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Millions of people across the EU will elect a new European Parliament this week in a vote likely to shift the Continent's balance of power. Politicians across the bloc's 28 member states have cast the election as a crucial battle for the future of the Union, with nationalists and populists campaigning to halt EU integration and mainstream parties urging closer cooperation to solve the Continent's myriad challenges. On Thursday, the Netherlands and the U.K. — which has to take part due to the Brexit delay — will kick off the election. Ireland and the Czech Republic follow on Friday. Czechs can also vote on Saturday, when they'll be joined by Slovakia and Latvia. All other EU member countries will go to the polls on Sunday, May 26. More than 426 million people are eligible to vote; turnout last time was around 42.6 percent. Projected results from some countries will start to flow in at around 6 p.m. Central European Time, with a projection of the overall result expected … [Read more...] about European election: The essential guide

Good afternoon readers. Eline and Paola here with your daily digest of news. Reach out anytime to [email protected] | [email protected] | View in your browser Thanks to Emmet Livingstone, Kait Bolongaro and Eddy Wax DISPATCH FROM GREEN WEEK: The EU's Green Week moved from Warsaw to Brussels today, where Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella celebrated the Commission's record in introducing new laws to protect the environment, such as the single-use plastics directive, and making Europe a global leader on the circular economy. "People like [the laws], people want them," he said, but complained that implementation by member countries still lags. "Making laws is not enough, you can't stop climate change with ideas or stop biodiversity loss with good intentions," he said, adding: "Most of our legislation is quite mature, but wherever we look we find implication gaps." This infographic is from POLITICO Pro’s DataPoint library. DataPoint provides ready-to-use, customizable … [Read more...] about POLITICO Pro Sustainability Snapshot

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