European Federation

According to data from a Eurobarometer survey cited by the media, a majority of young Bulgarians (54 percent) indicate their intention to participate in the upcoming European Parliament elections scheduled for June 9. This figure contrasts with the EU average, where 64 percent of eligible young voters express their willingness to engage in the electoral process.

The European Union marks its annual Europe Day on Thursday, but instead of the humdrum celebrations, all eyes are on the EU elections in a month's time, which portend a steep rise of the extreme right and a possible move away from the bloc's global trendsetting climate policies.

Born some 20 years ago as their countries joined the European Union, a cohort of young adults has grown up with rights and freedoms as citizens of the bloc that their parents never knew.

Europeans' interest in the upcoming European Parliament election is significantly higher than before the last vote five years ago, according to an EU poll released on Wednesday, with poverty, health, jobs and defence seen as top campaign issues.

Seeking new ways to bolster European defensive cooperation, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for the creation of a European Security Fund in statements after meeting with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk in Warsaw on Friday.

With Europeans set to elect a new EU Parliament in June, the bloc needs to focus on defense cooperation, boosting its competitiveness against top global players and ensuring its food security, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said, outlining the three "big issues" that lie ahead for the bloc. 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday in Romania that the opening of the East is important because it needs a "world economy, not a closed and rigid European Union", "Agerpres" agency reported.