Europe after the EP 2024 elections

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Europe has voted! The new European Parliament will shape the future trajectory of the European Union. The election results will not only influence the constellation of the next European Commission. They will also affect future EU policies such as democracy, climate, economy and social affairs. In this context, we want to discuss:

• What are the main takeaways from the EP election results?
• What political groups will be formed, what majorities are possible, and what potential political alliances can be foreseen?
• And what does this mean for key issues such as the green transformation as well as the EU’s reform and enlargement agenda?

The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union office invites you to discuss these key questions at a webinar on 12 June 2024, with the valuable input from experts and policy-makers.

Programme

14:30   Welcome by Jan Philipp Albrecht, President, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin

14:35   Analysis of results: seats, trends and shifts, as well as possible coalitions, by Prof. Simon Hix, Stein Rokkan Chair in Comparative Politics, European University Institute, Florence [Presentation]

14:55   Country spotlights:

• Poland: Joanna Maria Stolarek, Director, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Warsaw
• Czech Republic and Hungary: Nóra Köves, East Network Officer, Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament, Brussels
• Germany: Dietrich Herrmann, Project Officer - Government, Administration and Political Parties, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin
• France and Italy: Marc Berthold, Director, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung France & Italy
• Greece: Michalis Goudis, Director, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Thessaloniki

15:10   Scenarios for the future of Europe:

• Armida van Rij, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Europe Programme, Chatham House, London
• Mar Garcia Sanz, Board Member, Green European Foundation, Barcelona
• Prof. Simon Hix, Stein Rokkan Chair in Comparative Politics, European University Institute, Florence

Moderation by Roderick Kefferpütz, Director, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union, Brussels

Check out our web dossier “Europe after the EP 2024 elections” featuring insights from the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung's offices and partners on the EP elections, the next EU legislative term, and the "super election" year 2024.

Check out also the new analyses "Greens in the EU election: down in the West, up in the East, South and North" by Tobias Gerhard Schminke (Europe Elects), and "European Parliament elections: climate policies will suffer" by Paul Hockenos for EnergyTransition.org

For any questions, please contact Joan Lanfranco.