can we expect from a new European leadership in this policy area after the European Parliament elec...
Under the hood: challenges and opportunities in Eu...
The 2024 European elections will be a key moment for the future of the climate policy agenda and the Union’s sustainability goals. In the last five years, the Von der Leyen C...
Empowering journalism should be at the core of Eur...
With all the elections this year, especially the European Parliament elections set for June 6-9, 2024, concerns regarding the disruptive influence of disinformation campaigns have ...
EU-level electricity sector regulation: an enabler...
What role does the electricity sector play in reaching EU climate pledges?
The EU has committed to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Today, 77% of the EU’s current domesti...
The EU’s military power and the European Parliam...
Russia’s full-scale war of aggression in Ukraine has united a large majority of policymakers across the EU. They call for the support of Ukraine as well as more EU security a...
A 15-year retrospective of European elections: wom...
The elections for the European Parliament are just around the corner. From June 6 to 9, EU citizens are called upon to cast their vote in the European elections. This vote determin...
Europe cannot afford a half-baked social turn
In recent years, the European Union has made remarkable progress in advancing social goals, introducing new directives to protect workers and innovative funding instruments to boos...
What is irregular migration?
As much as migration is on the news and an axis of so many political divides, it may come as a surprise that there is no international legal definition for migrant. Instead, it is ...