Europe

Global Politics

With far-right topping Dutch polls, EU elections could see Eurosceptics take the lead

PRI's The World

May 22, 2019

All eyes will be on the Netherlands and its exit polls Thursday night, where young and charismatic Thierry Baudet, leader of new far-right party — with plenty of controversial statements to his name — is hoping to gain seats in European parliament. Some say the rise of far-right Eurosceptic parties has fevered speculation that this week’s election results could determine the future of the European project.

Elections

How the EU will vote and why it matters

Reuters

May 20, 2019

Some 427 million people in the European Union's 28 member states can vote to elect 751 members of the EU legislature this week, including Britons who had been due to leave the bloc in March. But why EU parliamentary elections matter?

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Conflict & Justice

Sexual harassment in Egypt

PRI's The World

February 17, 2011

Reporter Daniel Estrin tells us that sexual harassment is fairly common in Egypt. A study by the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights have found that 60 percent of Egyptian women and 98 percent of foreign women are harassed on a daily basis.