The EU Elections: Results and Implications

From 6-9 June, over 400 million citizens of the European Union will head to the polls to elect a new European Parliament. As the only directly elected body of the EU— and thus the most democratic—the European Parliament has steadily gained competences and political power over the past few decades. Today, it serves as a co-legislator in most European matters, and plays an important role in the composition of, and control over, the European Commission.

The upcoming election will not only shape the new political landscape of the EU for the next five years, but will also likely influence the many political challenges currently facing the EU. These challenges include the erosion of liberal-democratic values and institutions, the uncertain future of the EU’s green deal (and, more generally, the Union’s economic model), and instability and war in Europe’s neighbourhood.

In this public roundtable, UG experts from different fields will reflect on the implications of the election results for these and more hot topics, and discuss what we can expect from EU politics in the foreseeable future.

Panelists

·      dr. Greg Fuller

·      dr. Eske van Gils

·      prof. dr. Lorenzo Squintani

·      dr. Piero Tortola

Moderator: dr. Senka Neuman-Stanivukovic