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Europe Votes: Germany’s CDU says Weber should lead EU Commission

German Christian Democrat (CDU) leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said Germany's Manfred Weber should be the next European Commission president if the European People's Party is confirmed as the largest group…

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Europe Votes: Belgium, Far-right makes huge gains

The far-right Vlaams Belang made a huge win in Belgium, offsetting losses by parties in Prime Minister Charles Michel's outgoing government coalition. In the northern, Dutch-speaking Flanders region, provisional…

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Europe Votes: The UK, Big wins for the Brexit Party but pro-EU parties make huge gains

The Brexit Party led by Nigel Farage was on course to win Britain’s European election — but there was huge surge for the pro-EU Liberal Democrats. Both the governing Conservatives…

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Tsipras calls for snap election after European Parliament vote loss

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said he will call for early elections after the second round of local and regional elections. Speaking outside SYRIZA party headquarters in Athens in…

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Europe Votes: Italy, the projections – Exit Polls (Updated)

Exit Polls Salvini's Lega Nord is expected to get between 31% and 27%. The PD anything between 21% and 25% while the M5s anything between 18.5% and 22.5%. This…

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Europe Votes: ExitPoll Roundup – Highlights

Turnout could reach 51% in 27 countries of the European Union, excluding the UK. If confirmed, this would be the best result for 20 years. Officials do not have…

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Europe Votes: Poland, ExitPolls, the projections

Exit Polls indicate that Law and Justice are set to win 42.4% of the vote in Poland. This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Poland:…

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EPP expected to retain status of biggest political party in EP – EP projections

EPP is expected to gain 173 seats to retain its status of biggest political group in the European Parliament. The S&D is expected to get 147 seats. Developing Story

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Europe Votes: France, the projections, the Exit Polls

First exit polls in France show Le Pen's far-right finishing top with around 24%. Macron's LREM second with around 22% via AFP New Europe reports that Marine Le Pen’s far-right…

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Europe Votes: European turnout highest since 1979

Preliminary figures suggest that in aggregate, Europe is seeing the highest turnout in EU election participation in the last 20 years, and the first significant increase since the first EU…

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Europe Votes: Croatia, the projections

Exit Polls: The centre-left Socialists and Democrats group are expected to gain a seat while the centre-right European People's Party and liberals ALDE are each forecast to lose one, according…

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Europe Votes: Austria, the Exit Polls, the projections

Austrian public broadcaster ORF has reported in initial exit polls that the recent scandal that took down the former far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache just last week did little…

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Europe Votes: Cyprus, the Exit Polls, the projections (Updated)

Exit Polls : National parties Percentage (%) DISY – Democratic Rally (EPP) 31.80% ΑΚΕL –Progressive Party of Working People (GUE) 26.00% DIKO –Democratic Party (S&D) 11.90% EDEK –Movement for Social Democrats EDEK (S&D) 9.80% ELAM –National…

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Europe Votes: Greece, the Exit Polls, the projections (Updated)

In Greece, the conservative opposition New Democracy party is the projected winner, according to exit polls. New Democracy is projected to win 32% to 36% of the vote, compared to 25%…

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Europe Votes: Germany, Exit Polls and Projections (Updated)

Initial official projections in Germany show that Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party the CSU have come out ahead with 27.9% , but suffered a dip…

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Europe Votes : Slovakia, the projections

Slovakia – The projections If turnout of 13.05% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts Smer-SD will beat second-placed L’SNS by 53,828 votes. That is just 1.40% of the 3,853,830…

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Europe Votes: Sweden, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Sweden : Sweden – The Projections If turnout of 51.07% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts S…

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Europe Votes: Slovenia, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Slovenia: Slovenia – The Projections If turnout of 24.55% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts SDS-SLS will beat…

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Europe Votes: Romania, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Romania: Romania – The Projections If turnout of 33.67% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts PNL will…

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Europe Votes: Spain, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Spain: Spain – The Projections If the turnout of 43.81% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts PSOE…

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Europe Votes: Portugal, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections for the voting today in Portugal: Portugal – The Projections If turnout of 33.67% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts PS will…

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Europe Votes: Lithuania, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections of the voting today in Lithuania: Lithuania– The Projections If turnout of 47.35% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts TS-LKD will beat…

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Europe Votes: Luxembourg, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s and FT projections of the voting today in Luxembourg: Luxembourg – The Projections If turnout of 85.55% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts…

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Europe Votes : Latvia, the projections

Latvia – The Projections If turnout of 30.24% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts Saskana SDP will beat second-placed V by 25,191 votes. That is just 2.44% o9f the…

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Europe Votes: Hungary, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections of the voting today in Hungary: Hungary – The Projections If turnout of 28.97% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts Fidesz&KDNP will…

