Making sense of the parliamentary election outcomes and how they might impact issues such as climate.

Rosa Balfour joins Sophia to discuss the recent 2024 European Parliamentary elections—the outcomes, what they mean for future EU policy, and why the US should care.

The results of the European Parliament elections will have broader implications on issues like climate change and migration.

The radical right’s rise at European level will impact EU policy choices, even if a pro-EU majority holds.

The next few years will require these lawmakers to make important decisions on key issues that have become existential to the EU’s future.

As its citizens head to the polls in June’s European Parliament elections, the EU faces an unprecedented combination of external threats. The incoming cohort of EU leaders will need to make bold decisions that bolster the union’s geopolitical power and render it a stronger global actor.

The growing number of governing experiments with radical-right parties could put Europe’s democratic institutions at risk.

Europe’s political scene is rapidly changing, with radical-right parties gaining ground across the continent. While they have yet to form a coherent force at the European level, their growing influence threatens to erode core EU values and complicate the union’s foreign policy making by deepening polarization and blocking consensus building.

Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has triggered a seismic shift in European geopolitics, prompting governments to reassess policies from defense to energy.

Despite embracing democracy, radical-right parties pose a significant challenge to the EU’s fundamental values. European leaders and institutions must address this challenge to safeguard democracy in the EU and ensure a more effective foreign policy.