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Everything you need to know about the European elections and the European Parliament

2024-05-31 22:57:07Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Everything you need to know about the European elections and the European
Everything you need to know about the European elections and the European Parliament

Some 360 ​​million people in 27 countries will be eligible to vote next week in the European elections.

Below you will find figures and facts about these elections:

When?

Voting for members of the European Parliament will take place from June 6-9 across the European Union, but vary by country.

The Dutch will go to the polls on Thursday, June 6. This will be followed by Ireland on June 7 and then Latvia, Malta and Slovakia the following day. The Czech Republic and Italy vote on two days, June 7-8 and 8-9, respectively. In the rest of the EU, elections will be held on Sunday, June 9.

Who votes?

There are almost 360 million eligible voters in the EU. The minimum voting age varies, but for most European countries it is 18.

For the first time in Germany, even minors are allowed to vote, as the country's voting age for the European elections has been lowered from 18 to 16.

This has increased the number of eligible voters in Germany from around 61.5 million in 2019 to just under 65 million this year.

Who is elected?

A total of 720 members of the European Parliament (EP) will be elected from thousands of candidates.

This is fewer members than at the last election, partly because the parliament shrank when the UK left the EU in 2020.

Where is the parliament?

The European Parliament has two seats - in Brussels and in Strasbourg, France.

Most full plenary sessions, where all MEPs gather to vote on legislation, are held in Strasbourg. The Brussels Parliament is mainly used for other day-to-day parliamentary business.

Are voters choosing who will be in the EU's other legislative bodies?

No, the elections will only decide who will sit in the European Parliament.

The EU's other main legislative body, the Council of the EU, represents the member states. In it, national ministers gather in different formations, for example the 27 EU Foreign Ministers or the Ministers of Education to discuss topics of common interest.

The European Commission – which proposes draft laws for the other two institutions to be considered, amended or even rejected – is unelected. It is led by 27 commissioners, including the president of the commission, each of whom is appointed by his or her country after the European elections.

How big is the EU?

The population of the 27 EU countries as a whole is just under 450 million. The countries have a combined GDP of nearly 17 trillion euros ($18.5 trillion) and account for about 15% of global trade.

How "old" is the EU?

The 1957 Treaty of Rome established the European Economic Community, a precursor to the EU.

Since the Maastricht Treaty of 1992, the group of countries has used the name European Union.

More countries gradually joined the EU since then.

Its most important expansion took place in 2004 with the accession of 10 countries, mainly from Central and Eastern Europe. So far, the United Kingdom is the only country that has left the EU.

 

 


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