Debate media sweep 15-16 May 2014

Date Media outlet Title (and link when available online) EU LIVE: EU Commission candidates debate in 15 May EurActiv Diversity wins as EU presidential candidates try 16-May EurActiv to impress voters steals the spotlight at main presidency 16 May European Voice debate 16 May European Voice The EBU candidates debate - as it happened A contest that has failed to excite the European 15 May European Voice electorate Agenda: Eastern neighbourhood in the 15 May EU Observer forefront this WEEK 16 May EU Observer Dress rehearsal for 2019? Left and Right trade blows on economy in EU 16 May EU Observer election debate 16 May Europolitics “Presidential” debate fails to sparkle 15 May New Election 2014: the big debate is tonight EU Hunger Games: the Eurovision presidential 15 May New Europe debate... ECR claim they were "excluded" from European 16-May New Europe candidates debate Greek bailout is no success story, EU candidate 16 May Reuters Tsipras says 16 May Wall Street Journal European Election Debate Gets Shake Up Austria 15 May Der Standard One of us here will be the next President 16 May Die Presse EU top candidates for hard line against Putin 15 May Kleine Zeitung Eurovision debate with the top candidates A Retrospective of the top candidates in the 16 May Kurier EU is European: First "Elephant Round" in 15 May Kurier Brussels 16 May ORF Call for tough sanctions against Putin 16 May Salzburger Nachrichten Duel of the EU leading candidates: Hard rate against Putin

Date Media outlet Title (and link when available online) 15 May Gazet Van Antwerpen Extreme left points to Verhofstadt during debate on Europe 16 May DMorgen.be Europe needs to hear its citizens every day, not every five years 15 May De Standaard Someone from the three? Or any of the three? 16 May La Libre.be L'austérité au coeur du grand débat des européennes à 10 jours du scrutin 16 May La Premiere Aujourd'hui en Europe: Débat à la maison 16 May Le Soir Les candidats à la présidence marquent leurs différences 15 May Le Soir Ce soir, l’Union se cherche une audience 15 May Le Soir Les électeurs proposeront, les chefs d'Etat disposeront ? 15 May Libre Belgique Six candidats mènent une vraie campagne européenne 16 May Nieuwsblad.be Five candidates for Commission in final debate 16 May RTL L’austerité au coeur du grand débat des européennes 16 May Standaard.be Debat kandidaat-Commissievoorzitters start met eerbetoon aan Dehaene 16 May Vif.be Dernier débat entre candidats à la présidence de la Commission européenne 15 May Bulgaria On AirBulgarian Debate held together the leading candidates for the position of president 15 May Bulgaria On Air Will to fight against illegal immigration said contenders 15 May Dariknews.bg Schultz and Juncker uniform immigration, but not to Ukraine 15 May Darik Radio Will to fight against illegal immigration said during debate 15 May Duma Daily Schultz u Juncker uniform immigration, but not for Ukraine 15 May National Radio Theme Ukraine divided Socialists and Conservatives in Europe 15 May Sega Daily Willingness to fight against illegal immigration into the EU 15 May Focus-News.net About 400 million Europeans can participate in European elections 15 May Cro 1- Radiozurnal The debate of the candidates for President of the EC takes place in the EP 15 May Ihned.cz The cynic eyes of European policy

Date Media outlet Title (and link when available online) 15 May Ihned.cz Within the limits of national stubbornness 15 May Novi List Ten days before election, debate to be held and transmitted via Eurovision system 15 May Brussels: 'All or nothing' for the euro Tsipra Tovima.gr debates Thursday 16 May Helsingin Sanomat European election, the top candidates in debate played the President of the Commission 16 May Iltalehti.fi European Commission President candidates clashed in different languages 15 May Jean-Claude Juncker : "Je rêve d'une Europe qui 20 Minutes respecte mieux le travail" 15 May La course pour la présidence de la Commission Aujourd’hui en France est lancée 16 May La Tribune Hebdomadaire , l’ultra-centriste 16 May L’Humanité Européennes. Un débat utile snobé par les grands médias 16 May Huffington Post Le débat pour la présidence de la Commission tourne au speed dating sur fond d’austérité 15 May Huffington Post La personnification des élections européennes ne fonctionne pas 15 May La Voix du Nord Les cinq candidats à la tête de l’Europe débattent ce jeudi soir sur Public Sénat 16 May France 3 Retour sur le grand débat entre les candidats 16 May La Croix La Gauche européenne veut rompre avec l'austérité 15 May Canal Plus Reportage sur les candidats Schulz et Juncker 15 May Libération Il suffit de quitter l'Europe pour voir tout ce que nous perdrions 15 May France Info Elections européennes : mode d’emploi 15 May France 3 Rhone Alpes Rappel sur le rôle du Parlement européen 15 May France 3 Analyse de journalistes sur le débat entre les candidats 15 May Invité: Jean-Claude Juncker, candidat à la France 2 présidence de la Commission Européenne 15 May Reportage sur le système de désignation des FRANCE 3 RHONE ALPES eurodéputés 15 May Le 25 mai, les électeurs des pays européens Humanité vont-ils imposer d'autres choix? 15 May La Croix Les écologistes rêvent d'une Europe fédérale 15 May La Croix Débat européen

