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The GERB party of former prime minister Boyko Borissov (EPP) won convincingly the country’s early parliamentary elections and the European vote but the country registered its second lowest-ever turnout of 31.8%. 

Liberal opposition party Progressive Slovakia (PS/Renew) emerged victorious in the European elections in Slovakia with 27.8% of the vote and six seats, beating Robert Fico’s Smer-SD (NI), initially seen as the frontrunner, which secured 24.8% of the vote and five seats. 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party came out on top in the European elections in Hungary on Sunday, the party's weakest ever EU election result, as the opposition made gains.

The controversial far-right coalition of Přísaha and Motoristé made significant gains in Czechia’s European elections, securing two seats and emerging as the country’s third party.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition (KO, EPP) scored 37.4% in the European elections in Poland on Sunday the vote, with Law & Justice (PiS, ECR) trailing close behind with 35.7%, meaning both are expected to send 20 MEPs to Brussels.

The Partido Popular (PP/EPP), the main opposition party, received the most votes, 34.19% of the ballots cast, giving them 22 seats, while the socialist party of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE/S&D) came second with 30.18%, 20 seats, and the far-right VOX party, third with 9.62%, six seats.

A 25-year-old independent candidate who became known as an influencer on YouTube and TikTok was the big surprise of the EU elections in Cyprus as he managed to rank third and become elected as an MEP.

Pro-EU parties are ceding political space to far-right Eurosceptic groups in their European election campaigns by failing emphasise the EU's positive impact on ordinary citizens, experts say.

The future of Belgium’s pharmaceutical industry is under scrutiny as competition challenges Belgian success. Leading Belgian politicians discussed revamping pharma's road map in a recent conversation with Euractiv.

As Slovak voters go to the polls candidates are fighting for Slovakia's 15 MEP seats with substantially different visions of how EU health legislation should be directed - the EU Pharma Package is central to current concerns.

On the eve of the EU elections, Euractiv takes a look at the expected outs – and possible “ins” – of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee (AGRI).

Digital rights NGO Noyb has filed 11 complaints across Europe over changes in Meta's privacy policy that will allow the owner of Facebook and Instagram to use posts and images, among other things, to train its artificial intelligence (AI) model, according to a Thursday press release.

In conversation with EURACTIV’s Anna Guumbau, Andreas Schwab and Jens Bresler explain the leadership challenges, and opportunities in the light of the latest EU policies for a sustainable transition.

This week, over 350 million voters will elect the 720 members of the European Parliament. Stay up to date with Euractiv’s liveblog.

Germany wants to start deporting migrants who commit crimes on its territory to their home countries, including Afghanistan, following a suspected Islamist knife attack in late May, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday (6 June) as parties rush to quash security concerns ahead of the EU elections. 

Nina Skočak's TikTok videos get hundreds of thousands of views and the young makeup and vintage fashion expert hopes her popularity will win her a seat in the European Parliament on Sunday (9 June).

When asked about Vladimir Putin's non-invitation to the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, several French far-right leaders expressed divergent positions, while National Rally long-standing leader Marine Le Pen evaded the question.

Enlargement to the East, and to the Western Balkans, is a geostrategic imperative and will require reforms on both sides, writes Paulo Rangel.

French police have arrested a 26-year-old Ukrainian-Russian man after he blew himself up with explosive materials in a hotel room north of Paris, a source at the French PNAT anti-terrorism prosecutors office said on Wednesday (5 June).

Hamas has seen about half its forces wiped out in eight months of war and is relying on hit-and-run insurgent tactics to frustrate Israel's attempts to take control of Gaza, US and Israeli officials said.