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Welcome to TheEULobby, a blog on the upcoming EU Elections, produced by our Grayling team in Brussels and across the EU Member States. This is your one-stop shop for all information focusing on the main candidates, local polling, political trends, and local gossip around the elections. If you have any questions or want to find out more, please do get in touch!
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January 2020The new Croatian Presidency of the Council of the EU – ...
January 1, 2020 signaled the official start of Croatia’s Presidency of the Council of the EU. At the very end […]
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November 2019MEET THE NEW EU COMMISSIONERS
November 2019: The European Parliament finally approves the final composition of von der Leyen’s new European Commission, almost one month […]
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November 2019Austria: Kurz’s People Party and the Greens enter coalitio ...
In mid-November, after the snap parliamentary elections on 29 September , Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of the centre right ÖVP decided […]
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July 2019Von der Leyen confirmed as European Commission President
Who is she? She is the new President elect of the European Commission. Ursula von der Leyen has been elected […]
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July 20192019 EU Elections – A snapshot of Twitter happenings
The 2019 EU elections brought their fair share of surprises, from a shift in majority parties to the possibility of […]
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July 2019New European Commission – Who’s in and who’ ...
In this article, Grayling’s European Public Affairs network has looked into what the new European Commission could look like. Ahead […]
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June 2019The European Elections in Lithuania
Turnout reached a new high of 53.1% in Lithuania, as the country held European elections in conjuncture with the second […]
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June 2019The European Elections in Latvia
Turnout in the 2019 European elections in Latvia increased from 33.6% from 30%, but remains substantially lower than recorded in […]
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June 2019The European Elections in Ireland
Turnout in Ireland dipped below 50% in 2019 falling from 52% in 2014 to 49%. The biggest shock in Ireland […]
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June 2019The European Elections in Austria
After the political scandal around the current Austrian government, 59.8% of Austrian voters turned out to cast their vote in […]
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June 2019This time… it’s complicated
The European elections returned the most fragmented European Parliament to date. For the first time the centre-right European People’s Party […]
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June 2019The European Elections in Romania
Turnout in Romania for the European elections edged over the 50% threshold for the first time in 2019m increasing from […]
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June 2019The European Elections in Portugal
Turnout among the Portuguese continued a downwards trajectory in 2019 falling from 34% to 31% having fallen by a similar […]
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June 2019The European Elections in Malta
Malta’s turnout for the 2019 elections was 72.6%, two points below the turnout for the 2014 elections – a steadily […]
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June 2019The European Elections in Luxembourg
Turnout in Luxembourg for the 2019 European elections decline by 2% from the 2014 elections with 84% of registered voters […]
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June 2019The European Elections in Hungary
In Hungary, voter turnout hit 43.3% setting a record high since the country joined the EU in 2004. Prime Minister […]
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June 2019The European Elections in Greece
The Greek turnout for the European Parliament elections was 58.7%, a slightly lower figure than the previous elections in 2014 […]
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June 2019The European Elections in Finland
The turnout for the European Parliament election in Finland was 42.7%, a notable increase of three percent in comparison to […]
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June 2019The European Elections in Estonia
The Estonian turnout for the European Parliament elections 2019 was 37.6%, staying roughly the same as in the previous elections […]
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June 2019The European Elections in Denmark
In Denmark the 2019 elections saw an increase in turnout from 2014 of 10% with 66% of voters casting their […]
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June 2019The European elections in Cyprus
Turnout in Cyprus was marginally higher than it was in the previous European Elections in 2014, going up from 44% […]
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June 2019The European elections in Bulgaria
At 100% of election papers processed, official results show that the ruling party GERB crushes the opposition, which may help […]
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June 2019The European elections in Slovenia
This year’s European elections mobilised much more voters than in the last 20 years. It is estimated that the average […]
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May 2019The news stories that made Dutch voters click
Pro-European parties have won the European elections in the Netherlands, with labour party PvdA and Frans Timmermans emerging as the […]
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May 2019The European Elections in the United Kingdom
Against the backdrop of the ongoing process of withdrawing from the EU the pro-leave Brexit Party has topped the polls […]
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May 2019The European elections in Sweden
Center-right and nationalists are the big winners The success of the Liberal and Green parties in other parts of Europe […]
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May 2019The European elections in Spain
Spain is currently represented in the European Parliament by 54 members, and it will gain an additional 5 after Brexit. […]
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May 2019The European elections in Slovakia
The overall turnout at the European Parliament elections in Slovakia was higher than in previous years. Compared with 2014 (13.05%), […]
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May 2019The European elections in Poland
Turnout up, votes divided It was either a case of a successful political campaign that mobilised voters, or a sign […]
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May 2019Dutch cast pro-European vote: Labour Party wins, thanks to T ...
