450 million people will vote for EU leadership in June, here’s what hangs in the balance

May 9 2024 by Fast Company

Only India has more voters in a democratic election.

The European Union marks its annual Europe Day on Thursday, but instead of the humdrum celebrations, all eyes are on the EU elections in a month’s time, which portend a steep rise of the extreme right and a possible move away from the bloc’s global trendsetting climate policies.

After decades in which the EU elections hardly caused a ripple, the June 6-9 voting is the most important in memory. It is being held at a time of continuous...

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