EU elections: latest across Europe

On 22-25 May 2014, all 28 EU member states will hold elections for the European Parliament. Across Europe, parties are gearing up to go head-to-head on unemployment, euroscepticism and the future of the union. EurActiv is following the latest news on the issue.

According to a survey published on the 19 February 2014, the European Socialist political family was likely to win the most seats in EU Parliament elections in May, boosting the group's chances of also securing the presidency of the European Commission.

EUObserver reported on the 18 March 2014 that voter fraud was casting doubts on EU vote in Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania.

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ESO: Background information: European Parliament: Election, May 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-parliament-election-may-2014/

ESO: Background information: EU leaders start looking for the next Barroso http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-leaders-start-looking-for-the-next-barroso/

ESO: Background information: Greek leftist candidate promises 'real alternative' to neoliberalism http://www.europeansources.info/record/greek-leftist-candidate-promises-real-alternative-to-neoliberalism/

EUObserver, 06.12.13: Political open season http://euobserver.com/news/122306

ESO: Background information: Liberals back Verhofstadt to succeed Barroso http://www.europeansources.info/record/liberals-back-verhofstadt-to-succeed-barroso/

EurActiv, 12.02.14: EU elections will be tough again on parties in government, experts say http://www.euractiv.com/eu-elections-2014/eu-elections-tough-parties-gover-news-533417

ESO: Background information: EU Conservatives call single candidate election campaigns a '1950-style vision' http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-conservatives-call-single-candidate-election-campaigns-a-1950-style-vision/

ESO: Background information: Greens present ‘Green New Deal’ at campaign convention http://www.europeansources.info/record/greens-present-green-new-deal-at-campaign-convention/

ESO: Background information: Schulz approved as Socialist candidate for commission presidency http://www.europeansources.info/record/schulz-approved-as-socialist-candidate-for-commission-presidency-martin-schulz-and-his-electoral-campaign/

Spiegel Online International, 07.03.14: The Spitzenkandidats: EU Parliament Elections Become Explosive http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/britian-leads-opposition-to-politicization-of-eu-commmission-a-956849.html

ESO: Background information: Juncker elected centre-right's top EU candidate http://www.europeansources.info/showDoc?ID=1190401

ESO: Background information: Far-right parties join Tories in rejecting common EU candidate http://www.europeansources.info/record/far-right-parties-join-tories-in-rejecting-common-eu-candidate/

Deutsche Welle, 17.03.14: European election: So what? http://dw.de/p/1BQr4

EUObserver, 18.03.14: Threat of voter fraud haunts EU vote in Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/123485

Deutsche Welle, 17.03.14: EU election will reshuffle, reduce seats in parliament http://dw.de/p/1BQxN

ESO: Background information: 2014 European elections: national rules http://www.europeansources.info/record/2014-european-elections-national-rules/

ESO: Background information: A political obsessive's paradise: A 28 nation opinion poll [European elections 2014: what polls say] http://www.europeansources.info/record/a-political-obsessives-paradise-a-28-nation-opinion-poll-european-elections-2014-what-polls-say/

EurActiv, 27.03.14: Fact checking: Are MEPs overpaid? http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/fact-checking-are-meps-overpaid-301169

EUObserver, 02.04.14: Nordic populist parties divided on which EP group to join http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/123712

BBC News, 14.04.14: UKIP's Farage finds new French ally http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-eu-27026805

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