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The Maastricht Debate 2024 (29.04.24)
The 2024 Maastricht Debate was the political moment of the spring for European voters. We put the candidates in line to lead Europe onstage to answer your questions—so you can decide how you want your MEP to cast a ballot for EC president. Candidates answered questions from our expert moderators on the themes chosen by European youth via a survey conducted by Maastricht University.
Spitzencandidaten. All the registered European Political Parties were invited to send a Spitzenkandidat. The following eight parties attended the debate.

Walter Baier, Bas Eickhout, Valeriu Ghilețchi, Ursula von der Leyen, Maylis Roßberg, Nicolas Schmit, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Anders Vistisen

I detect a pattern.
by Cat on Tue Apr 30th, 2024 at 07:33:41 PM EST
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"The standing order is based on the method used for U.S. primary debate, which means the party < wipes tears > scoring highest in the polls right now are at the center fanning out to the edges in either direction."
by Cat on Tue Apr 30th, 2024 at 07:43:37 PM EST
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Socialists clash with EPP as von der Leyen leaves door open to cooperation with hard right

The Party of European Socialists lead candidate Nicolas Schmit is fuming over Commission President and centre-right EPP party lead candidate Ursula von der Leyen, who left the door open to collaboration with the far right in the European Parliament after the elections.

The two clashed at the Maastricht Debate, co-organised by Politico Europe and Studio Europe Maastricht, one of two debates between parties' Spitzenkandidaten, with the next one scheduled for 23 May in the European Parliament, organised by the European Broadcasting Union.

Von der Leyen left the door open to collaborating with hard-right European Conservatives and Reformists group (ECR), the political family of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

"It depends very much on how the competition of the Parliament is and who is in what group," von der Leyen said, adding, "It's the Parliament who makes majorities," when directly asked by the Greens' Bas Eickhout.

Europe Elects June 2024 - Latest Poll Data

Highly inaccurate as major shifts will only be tabulated on the voting days

Have a peaceful cultural summer

by Oui (Oui) on Tue Apr 30th, 2024 at 09:21:24 PM EST
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"manufactured adulation"
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The Greens are polling far worse than in 2019 and face losing the power to shape legislation if von der Leyen works with far right parties—a prospect she didn't deny during the debate. The motivation of young voters is also shifting. They are backing the far right [EPP] in increasing numbers. And the multiple crises facing Europe have also diluted the focus of a generation that five years ago was unified around a "climate change".  

"There's been lots of things happening since then. So people have kind of forgotten about it, mostly because of COVID, inflation, cost of living," said Maastricht University student RobertKeogh. "It's depressing."
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by Cat on Wed May 1st, 2024 at 07:48:34 PM EST
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