Quo vadis, Europe? After the crucial electoral year of 2017, populism has not disappeared. In 2018, another 10 EU countries - including Italy, Ireland, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Finland and Sweden - will hold general, presidential or local elections. Traditional parties are holding their breath again, facing the rise of populist rivals. How will Europe respond to this ongoing challenge to the established order?
Elections
The populist challenge
New PM Mitsotakis: ‘Voters gave us strong mandate to change Greece’
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the leader of the conservative New Democracy (ND) party, is to be sworn in as Greece's new prime minister on Monday. Economic reforms and bilateral collaborations with Europe are on his agenda.
EU institutions remain a man’s world
Who runs the EU? The nomination of two women shows the European Union is becoming more feminine but the bloc's institutions remain largely a man's world
Greek road trip: North Macedonia deal ‘last straw’ for angry voters
Five months after angry rallies in major cities against Greece's controversial name agreement with North Macedonia, the issue barely registers in the July 7 election campaign
What’s next for EU top jobs? Five things to know
European leaders have failed to agree on a new top team that will guide the EU for the next five years. These are five key takeaways from their meeting in Brussels
Centre parties post losses in EU elections, coalition jostling begins
The European Parliament elections resulted in a loss for the main centre-left and centre-right political parties in several countries across the bloc. On the contrary, the liberals and the Greens have experienced a boost.
What is a European party?
European parliamentary groups are not fully-fledged parties, but loose federations of national movements, roughly organised by ideology.