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Europe Votes: Finland, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s projections of the voting today in Finland: Finland – The Projections If the turnout of 39.14% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts KOK will…

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Europe Votes: Estonia, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s and FT projections of the voting today in Estonia: Estonia – The Projections If the turnout of 36.52% is maintained in this vote, Politico…

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Europe Votes: Denmark, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s and FT projections of the voting today in Denmark: Denmark – The Projections If turnout of 56.32% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts the…

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Europe Votes: Czech Republic, the projections

Czech Republic – the projections If turnout of 18.20% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts ANO will beat second placed Pirati by 96,449 votes. That is just 1.40% of…

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Europe Votes: Belgium, the projections

This is a summary of Politico’s and FT projections of the voting today in Belgium: Belgium – The Projections If turnout of 89.64% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts the…

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Europe Votes – Cartoons

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Malta Election: Official turnout till 2pm 32% (Updated)

Update: The Electoral Commission has said that the approximate percentage voting turnout for the European Parliamentary elections stood at 31.99% as at 2pm. This means around 2% less than last…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing

Good morning, These are the main stories from Malta, Europe and around the world, in our daily morning briefing. Leading Stories Voters in Malta will be voting to elect their…

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Europe Votes: The projections for Saturday

EU citizens are electing a new European Parliament between May 23 and 26. Voters in each of the bloc's 28 member states vote for their national parties, whose MEPs then…

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Europe Votes: Greens make big gains in Ireland

A wave of support for the Greens in Ireland has set the party on course to top the poll in Dublin, according to a RED C exit poll for RTÉ…

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European Elections: Farage’s party on course to come first in UK, Dutch Labor Party unexpected winner in the Netherlands

As the UK and the Netherlands voted in the European Parliament elections on Thursday, exit polls gave the first indication of how the vote went. The Brexit Party of Nigel…

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Anger as EU citizens denied a vote in UK and the Netherlands, Voting start in Czech Republic and Ireland

As the European Parliament elections closed Thursday in the UK and the Netherlands, hundreds of EU citizens trying to cast their vote in the two countries complained being turned…

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European Elections : Polls close in UK and Netherlands

Polls have closed in the Netherlands and the UK on Thursday. EU nationals residing in the UK complained that they were "denied a vote" after they were turned away from…

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Former Italian PM Mario Monti appeals for a different Europe

In an exclusive interview with Euronews former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has said that "we need a different Europe", and warned about the "dangers" of nationalist parties, ahead of…

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The European Parliament Elections: Voting gets underway in the UK and the Netherlands

Voting has opened in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands for the European Parliament elections. The first two countries to vote in a process that ends on Sunday. Seventy-three members,…

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A Quick Look: The European Parliament Elections

The European elections are the second-largest democratic contest in the world, second only to the Indian elections. EU citizens eligible to vote are 427 million. The British and Dutch are…

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Monica Bellucci speaks on the importance of this week’s European election vote (Video)

Italian actress Monica Bellucci declared her views on the importance of this weekend's vote for the European Parliament. Speaking in Cannes, where she's attending for the Film Festival, Bellucci…

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Corporate Dispatch Europe Explained – The Week Ahead

A quick glance at the main forthcoming events in the European Union including EU Council, Commission and Parliament meetings and other EU-related conferences and events. Events for the week of…

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Frans Timmermans lays ground for left coalition against EPP

Frans Timmermans, the Socialist nominee for Commission president, used the last major candidates' debate Wednesday to push for a left-wing alliance that could break the center right's monopoly control of…

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European Parliament Elections preparations in Bucharest

Dozens of young Romanians gather in the University Square, putting their sport shoes down and waving blue shoe laces (blue is the color of the EU flag), to urge the…

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Campaigning in Portugal European Elections

Democratic Social Party (PSD) head of list to the European elections Paulo Rangel accompanied by Alvaro Amaro during the party's European elections campaign visit to a fair in Trancoso, Portugal,…

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Poland’s pro-EU opposition with a 10-point lead

The European Coalition, Poland's pro-EU opposition has a 10-point lead over the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) ahead of European Parliament elections. According to a survey issued on Friday,…

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European Leaders election debate (Video)

Candidates in the race to replace Jean-Claude Juncker clashed over jobs, climate change and how to fix the European Union at a special debate in Brussels on Wednesday night. It…

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European Presidential Debate (Live)

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Weber not concerned with talks on his future after EU leaders suggest different nominee for EU top post

Manfred Weber, the center-right candidate for president of the European Commission, said he was "unconcerned" by suggestions that EU leaders could nominate another person for the top job even if…

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Farage’s Brexit party support levels in EU elections is higher than the combined support of the Conservative and Labour parties

Senior Tory and Labour politicians have issued frantic calls to their voters to back them in next week’s European elections after a new poll showed support for Nigel Farage’s Brexit…

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