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

There is no indication that the Conservatives are rebuilding their core support, which means that a swing of votes toward Labour is likely to happen.

In the next institutional term, EU leaders must rejuvenate and prioritize democracy support policies.

Russia’s war on Ukraine is driving Georgia’s government toward closer alignment with Moscow and other illiberal states

The European Union is the world’s second-biggest democracy — its 27 member states are home to 450 million citizens, and this election is a once-every-five-year event.

As the EU accelerates the process of adding new member states, it also needs to rethink the relationship between enlargement and democracy. The union should develop a “Copenhagen plus” approach to encourage more comprehensive democratic reforms in candidate countries.