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Latest update : 2014-02-12

European elections: Populist parties ride eurosceptic wave

In May, voters across the EU will elect 751 MEPs to the European Parliament. Recent polls suggest anti-EU populists of the left and right could take up to 25% of the assembly's seats. As a new generation of populist politicians draws on anti-immigrant sentiment and popular dissatisfaction towards the EU and the euro, how can mainstream parties fight back?

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British MEP, Liberals and Democrats For Europe

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EU farming reforms under way in Greece, Spain and Germany

In this second part of the show, we travel to Greece, where the new Syriza-led government has pledged to make better use of EU farming subsidies. We also ask how the government...

2015-02-24 agriculture

French farmers main beneficiaries of EU's Common Agricultural Policy

The EU's Common Agricultural Policy was launched in 1962 in order to ensure the continent’s food security. Half a century later, Europe’s system of farming subsidies remains...

2015-02-14 Latvia

Edgars Rinkevics, Latvian Foreign Minister

Latvia currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union. Latvia's foreign minister Edgars Rinkevics tells FRANCE 24 that his country could request a permanent NATO...

2015-02-14 energy security

Energy Security: How can Europe wean itself off Russian gas?

The construction of an energy union is one of Europe’s top priorities for the next five years. The hope is that it will address two of the EU’s weaknesses: its dependence on...

2015-02-07 Greece

Greece VS Europe, Is a deal within reach?

Before a crucial EU summit, the anti-austerity government, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Minister of Finances, Yanis Varoufakis have been touring in European capitals in a...

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CHRISTOPHE ROBEET Europe Editor

The sceptics say Europe is not sexy, but he believes that understanding how the EU works (or fails) is essential. That's why he has decided to meet those who make and shape this continent of 500 million people.