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![Hungary nominates Olivér Várhelyi for second term as EU commissioner](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=711,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/29/GettyImages-2092425753.jpg)
Hungary nominates Olivér Várhelyi for second term as EU commissioner
The pick will likely not be received well by Ursula von der Leyen.
![Turkey threatens to 'enter' Israel to protect Palestinians](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=683,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/29/GettyImages-2054033589.jpg)
Turkey threatens to ‘enter’ Israel to protect Palestinians
Turkey “must be very strong so that Israel can’t do these ridiculous things to Palestine,” the president said.
![Right-wing surge obstructs gender balance in European Parliament](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=669,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/26/GettyImages-2151447884.jpg)
Right-wing surge obstructs gender balance in European Parliament
There’s been a marked decline in women MEPs in the European Conservatives and Reformists group of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
![The MEPs who actually matter](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=682,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/17/meps-2024_feat01.png)
The MEPs who actually matter
Here are 11 EU lawmakers to keep your eye on in the new term.
![Meet Lucie Castets, the French PM-hopeful vowing to be a thorn in Macron's side](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=600,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/26/GettyImages-2162553807.jpg)
Meet Lucie Castets, the French PM-hopeful vowing to be a thorn in Macron’s side
The 37-year-old’s low profile helped make her a consensus pick on the left, but now she needs to take the fight to the French president.
![The election has been totally upended. Here’s what the polls show.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=683,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/29/download-1.jpeg)
The election has been totally upended. Here’s what the polls show.
It’s clear the presidential contest is reshuffled.
![Blinken says US has 'serious concerns' about declared result of Venezuelan election](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=683,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/29/GettyImages-2164043007.jpg)
Blinken says US has ‘serious concerns’ about declared result of Venezuelan election
Both sides have claimed victory in a closely-watched presidential contest that will have ripple effects across the Americas.
![China pressures lawmakers from Slovakia, other countries to skip Taiwan summit](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=734,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/28/12293539.jpg)
China pressures lawmakers from Slovakia, other countries to skip Taiwan summit
China contacted lawmakers in a bid to pressure them to not attend a democracy summit on the island of Taiwan.
![Trump’s ‘won’t have to vote anymore’ remark didn’t mean anything, Chris Sununu claims](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=683,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/28/trump.jpeg)
Trump’s ‘won’t have to vote anymore’ remark didn’t mean anything, Chris Sununu claims
Democrats have said they see the remarks as proof that the Republican nominee is a threat to democracy.