How Europe’s Democracy Fails Women

How Europe’s democracy fails women

A European Commission report reveals a worsening picture on the participation of women in last year’s EU elections.

MEP Katarina Barley: Far-right alliances and disinformation challenge EU democracy

According to German MEP Katarina Barley, the “tone in the European Parliament has become a lot harsher” one year after EU citizens voted to elect its new members. The European Parliament held elections one year ago, from 6 to 9 June 2024, in which around 373 million EU citizens from 27 countries were eligible to vote to choose the next 720 members. The outcome was marked by a shift  Barley, Vice-President of the Parliament as well as a member of…