Also in this newsletter: why revelations about Meloni’s neo-fascist youth movement didn’t make big waves
Also in this newsletter: Why Frontex’s human rights envoy wants to become EU ombudsman
Italian PM visibly upset after leaders of centrist parties excluded her from initial discussions
Social democrats promise to fund media subscriptions for those aged 16-30 in effort to tackle disinformation
Also in this newsletter: How Finland is (very) prepared for the worst
The need for overseas workers forces governments to ever-greater heights of hypocrisy
Also in this newsletter: the EU’s alternative proposal on leveraging profits from Russia’s frozen assets
Ursula von der Leyen is meeting leaders France, Germany and Italy on sidelines of global gathering
The 28-year-old party leader has outshone his mentor Marine Le Pen on the campaign trail
Rightwing advances in EU parliament elections will lessen climate ambitions
President of France makes risky bet on staving off ascendant far right
Also in this newsletter: Biden claws back ground in FT poll, return of the metaverse, has ESG had its day?
Finance minister dubs snap poll ‘most consequential’ in history of Fifth Republic
Maximilian Krah was elected as lead candidate of Alternative for Germany, but will sit outside any parliamentary group
Italian PM emerges as winner in European parliament elections, in contrast with leaders of France and Germany
President’s shock move attempts to thwart advance of far-right Rassemblement National
Live-updating estimates and results for the European parliament elections
Projections suggest they are on course to win almost a quarter of the 720 seats in bloc’s legislature
EU election result squeezes European Commission president’s options for majority
Also in this newsletter: Flemish far right falls short of Belgium elections win
Nationalist ambitions to lead next government undercut by poor showing against rivals
New cohort of 720 lawmakers will take 24 days to shape alliances crucial to parliament’s next term
Hard choices await the 27-nation bloc over the next five years — and there’s always the risk of an unanticipated emergency
Exit polls show Dutch far-right Freedom party is one seat behind Labour/Green alliance
Also in this newsletter: Biden’s message to Ukraine on the anniversary of D-Day
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