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A member of the German Democratic Party after the results posted giving a significant number of votes to the AfD, Germany’s far-right on 9 June 2024. John Macdougall/AFP

EU elections: far-right parties surge, but less than had been expected

Sunday’s vote show that the growing presence of far-right parties in almost all member states, but the increase wasn’t the groundswell expected and conceals differences.
Can these two ever see eye to eye on energy? Different strategies may have to do more with politics than nationality. Odd Andersen/AFP

In France and Germany, politics – not nationality – dictate energy preferences

The two countries have a history of quarrels on energy, in particular in relation to nuclear power. Yet a recent survey reveals much common ground on which to build future energy partnerships.
Photograph of Stefan Zweig and Joseph Roth in Ostend, summer 1936, likely taken by Zweig’s secretary, Lotte Altmann. Wikimedia Commons

Stefan Zweig’s European utopia

Zweig’s optimistic vision of a Europe without borders has stood the test of time, and still has much to teach us today.
A campaign poster by the FPÖ calls on voters to “Stop the EU madness”, alternately denouncing the bloc’s support for Ukraine, the refugee crisis, warmongering, Covid-19 measures and eco-communism. Joe Klamar/AFP

Unmarred by Russian spying scandal, Austria’s far-right expected to cruise to victory in European elections

The FPÖ is the favourite to come out on top in the European elections and also win the parliamentary elections next September.
Raw materials are key for the climate transition. Electric vehicles, for example, require cobalt, nickel, lithium, and manganese for their batteries and platinum for fuel cells. IM Imagery/Shutterstock

Our research reveals the scale of the EU’s dependency on imports for critical minerals needed for the green transition - here’s how that can change

The EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act came into force on 23 May, marking the bloc’s largest attempt to secure its own source of materials needed for the green transition.

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