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:

European election upset for Geert Wilders as Dutch turn cold on anti-EU party

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:

EU Nations Sign Bank Fund Plan in Biggest Step Since Euro 

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:

The Ukraine Crisis Timeline