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From Language Diversity to Gender Equality: European Elections by the Numbers
More than 400 million Europeans are heading to the polls to elect the 751 members of the European Union Parliament to new five-year terms.
Containing 7.3 percent of the world's population, the EU in 2017 generated a nominal gross domestic...
Europe
UK Greeks Must Travel to EU Member States to Vote in European Elections
Greeks living in the United Kingdom who wish to vote in the EU elections will have to travel to neighboring European Union countries to do so, the Greek Embassy in London announced on Wednesday.
Because the UK is set to leave the...
Europe
France: The European Court of Human Rights Delivers Its Verdict on the Inability of Greeks Living Abroad to Vote in Parliamentary Elections
In today’s Grand Chamber judgment in the case Sitaropoulos and Giakoumopoulos v. Greece, which is final, the European Court of Human Rights delivered the unanimous verdict that: The inability of Greeks living abroad to vote in parliamentary elections from...
Europe
Poland Faces Legal Action From European Commission Over “Russian Influence” Law
The European Commission, an executive branch of the European Union, has begun legal proceedings against Poland over the latter's new "Russian influence" law.
The controversial new law was adopted by the Polish parliament in late May. It calls for the...
Europe
Nobel Peace Prize Given to Eastern European Human Rights Activists
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organization Memorial, and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties.
" demonstrate the significance of...
Europe
Two Greeks Elected Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament
Two Greek lawmakers were elected Vice Presidents of the European Parliament in a vote that took place on Tuesday.
Eva Kaili, of the Movement for Change (KINAL) party, was elected for the first time to this prestigious post and will...
Europe
Greek Candidate Runs on Diverse Ballot in Munich Elections
A ballot that represents the new face of Munich will vie for power in the March-15 municipal elections in the German state of Bavaria.
The name of the ballot is "Zusammen in Bayern" or ZuBa, which means ''Together in Bavaria.''...
Europe
North Macedonia PM Zaev Resigns, Snap Elections Announced
The Prime Minister of North Macedonia announced on Saturday that his country will hold snap elections, as his government resigned over the EU's decision not to begin accession talks with Skopje.
PM Zaev is expected to visit the President of...
Europe
Greens on the Rise; Far-Right Not as Strong as Expected in EU Elections
The 2019 European Parliament elections held few surprises overall, with a rise of Green parties, a moderate rise in far-right parties and traditional center parties losing considerable ground.
Europe's far-right extremists, nationalists and euroskepticists did not have as strong of...
Europe
Salaries And Benefits of MEPs Dazzle Europeans In a Time of Austerity
With the European elections now behind us and political parties across the Union counting their gains and losses, the issue of the salaries and benefits enjoyed by Europe's 751 MEPs, surfaces yet again, causing widespread debate.
As the official website...
Europe
European Parliament Recognizes Guaido as Venezuela’s Interim President
The European Parliament voted on Thursday in favor of a resolution recognizing Venezuela's Juan Guaidó as the country's new interim president, until "free, transparent and credible" elections are held.
The resolution was brought for discussion in the Strasbourg parliament by...
Europe
2014 European Election Results: See How Europe Voted (infographic)
See the European Election results from all EU countries in real time. With an increase in voter turnout, Europe is deciding its future in one of the most important European elections of all time.
One of the largest democratic events...
Europe
Greece’s Record-High MEP Candidates in 2014 Euro Elections
After the record-high number of 360,000 candidates in the 2014 regional and municipal elections, Greece also tops the candidate number for the forthcoming euro elections, as is has about 1,300 MEP candidates for just 21 seats in the European...
Europe
German Agencies: “Greece is Not Suitable For European Presidency”
In a few days, Greece will assume the six-month rotating presidency of the EU and German media openly doubt Greece’s capability to effectively handle all the European challenges that lay ahead. Despite the fact that the Greek Prime Minister, Antonis...
Economy
Greek and European Crisis: The Key Milestones
From the first Greek bailout until the upcoming EU summit, there were some important touchpoints for the protracted governmental debt crisis in Europe's 17-nation euro currency bloc. We have summarized them below:
February 2, 2010: Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou proposes new...