'We were told that we needed to get used to the situation,' says former European Parliament staffer Jeanne Ponte. Ten years after she began recording incidents of harassment in a notebook, leading to the #MeTooEP movement, has the institution changed?
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Who are you voting for? With just a few weeks until the European Parliament elections, we dug into the manifestos driving the political groups in the EP and unpacked the key policy themes for each group's major parties. EPP Group S&D Group Renew Europe
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'It traumatises you even more because when we finally reached Germany, we thought we were in a free country.' Russian LGBTQ+ asylum seekers have the odds stacked against them when seeking sanctuary in the EU, reports Thibault Spirlet.
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“It’s an arms race,” Michael Meyer-Resende of Democracy Reporting International says of the fight against disinformation and fake news. Is European Parliament ready ahead of next month's elections?
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“There was nothing representing us with dignity,” says Mihaela Dragan of Romania's @Giuvlipen. The feminist Roma theatre org has tackled hyper-sexualisation, structural racism and #MeToo , reports Raluca Besliu.
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400,000 adult EU citizens won’t be allowed to vote in next month’s elections on account of intellectual disabilities or mental health issues, according to Inclusion Europe. That leaves them as 'second class citizens,' says Alejandro Moledo of European Disability Forum. bit.ly/3UEg0t2

Amid mass protests, Georgia's parliament is set to approve a controversial 'foreign agent' law that could thwart its EU ambitions. Fredrik Fahlman reports on the ground in Tbilisi on why Oct's general elections could determine whether it joins the bloc. bit.ly/3PNsOeN

Despite European Commission trying to accelerate Ukraine's route to EU membership, Kyiv's path to Brussels remains rocky. And much depends on 'when the war with Russia ends and post-war reconstruction starts,' says Bruegel. Gabriele Rosana reports. bit.ly/3UUmllc

Still no plans for the weekend? 'Histoire de ne pas rire' at @Bozarbrussels traces 100 years of Surrealist creativity in Belgium and beyond. Here's our review of the exhibition.
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Can culture play a role in the European Commission's expansion plans? 'We’re not helping the enlargement process through some sort of propaganda. We are helping people who can help us,' says Walter Zampieri, formerly of EC cultural policy unit. Creative Europe
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“Moldova’s path is independent of what is happening in Transnistria. Cyprus became a member of the European Union having a territorial problem. Moldova can do it,” Josep Borrell Fontelles has said. But does the Cyprus model offer a real answer for Moldova?
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Poland’s grand coalition under Donald Tusk faces its first stress test at European Parliament elections. ‘The EU election will show whether the coalition, as a collective, is performing or not,’ says Ben Stanley. Wojciech Kość reports.
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“We have realised that it is not enough to just wait for the Western Balkans to move closer to us. It is not enough to say that the door is open,” Ursula von der Leyen recently said. So what's next for EU enlargement?
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“In the Greek media landscape, independent media and independent journalism are cornered,” says Pavol Szalai from RSF. Greece ranks 88th in Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index. Here’s why.
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The decision by Giorgia Meloni to stand in the European Parliament elections is not popular with Italians, according to YouTrend. But it’s likely to be effective, says Alberto Alemanno of HEC Paris Business School + College of Europe. Gabriele Rosana reports. bit.ly/44uPAhU

‘If the EU now was a state in the United States, there would only be two American states that were poorer than us,’ says Fredrik Erixon of ECIPE in a new interview. Check out his key takeaways from Enrico Letta’s report on the European single market. bit.ly/4dmMKPO

Is Rishi Sunak’s new migration deal with Rwanda a template for future European Commission policy? ‘We're afraid that this will further proliferate within the EU,’ Chloe Marshall-Denton of MSF International tells The Parliament.
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The recently founded left-wing party Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht will likely claim some of Germany’s seats in the European Parliament. Sahra Wagenknecht's new party particularly appeals to disgruntled voters – which could be bad news for far-right AfD. Here's why. bit.ly/49WRAjX

Georgians have taken to the streets to protest Moscow-inspired legislation that would criminalise ‘foreign influence.’ If it were to become law, ‘I don't see Georgia becoming a member of the European Union at all,” says Dr. Tinatin Akhvlediani of CEPS ThinkTank. bit.ly/3WxIaIP

The surge in youth turnout for European Parliament in 2019 is likely to be repeated this year. But instead of a green wave, this time it could bolster the far right, reports Thibault Spirlet. Lauren Mason European Youth Forum
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