'Green wave' has little impact on EU top jobs' carve-up

July 3, 2019

By Daphne Psaledakis

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STRASBOURG (Reuters) - Despite an unprecedented surge in the recent European Parliament elections, the Greens were overlooked for the legislature’s presidency and indeed for any of the bloc’s other top jobs.

Minorities still lack a strong voice in new European Parliament

June 12, 2019

By Daphne Psaledakis

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ethnic and racial minorities make up at least 10% of the EU’s population but will hold just 5% of seats in the new European Parliament, leaving them under-represented at a time when nationalism, far-right rhetoric and hate speech is on the rise, rights advocates say.