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6 July 2009
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Commissioner wins Lithuanian presidency by landslide  
Commissioner wins Lithuanian presidency by landslide
Taste of victory: Grybauskaite

EU Budget Commissioner Dalia Grybauskaitė was elected by a landslide as the first female president of Lithuania, the Baltic nation battling a deep recession, official results showed on 17 May.


British sleaze row hits Labour ahead of EU poll  [FR] [DE]

British politicians across party lines have been hit by revelations about their expenses claims. But three weeks ahead of the EU elections, it is the ruling Labour party which appears to be the greatest victim of the row.


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French presidential elections 2007  [FR] [DE]

Conservative leader Nicolas Sarkozy won a clear victory over his Socialist opponent, Ségolčne Royal, in a 6 May run-off which saw French voters turn out in exceptionally high numbers. (read more)

German elections and the EU [Archived]

German elections and the EU [Archived]  [DE]

The inconclusive result of the elections in Germany on 18 September has for now left unclear how the country will address the key policy issues ahead. (read more)

New Parliament [Archived]

New Parliament [Archived] 

The newly elected post-enlargement Parliament will still be dominated by the two biggest political families. (read more)

 
Analysis & Commentary
Transatlantic relations and the 'Obama effect' 
Tomas Valasek, Centre for European Reform (CER)
The case against a 'grand coalition' in Germany 
Wolfgang Münchau, Eurointelligence
Good news from Italy 
Wolfgang Münchau, Eurointelligence
Denmark's election: a shifting landscape 
Ann-Christina Knudsen, Open Democracy
Poland's generational shift 
Krzysztof Bobinski, Open Democracy
 
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