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Policy Brief: European Climate Policy After the Elections – Implementation Challenges and the Next Phase

The European elections in June 2024 took place against a backdrop of multiple political crises: they were the first to be held since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the energy crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, all of which revealed Europe’s diverse economic dependencies. In the face of these crises and numerous other geopolitical challenges, it is […]

Implications of European Elections for climate policy – 5 theses

The European elections have changed the distribution of seats in the European Parliament: Overall, the right-wing and new parties gained seats, while the Greens and left-wing parties lost seats (see EuropeElects for details). The actual effects of this new distribution of seats will only become apparent after the formation of political groups and possible realignments, […]