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Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Brussels on the last and biggest day of European Parliament elections, with polls opening in 21 EU member countries. Four days of voting across the bloc come as Europe faces a range of challenges, including the war in Ukraine, global trade and industrial tensions, a climate emergency and a West that, within months, may have to adapt to a new Donald Trump presidency. IMAGES
The European Parliament building in Brussels early on the last and biggest day of voting in EU elections, with voting taking place in 21 member countries, including heavyweights France and Germany. EU voters go to the polls at a crucial time for the bloc, with challenges including the war in Ukraine, global trade and industrial tensions, a climate emergency and a West that, within months, may have to adapt to a new Donald Trump presidency. IMAGES
Images of voters casting their ballots at a polling station in the former town hall in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, as turnout in the European elections in France reached 45.26% at 5pm, according to the French Interior Ministry. IMAGES
A polling station opens in the centre of Paris and voters start to cast their ballots for EU elections, in which the far-right National Rally is predicted to inflict a heavy defeat on President Emmanuel Macron's centrist grouping. IMAGES
Italians in Milan begin to cast their votes in European parliamentary elections. IMAGES
"We have won the European elections. We were convincing, and all this paid off," says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) election evening in Brussels, following the EU vote. SOUNDBITE
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