What policies will be at the heart of their electoral campaigns? Are they going to have a Spitzenkandidat? How will groups differentiate from each other? These are among the questions EURACTIV asked presidents of the political groups in the European Parliament ahead of next June’s European elections, in a series of video interviews which will be published every Monday from 22 May to the end of June.
European political parties are now putting in place the building blocks of their election strategies.
EURACTIV will look at the strategies behind the campaigns and how the European dimension of the campaign will intersect with national themes.
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Setting in motion the 2024 EU elections
It is now exactly a year until the next European elections. In this explainer, we give you the lowdown on what to expect in the coming months as Europe's leaders define their campaigning lines and top candidates ahead of the June …
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Talking about European elections: Interview with EPP President Manfred Weber
How is the European People's Party (EPP), Europe's oldest and largest political family, preparing for next year's EU elections? Will Commission President Ursula von der Leyen run for a second mandate? What did the EPP mean by saying they are …
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S&D President: Economic governance of green transition among our priorities
The economic governance of the green transition is among the top priorities of the socialists and democrats (S&D) group ahead of the 2024 EU elections, S&D President Iratxe Garcia Perez told EURACTIV in a video interview. “If this has been the …
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Greens to have pan-European focus for EU elections campaign strategy
The Greens campaign strategy will have a strong European focus when compared with the other political parties, Terry Reintke, co-president of the Greens/EFA group at European Parliament told EURACTIV. "We want to run a real European election campaign where we come …
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Renew: reindustrialisation and greens job among EU election priorities
EU reindustrialisation and the creation of ‘green jobs’ are among top priorities of the liberal family ahead the next EU elections, the President of Renew Europe group Stéphane Séjourné told EURACTIV in a video interview.
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Identity&Democracy: EU Commission’s green transition a ‘total failure’
The European Commission's efforts towards the green transition are a "total failure", Marco Zanni, president of the far-right Identity and Democracy (ID) group at the European Parliament, told EURACTIV in a video interview. "What we have seen so far by the …
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The Left will have a spitzenkandidat for 2024 EU elections
The Left party will internally elect a candidate for European Commission president, otherwise known as a spitzenkandidat, the co-president of The Left group at the European Parliament told EURACTIV in an exclusive video interview. The spitzenkandidat process is laid down in …
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Conservatives hope for right-wing majority in the next EU Parliament
European Conservatives hope that there will be a right-wing majority in the next European Parliament, Nicola Procaccini, the co-president of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group at the European Parliament, told EURACTIV in a video interview. Looking ahead to the …