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Four-day voting marathon kicks off in Netherlands

Polls have opened in the Netherlands, where four days of voting have kicked off across the EU in the 2024 election for the European Parliament. In our series of portraits of young voters in the EU, we talk to Dina, a 24-year-old actress from the Netherlands.

France 24

Dutch Exit Poll: Green/left Group Edges Out Wilders In EU Vote

Former European Commissioner Frans Timmermans has edged out far-right leader Geert Wilders in the Dutch European Parliament elections, according to an exit poll published Thursday.

International Business Times

Dutch exit poll points toward neck and neck race between far right, center left for EU elections

An exit poll suggests that Geert Wilders’ far-right party and a center-left alliance were neck-and-neck in the Dutch election for the European Union parliament

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Ursula von der Leyen: Europe’s top bureaucrat is on shaky ground as EU elections begin

Almost 400 million European citizens are due to vote for representatives from their country to the European Parliament between June 6 and 9. The results of the elections will have an influence on who becomes the next president of the European Commission, one of the most powerful jobs in European…

The Conversation

British paratroopers dropping in French field for D-day event asked for passports

French officials insist on paperwork checks of 400 troops landing in Normandy for 80th anniversary commemoration

The Guardian - UK

'Hypocrisy': Kate Forbes and Jackie Baillie in fiery FMQs clash over EU funding

KATE Forbes accused Jackie Baillie of “hypocrisy” as the two clashed over EU funding which has yet to be allocated by the Scottish Government…

The National (Scotland)

Hydropower damages river systems in Africa: how more solar and wind power can solve this problem

Across the African continent, more than 300 new hydropower projects are planned to meet the growing demand for electricity. Some of these will require big dams, which can have major negative environmental impacts. Another looming problem with hydropower is that the water cycle is affected by climate change. Water availability…

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Dutch Kick Off EU Vote With All Eyes On Far Right

The Netherlands on Thursday kicked off the marathon four-day European elections with the Dutch far right urging voters to make a crackdown on immigration the headline issue.

International Business Times

Emigration: The hidden catalyst behind the rise of the radical right in Europe’s depopulating regions

Earlier this spring, the European Parliament voted to overhaul its immigration policy to more evenly distribute responsibility among member states for managing the arrival of migrants and asylum-seekers.

The Conversation

Ryanair forced to cancel 100 flights as it demands action over France air traffic control strikes

The low-cost airline says customers are ‘sick and tired of suffering unnecessary cancellations’

The Independent UK

England’s Euro 2016 nightmare returns with Iceland’s Wembley visit

Being dumped out of the tournament and Roy Hodgson’s resignation – plus the Brexit vote – made for a traumatic time eight years ago

The Guardian - UK

European elections: Meeting a Belgian farmer fed up with EU regulations

Recent months have seen farmers in Europe take to the streets to protest against EU regulations and paperwork. Even in Belgium, where the EU headquarters are located, anger remains palpable. Jeanne, 24, works as a dairy farmer and does not plan on voting in this week's European elections, since she…

France 24

Microsoft admits it might have to make cutbacks on Teams and Office following EU lawsuits

“Additional steps” will likely be needed by Microsoft to pacify EU antitrust regulators when it comes to its Teams-Office bundling.

TechRadar

‘EasyJet made a fool of me – and then refused to admit passport mistake’

Exclusive: Passenger wrongly denied boarding says ‘for seven weeks easyJet continued to repeatedly blame me for their mistake’

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‘The battleground is Palestine’: Israel’s war looms over European elections

EU insiders and voters say many will be backing parties that are supportive of Gaza.

The Guardian - UK

Dutch voters head to the polls as four-day, 27-country ballot to select MEPs begins – as it happened

Voting in the EU elections begins Thursday and ends on Sunday with turnout slightly up as polls open in the Netherlands

The Conversation

The Federal Union: how a group of 1940s economists dreamt of a European Union for the working classes

On the eve of the Second World War, three Oxbridge graduates joined forces in London and wrote a pamphlet calling for the union of Britain with other democracies to avert the coming conflict. They sent the short pamphlet, titled “Federal Union”, to more than 500 opinion-makers in Britain. The warm…

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Netherlands Leads EU Elections With Right-Wing Surge

EU parliamentary elections underway with expected gains for hard right parties. Impact on global issues like climate, defense, migration, and relations wit...

International Business Times

Western Leaders Remember D-Day Under Ukraine Shadow

Western leaders were Thursday to remember the 1944 World War II D-Day landings in northern France to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation, mindful of the over two-year war raging again in Europe after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

France 24

Netherlands kicks off four days of EU elections across 27 nations

Polls opened in the Netherlands on Thursday to kick off four days of voting in European Union parliamentary elections across the 27 member states that are expected to deliver gains for the hard right.

The Guardian - UK

Dutch voters begin four-day European parliament election

Result of ballot, which will return 720 MEPs to next parliament, could have major impact on bloc’s political direction

The Guardian - UK

Macron and Meloni appear poles apart – but what if they joined forces to save Europe?

Centrists and pragmatic rightwing parties could at least compromise on the most urgent global threats

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