Friday, May 23, 2014

European Parliament election begins, and Ukraine's Presidential Election looms

There has been a great deal of anticipation of the outcome of this year's EU Parliament elections, turning around the presidential battle between Juncker and Schulz, and whether the Euro-skeptic parties will come out on top.  Here's a few articles of interest:

Six Seminal Moments in Britain's Euroskepticism

In the Netherlands, Geert Wilders' Freedom Party has underperformed expectations:


The latest from the German Marshall Fund Blog looks at the implications of this weekend's election:

Four Lessons from the European Parliamentary Election Campaigns

Meanwhile, the EU continues to focus on issues surrounding the Euro and banking crisis:
Ukraine's presidential will be held this Sunday, despite violence continuing in the Eastern part of the country. The Center for Strategic and International Studies has developed a very helpful timeline of the crisis in Ukraine:

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