Countdown to the European vote: Expectations on the last stretch

Описание: 23 May 2024
Policy Dialogue

Speakers: András Baneth, Strategic Communications Expert, Best-Selling Author and Entrepreneur; Levente Kocsis, Chief Data Scientist, Eulytix; Sophia Russack, Researcher, CEPS

Moderator: Corina Stratulat, Associate Director and Head of the European Politics and Institutions Programme, European Policy Centre

The citizens from across the EU member states will be called to the polls to elect their representatives to the 2024-2029 European Parliament. Their vote will not only decide the composition of the new EP but may also influence the choice of the next European Commission President, provided they come from among the lead candidates. Fears of significant gains for the far-right have dominated the campaign at a time when the permacrisis and polytransition call on the EU and its member states to demonstrate unity and ambition.

Will the high stakes of this June EP vote persuade more Europeans to turn out on election day? What are the likely policy implications of a surge in support for radical right forces? How should the political mainstream in Europe prepare for the next mandate?

Our distinguished speakers addressed these and other related issues at this Policy Dialogue. The discussion was built on the recent EPC-Eulytix publication “The European Parliament elections 2024: getting more jitters from the mainstream than the far-right”.