Pro-European parties have won the European elections in the Netherlands, with the Labour Party (S&D) and Frans Timmermans emerging as […]
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May 2019The European elections in Italy
The European elections in Italy took place on 26 May 2019. Five constituencies were established, each including 2 to 5 […]
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May 2019The European elections in Germany
61.4% of German voters went to the polls on Sunday in a remarkable surge compared to a mere 48.1% voter […]
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May 2019The European elections in Belgium
As always, Belgium registered the highest participation rate to the European elections with an electoral turnout of almost 90%. This […]
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May 2019The European elections in France
With a record voter turnout of 50.12%, the French have proved the forecasts wrong. The surge in participation was mainly […]
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May 2019The European Parliament in a Czech context
Czech elections did not fully copy the trend of other European countries. Populist and nationalist parties did not succeed as […]
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May 2019This time we kind-of voted – here’s what you need to kno ...
Croatians joined the rest of Europe and went to vote in the European elections this past Sunday. Media reporting focused […]
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May 2019European Parliament 2019 elections – A snapshot of res ...
Losses for the traditional political blocks, and gains for other groups (Liberals, Greens, Eurosceptics) will mean that the European Parliament […]
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May 2019What’s next for the European Parliament?
The pro-EU centre fragments but holds Elections to the European Parliament took place between 23 and 26 May. These elections […]
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May 2019Good evening Eurovision, this is Brussels calling!
On 15 May the lead candidates for the European elections, who each hope to secure the job of President of […]
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May 2019EU trends to watch out for in 2019/2024
The European elections and resulting institutional reshuffle in 2019 are taking place against the backdrop of broader strategic discussions about […]
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May 2019Latvia – New Parties, Same Old Alliances
► New Parties The 2018 parliamentary elections drastically altered Latvia’s political landscape. Voters punished the three governing parties (Unity-EPP, National […]
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May 2019European elections could directly impact the Dutch governmen ...
On the surface, the European election campaign in the Netherlands looks quite normal. The Dutch media covers the candidates, Euroscepticism, […]
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May 2019The first EU Elections in which Croatia, the newest EU membe ...
These elections have sparked major interest among political opinion-formers, parties and politicians alike, as there are around 100 more candidates […]
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May 2019Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz and the European People’s Party: ...
Two months before the EU elections, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party was suspended from the European People’s Party (EPP), […]
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May 20193 Things You Need To Know About The EU Elections And Slovaki ...
Despite Brexit, Slovakia is still one of the least influential Member States in the European Parliament Slovakia currently has 13 […]
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May 2019
Austrian MEPs: Making friends and influencing people on Twit ...
One thing that may come as a surprise: across all Austrian MEPs, the Social Democratic and Greens are the biggest […]
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April 2019New(ish) set up of the Polish political scene
The Polish political scene has been polarised for over a decade, with two parties in the lead: Law and Justice […]
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April 2019Digital policies: Expected to remain a priority in the new t ...
The Digital Single Market Strategy (DSM) is one of the key strategies of the current European Commission and is aimed […]
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April 2019Five things you need to know about EU elections in Romania
Controversial justice reforms will have a decisive impact on the campaign for and the results of the European elections in […]
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April 2019Six things you need to know about the EU elections in Bulgar ...
On 26 May Bulgaria will vote to elect 17 MEPs. Currently the conservative GERB Party holds 6 seats that vote […]
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April 2019The EU Elections: What’s on the Menu?
What will the European elections and change of Commission mean for the agri-food sector? It is widely recognised that food […]
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April 20195 things you need to know about the EU elections in Italy
The “Northern” League is no more Lately the Lega Nord has changed its strategy and name to be more appealing […]
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