The 2014 European Parliament Elections: Outcomes and Implications

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In some cases hyperlinks allows you to access all versions of a report, including the latest. Note that many reports are periodically updated.Between May 22-25 2014, the 28 member states of the European Union (EU) held elections for the European Parliament (EP), a key institution that represents the citizens of the EU countries.

These EP elections are notable for several reasons; they were the first since the entrance into force of the EU's Lisbon Treaty in December 2009, which increased the power of the EP, and additionally, Europe's recent economic and financial crisis has contributed to the rise of anti-EU or "euroskeptic" parties in several EU countries which made gains in the EP elections, with potential implications for the functioning of the EU and for certain issues in U.S.-EU relations.

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