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European elections night: I was watching TV
The night that most centre-left governments took their batterings, you might have caught a show about an unemployed mother-of-two in Spain or the final of 'The Apprentice' in the UK. Glance at the programmes for which viewers gave up the EU election coverage ghost on the evening of 7 June; results came out at 8pm, signalling a lower voter turnout than 2004
abstentionism, european media, united kingdom, european union, vote, germany, european elections 2009
EU elections 2009 record abstention: no ‘europeanisation’ of countries
A participation level of just 43.5% is the product of a European election campaign that was too focused on national issues. Mainstream media makes European politics seem a depressing subject, leaving only the web to provide us with passionate and beneficial debates surrounding the concept of Europe
abstentionism, media, european media, poul nyrup rasmussen, european elections 2009, european parliament, power
'The notion of EU citizenship is just hyprocritical marketing'
For all those people who have settled in other countries in the EU the notion of ‘citizenship’ mixes with that of identity; a European one. All of them will be heading off to vote for their Euro MPs in whichever member state where they have taken up residence between 4 and 7 June
abstentionism, testimony, european elections 2009, citizens, rendez-vous citoyens, identity, society
'Eurogeneration' go to the polls
'Europe is a massive thing'. Yet its counterpart, the European Union, is often dull. During the European elections between 4 and 7 June 2009, a crucial vote for European democracy, we ask whether young people on European voluntary service (EVS) and Erasmus programmes in Germany feel it affects them
abstentionism, paroles d'européens, testimony, european elections 2009, eu frontiers, eurogeneration, society
The Europe-shaped hole in the Polish campaign for June elections
Obviously, this is not a country-specific phenomenon, but a pan-European one. What is not typical is the lack of any debate between the main political parties, even on domestic issues. The ruling party and the main opposition party seem to be focused exclusively on the names that supposedly ensure the highest possible score
abstentionism, eudebate2009, euroscepticism, jaroslaw kaczynski, european elections 2009, european parliament, eurosceptic
Eur…οpa! As EU elections comes round, 27 European citizens in Athens speak
Whether they are from Finland to Cyprus, or Germany and France, the first charter EU member states, as well as from 'newcomer' states Romania and Bulgaria, 27 Athenians talk about their Europe and how they think it should be. The EU elections take place between 4 and 7 June 2009, with 736 seats in the EU parliament open to 9, 000 candidates
abstentionism, european identity, european young journalist 2008, greece, european elections 2009, athens, immigration
