Everything you need to know in the run-up to the European elections 2024 - from Brussels, Paris and Berlin.
When 450 million European citizens elect the 720 members of the European Parliament from 6-9 June, major changes can be expected in the EU. In the run-up to the European elections 2024, the Jacques Delors Centre and its sister institutes bundle their knowledge: On this page, you can find all publications, podcasts, statements and interviews about the European elections 2024 by the Jacques Delors Centre in Berlin, as well as publications and infographics by the Jacques Delors Institute in Paris and Europe Jacques Delors in Brussels. What discussions will determine the campaigns? What outcomes can be expected? How will the French-German relationships, security policy, EU enlargement and other areas be affected? Read on and find out.
Publications
Publications by the Jacques Delors Institute (Paris) & Europe Jacques Delors (Brussels)
Events
Do the current events and crises that dominate the headlines keep you up at night? Do you ever wish that someone would help you make sense of it all? Our experts at the Hertie School are there for you, and they've even brought pizza. Join guest speaker (and Hertie alumni) Damian Boeselager, current MEP, founder and candidate of the VOLT Party for a Policy & Pizza session discussing youth engagement in EU affairs and the upcoming EU elections. The event will be moderated by current PhD student Francesca Minetto, one of the founders of FuturEU, an initiative aimed at boosting student involvement in European affairs. Learn more.
The 2024 European election year is just around the corner and with it the chance to actively shape the future of Europe. For the first time in Germany, 16-year-olds will also be able to cast their vote in the European elections. Together with the Jacques Delors Centre at the Hertie School, we therefore cordially invite pupils and accompanying teachers to an information event that will take place on 28 April at 10:30 a.m. at the Hertie School. Learn more.
Podcast EU to go
Backlash or green light? What voters want in terms of climate policy
In the forty-first episode of the EU to go podcast, Jannik Jansen and Nils Redeker present the results of their recently published survey on the climate policy preferences of European voters in conversation Thu Nguyen. They explain whether the popular narrative of a "green backlash" is actually reflected in the voters' responses and what the results mean for the election campaign before the European elections and the future climate policy of the EU.
Europe in the super election year - What to expect?
In the thirty-ninth episode of the EU to go podcast, Thu Nguyen and Johannes Lindner look at Europe in the super election year 2024. They analyse what's still on the agenda before the European election in June 2024, how the predicted shift to the right in EU can be confronted and what will happen in Brussels after the election.
Infographics
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In the media
Other resources
Other resources
On their dedicated website for the European elections, the European Parliament explains how to vote, where to find relevant information and what the European parties are. Learn more here.
1.331 candidates are running for the 96 German seats in the European Parliament. The non-profit dialogue platform abgeordnetenwatch.de presents the entire list of candidates, allows them to share their opinions and gives voters the option to ask direct questions to the candidates. You can find the list of candidates here (in German).
Democracy is a precious gift, passed on to us from previous generations. In this emotional video, the European Parliament calls everyone and especially young people to participate in the European elections 2024. You can watch the video on YouTube here.