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Ethnic Greek politician jailed in Albania arrives in Athens en route to European Parliament opening

A jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — has arrived in Athens en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session

The Independent UK

Albanian authorities grant leave to jailed ethnic Greek ex-mayor for European Parliament opening

Albania’s prison department has granted a five-day leave to an ethnic Greek minority former mayor to attend the opening session of the new European Parliament in Strasbourg

The Independent UK

Macron’s big European Parliament loss

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the European Parliament elections. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan – all that and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!

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France: Voting begins for second round of snap parliamentary election

Voting began in France for the second round of the snap parliamentary election called by President Emmanuel President to elect 577 members of the National Assembly, in which 289 seats are required for a party to hold an absolute majority. Read further on Dynamite News:

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France votes in second round of parliamentary polls as far right eyes power

Opinion polls have forecast the far-right National Rally will win the most votes but likely fall short of a majority.

Al Jazeera

Euro 2024 in a super election year: how the Olympic Stadium is putting Germany’s past front and centre

Germany is hosting the Uefa Euro 2024 men’s football tournament right in the middle of what has been called the country’s “super election year”. People are voting at local, state and European levels, amid renewed contests over Germany’s relationship with its Nazi past.

The Conversation

Hungary's Orban moves to form new alliance with Austrian and Czech nationalist parties

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced he wanted to form a new alliance with Austria’s far-right Freedom Party and the main Czech opposition party. The trio is looking to attract political partners from other EU countries to successfully form a group in the new European parliament.

France 24

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Hungary's Orbán presents a new alliance with Austrian and Czech nationalist parties

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has presented a new alliance with Austria’s far-right Freedom Party and the main Czech opposition party, which hopes to attract other partners and become the biggest right-wing group in the European Parliament

The Independent UK

Protesters, police clash as Germany’s far-right AfD party congress starts

Alternative for Germany came in second in European Parliament elections earlier this month.

Al Jazeera

‘Make Europe Great Again’: far right Hungary takes over presidency of the Council of the European Union

On 1 July, Hungary will take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, with the term lasting until 31 December 2024. This has provoked unease in the European Parliament due to infringements by Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán’s government against the rule of law and the…

The Conversation

Germany’s Scholz hails EU top job picks

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday that the three main centrist groups inthe European parliament had agreed on the top European Union posts. German conservative Ursula von der Leyen has been granted a second term as head of the EU's powerful executive body and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa…

France 24

In a divided France, voters on the left hope to unite against the far right

President Emmanuel Macron tests the country’s support after losing to hardliners in the European Parliament election.

Al Jazeera

French Feminists March Against Far Right With Days Before Vote

Thousands of people turned out in France on Sunday for feminist demonstrations against the far right, which is expected to come out on top in June 30 snap elections, as parties sought to shore up support with days to go.

International Business Times

Europe's shifting landscape: Can far-right forces squash the EU's ambitions?

In the end, the centre held. The far right's gains in this month's European elections, while historic, were not the continent-wide romp that some Europe-watchers had predicted. After the nail biting, the groups that set the agenda in the old European Parliament are not much different from those in the…

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The modern world’s relationship to time is broken – and it’s fuelling the rise of the far right

To truly understand populism, we have to take the long view. In the 1960s, populist parties won, on average, 5.4% of the vote in Europe, while today, following the European Parliament elections on 9 June, more than 20% of the electorate trusts them with their vote.

International Business Times

Top Jobs On EU Leaders' Menu, With Von Der Leyen In Pole Position

EU leaders gather Monday in Brussels to thrash out over dinner how to distribute the bloc's top jobs, with Ursula von der Leyen seemingly on track for a second term heading the European Commission.

Radio France Internationale

EU leaders discuss top jobs after far-right gains in June elections

EU leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss – over an informal dinner – how to distribute the European Union's top jobs, with Ursula von der Leyen seemingly on track for a second term heading the European Commission.

Top News

Italian Anti-Fascist Activist Elected To European Parliament

Italian MEP Ilaria Salis released from house arrest in Hungary after being elected to the European Parliament, facing assault charges.

The Conversation

European populists back Putin as they roll out their anti-Ukraine positions

Vladimir Putin looks to be a big winner from the far-right surge in the recent European Parliament election.

Al Jazeera

A French ‘referendum’ on the far right: Will Macron’s risky gamble pay off?

President is trying to push back against Le Pen’s party, but experts warn there is potential for strategy to backfire.

France 24

French MEP Glucksmann joins left-wing union New Popular Front, vows clear stance on Gaza, Ukraine

French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann on Friday said he was joining the left-wing union, the New Popular Front, in a bid to stop the far-right from winning a parliamentary majority in France's snap elections later this month.

The Independent UK

Did Donald Trump Jr just break the law during his meeting with Hungarian leader Viktor Orban?

Exclusive: Experts say the former president’s son may have violated the Logan Act during his visit to Budapest this week, Katie Hawkinson reports

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