In Italy, the main political parties contesting the EU election have held their last major rallies, outlining very different visions of the European Union. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has denounced an “increasingly technocratic and undemocratic Europe" while her main opponent, Elly Schlein of the Democratic Party, has called for a “federal Europe now".
Meanwhile a fresh opinion poll in France has confirmed a seemingly unassailable lead for the far-right National Rally, while Macron’s Renaissance, currently placed second, is threatened by the Socialists.
In our Everyday Europe segment, FRANCE 24's Luke Brown explains how the EU is wrapping up rules in order to reduce waste from packaging.
And Luke Brown also brings you our country report from Estonia, where civilians are volunteering for military training in case of a Russian incursion in the country.