Date Media outlet Title (and link when available online) 16 May La Libération Débat européen : ce qu’il faut en retenir 15 May Yannick Jadot : « de plus en plus profondément La Croix européen » 15 May L'édito d'Emmanuel Kessler - Schulz, Juncker, LCI Matin bonnet blanc, blanc bonnet? 15 May Européennes : pour la première fois, un débat Le Figaro transcende les frontières de l'Union 16 May Le Parisien Européennes : l'austérité au cœur du grand débat 16 May Le Monde L'austérité au cœur du débat des européennes 16 May Le Nouvel Observateur L'austérité au coeur du grand débat des européennes 15 May Le Figaro Européennes : l’austérité au cœur du débat 15 May Libération Européennes: grand débat télévisé à 10 jours du scrutin 16 May La Croix Un débat inédit pour départager les partis politiques européens 16 May L’Express Commission européenne : les 5 phrases à retenir du débat entre candidats 15 May Le Parlement européen, soupape démocratique L'Express des institutions européennes 15 May La succession demeure très ouverte à la Le Monde Commission 15 May Le Monde Le coup de force de Strasbourg 15 May La course pour la présidence de la Commission Le Parisien est lancée 15 May L’écart se réduit entre droite et gauche pour le Lemonde.fr (blog) Parlement européen

15 May Libération . Reverdir 15 May «Faut être teigneux»: trois députés racontent Libération les coulisses du Parlement européen 15 May Face aux licenciés de Gad, Martin Schulz tente MediaPart.fr de sauver la mise 15 May Metronews Six candidats pour conduire l'Europe 15 May Nouvel Observateur La guerre des deux n'aura pas lieu 15 May : « Pour un saut en avant dans Opinion l'intégration européenne » Austerity blame-game dominates EU 16 May AFP candidates' debate TV duel for the European elections leading 15 May Bayerischer Rundfunk candidates to the test 16 May Cicero Suggestion of a competition

Date Media outlet Title (and link when available online) 16 May Der Tagesspiegel Candidates in corset 16 May Deutsche Welle TV debate to spice up election campaign 15 May Deutschlandfunk European citizens have the choice 16 May Die Welt Greece bailout for failed Tsipras 16 May Die Welt Schulz challenge to Europe's leaders 15 May DNR Europe is selectable Far-left Tsipras is anti-austerity, not anti-EU, in 16 May DPA election debate The top candidates and trying to impress the 16 May EurActiv.de voters 16 May FAZ Leading candidates for hard line against Russia 16 May Focus Greek top candidate turns to the debate 16 May Handelsblatt Eurovision Politik Contest Tough stance against Putin - in the EU election 16 May Neue Luzerner Zeitung campaign 15 May Neues Deutschland Growing interest in European elections 16 May Neues Deutschland Tsipras warns of new sanctions 16 May RP Online EU top candidates for hard line against Putin 16 May Spiegel TV duel for the European elections 16 May Stern Leading candidate to deliver slugfest 16 May Stuttgarter Zeitung, EU top candidates for hard line against Putin 15 May Suddeutsche Zeitung EU top candidates for hard line against Putin 16 May Suddeutsche Zeitung The little ones dominate 15 May SWR 1 # TellEurope - candidates and concepts 15 May TAZ TODAY!! Eurovision Debate Watch Europe 15 May ZDF TV Debate of the five top candidates Greece 15 May Ekathimerini Tsipras to attend European Commission candidates’ debate 16 May To Vima Tsipras debates in Brussels : « Stop austerity, and paranoia debat » 16 May Avghi There is another way for Greece and Europe 15 May In.gr Tsipras participates in new presidential debate 16 May Naftemboriki.gr : More democracy for Europe 16 May Capital.gr Alexis Tsipras: A New Deal for European 16 May Imerisia.gr Tsipras wins at twitter during presidential debate 15 May Zougla.gr Debate between candidates for EU Presidency with the participation of Tsipras 16 May Protothema.gr Debate for EU Presidency with Tsipras ended 15 May Avghi Tsipras at EBU debate tonight 16 May Ta Nea Debate as a meeting of the European Parliament

