The article summarizes the results of an inter-institutional conference, held at the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations on June 6, 2019 There were heard 38 reports on the recent European Parliament elections. Both general problems of European and global development, as well as issues of almost all EU member states were considered. The strengthening of the electoral positions of nationalist, populist and liberal parties, as well as environmentalists, and the weakening of the influence of Christian democrats, social democrats and conservatives were mentioned. The immediate prospects for the work of the European Parliament and other EU institutions were identified.