BRIEFING What Think Tanks are Thinking 11 January 2019 European elections Citizens of the European Union go to the polls in May 2019, in elections to the European Parliament which many analysts say may be the most important ever. Commentators are currently focused on the prospective performance of anti-establishment parties and movements, many of which run on Eurosceptic platforms. The vote will also indicate if the Spitzenkandidaten process, launched by the European political parties five years ago, has become established practice. If followed as in 2014, the candidate from the political force that receives the highest number of seats in the European elections would become the President of the European Commission. This note offers links to reports and commentaries from some major international think-tanks and research institutes on the forthcoming European elections and related issues. A cordon populiste from the Baltic to the Adriatic Sea: Is a new populist alliance emerging in the EU? Istituto Affari Internazionali, January 2019 2019 European Parliament elections will change the EU’s political dynamics Carnegie Europe, December 2018 Les modes de scrutin et les enjeux des élections européennes de mai 2019 Fondation Robert Schuman, December 2018 European Parliament elections 2019: The litmus test for the Spitzenkandidaten process Centre for European Reform, December 2018 European election 2019 monitor Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, December 2018 Policies and politics of migration towards the European elections Istituto Affari Internazionali, December 2018 Europe matters, but how do we tell young people that? Friends of Europe, December 2018 Ten elections to watch in 2019 Council on Foreign Relations, December 2018 The European Parliament after the elections Clingendael, November 2018 European elections 2019: What will the new Parliament's composition be? Fondation Robert Schuman, November 2018 EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service Author: Marcin Grajewski Strategy and Coordination Unit PE 633138 EN EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service Negotiating the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework in an electoral year: Which consequences? Jacques Delors Institute, November 2018 25 years of Spitzenkandidaten: What does the future hold? Wilfried Martens Centre, November 2018 Millennial dialogue on Europe: Shaping the new EU agenda Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Think Young, November 2018 What impact would a no-deal Brexit have on European Parliament elections? Jacques Delors Institute, November 2018 The power of the past: How nostalgia shapes European public opinion Bertelsmann Stiftung, October 2018 Schatten über den Europawahlen Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, October 2018 European election 2019: Can we cry wolf one more time? European Council on Foreign Relations, October 2018 Election interference in the digital age: Building resilience to cyber-enabled threats European Political Strategy Centre, October 2018 Could an illiberal Europe work? Carnegie Europe, October 2018 Attentes et ressentis, l’état des opinions publiques avant les élections européennes Jacques Delors Institute, October 2018 Towards elections with integrity Open Society Foundations, October 2018 Programmatic Europeanization revisited: The role of EP election proximity, EU support and Eastern European patterns Centre for Policy Studies, September 2018 Spitzenkandidaten and shifting electorates: Towards the 2019 EP elections Institute for Development and International Relations, September 2018 EP elections forecasts: EU trade policies from 2019 VoteWatch Europe, September 2018 EP elections forecast: EU data protection policies from 2019 VoteWatch Europe, September 2018 The Trump-Juncker meeting in DC raises urgent questions for the next Commission Centre for European Policy Studies, August 2018 Strengthening parliamentary voices in the EU’s multi-level system Jacques Delors Institute, June 2018 2 Comparing democratic distress in the United States and Europe Carnegie Europe, June 2018 The composition of the European Parliament in 2019 Fundacion Real Instituto Elcano, March 2018 The problem with the Spitzenkandidaten system Centre for Policy Studies, February 2018 DISCLAIMER AND COPYRIGHT This document is prepared for, and addressed to, the Members and staff of the European Parliament as background material to assist them in their parliamentary work. The content of the document is the sole responsibility of its author(s) and any opinions expressed herein should not be taken to represent an official position of the Parliament. Reproduction and translation for non-commercial purposes are authorised, provided the source is acknowledged and the European Parliament is given prior notice and sent a copy. © European Union, 2019. [email protected] (contact) www.eprs.ep.parl.union.eu (intranet) www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank (internet) http://epthinktank.eu (blog) 3.