Date Media outlet Title (and link when available online) 15 May Stifora.gr First eurotest for Tsipra 15 May Five rivals for the leadership of the European Avghi Commission 15 May Today evroypopsifion debate tomorrow central Avghi event in Athens 15 May Eleftheros Typos Lost in translation «Grexit», debates 15 May Tsipras to attend European Commission Ekathimerini candidates' debate 15 May EBU debate for the EC Presidency takes place Ethnos.gr today 15 May Imerisia Euro-debates page 15 May On Thursday, the debates on the European In.gr Commission with the participation of Alexis Tsipra 15 May By participating Tsipra new debates of In.gr candidates for the European Commission 15 May Lifo Tsipras ready for the euro-debate 15 May An Italian will interrogate prospective Protothema Commission President 15 May Ta Nea Debates in Farsi 15 May Brussels: 'All or nothing' for the euro Tsipra Tovima.gr debates Thursday Hungary 15 May Kossuth Radio What the EU vote her program cut the Co-PM? 15 May Increased the benefit, but still leads the Magyar Hírlap European People's Party 15 May Magyar Narancs The elections in the European Parliament 15 May Népszabadsag Not grasping the peak marked requested 16 May Fatto Quotidiano In Brussels for the new look EU

16 May La Stampa European elections at the heart of conversations on facebook

16 May La republicca First debate between 5 candidates for the Commission presidency

Ireland 15 May RTE 1 Nine o’clock news (mention of debate) 15 May Newstalk The Right Hook (mention of debate) 15 May www.rte.ie Commission candidates have televised debate in Brussels

Luxembourg

Date Media outlet Title (and link when available online) 15 May L’Essentiel Les cinq candidats se défient devant les caméras 15 May Tageblatt The big slugfest Malta 16 May L-Orizzont Europeanised immigration 15 May Malta Today European Presidential debate LIVE The 15 May Europa Nu Follow the live TVdebate with the candidates for the Commission Chairmanship 15 May Ouderen Journaal TV debate EU Commission Presidency candidates 16 May TVP Info The debate of candidates for the head of the European Commission. Almost all the sanctions for Russia 16 May TVN24 "Either we go through democracy, or the EU will disappear from the face of the earth." European debate 16 May Wprost "You have to finish these artificial divisions between north and south". The debate of candidates for the head of the European Commission Portugal 16 May Diario de noticias We need another EU 15 May Diario de noticias LIVE - debate between 5 Commission candidates 16 May Expresso who wants to lead in Europe 16 May Jornal de noticias European Commission candidates united against choice of other name for the presidency 16 May Publico Final debate between candidates for European Commission Presidency was the most exciting 16 May Economica.net EU elections: austerity at the centre of the big debate 15 May Jurnalul National Last debate before the European elections 16 May RFI Romania Final debate for EU Commission presidency 16 May TVR The last confrontation between candidates for the lead of the EC 16 May ABC Independence question comes into European debate 16 May El Pais Everyone against Juncker 16 May El Periodico Double European debate 16 May El Periodico Austerity policy and unemployment at the

Date Media outlet Title (and link when available online) heart of the European debate 16 May El Mundo Europe puts forwards political options without conviction 16 May La Vanguardia Duran regrets Juncker's lack of finesse discussing Catalonia 15 May TVE1 Announcment of debate starting on evening news 15 May TV3 Announcement of debate mentioning it is only debate with 5 candidates Slovenia 15 May Delo Decisive days for the EU Parliament 16 May Dnevnik/STA European electoral confrontation tends to be different this time Finance.si European electoral confrontation tends to be different this time 15 May Rtvslo "We need more Europe, and in her right policy" 15 May Aftonbladet Debate on EU presidency 16 May Dagens Nyheter Fast-paced debate for EC Presidential candidates 15 May DN.se EU top candidates fight in final debate 16 May Sverigesradio.se EU top candidates in final debate 16 May Svenska dagbladet Who will be the next Barroso? UK 15 May BBC Radio 4 Today 15 May BBC Europe's big TV debate 15 May BBC Radio 4 Wogan’s guide to EU presidential debate 16 May BBC EU election race: Europe's great debate? 16 May BBC EU leadership rivals hold big debate in TV landmark 16 May The Daily Mirror What did the European Commission President candidates say about Scottish Independence in EU TV Debate? Other 16 May ChinaGate EC presidential candidates face off in live TV debate 16 May Shanghai Daily EC presidential candidates face off in live TV debate