The European Parliament elections are over and our newsletter is back to the “usual” format. We hope you have enjoyed our special editions, and to those who are not necessarily interested in the subject, thank you for your patience. For the last three editions before the month-long summer hiatus, we are dropping the Word of the Week, Quiz, EU Rights and Opportunities, and the Explainer/Call to Action, to have a shorter, more beach-ready newsletter.
Before the hiatus, we will ask for your feedback on the format and the content via a form published on the June 30th edition, so that during the break, we can tinker and come out with an even better newsletter. There will also be a new call for volunteers who can join us from August.
As for Denmark, there is a new queen in politics, and her name is Kira Marie Peter-Hansen. After making her entrance in 2019 as the youngest ever member of the European Parliament at 21 years old, she won the popular vote this time, giving SF (Socialists, part of European Greens) the top spot in Denmark’s EP elections for the first time. If you want to get to know her, check out our podcast in English here.
Europe is troubled and divided. While the liberals and the greens are losing support around the Continent, the far-right has significantly increased its presence in the European Parliament. For the first time, the European People’s Party can form a right-wing majority coalition. Most likely, it will not happen. We should find out at the end of July.
Thank you for reading and sharing Last Week in Denmark!
