CER/HSF hybrid discussion on 'Why do the European Parliament elections matter?'

16 May 2024
Hybrid London/Zoom

Speakers:
Eli Gateva, Lecturer in European Union Politics, University of Oxford
Catherine Fieschi, Fellow, European University Institute
Tom Nuttall, Senior Editor, The Economist
Nathalie Tocci, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali 
Klaus Welle, Academic Council Chairman, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
Chair: Anja Richter, Country Director UK, Hanns Seidel Foundation

This June, citizens from across the European Union will head to the polls. This event discussed the upcoming European elections and their implications. What key issues are voters most concerned about? How will the results of the European Parliament elections impact the work of the next European Commission? How well will the far right perform? Will the elections have implications for relations between the UK and the EU?