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Eurofreaks, eurosceptics and euroabstainers: youth parliament talks
We’ve had 30 years of the right to elect representatives in EU parliament, which has moved from an advisory board to a fully-fledged legislative institution. However, the increase in power of the only EC institution to be elected directly via universal suffrage has coincided with a consistent fall in voter turnouts. Voter turnout in the EU elections is around 20 points lower across the board than in national elections
eudebate 2009, european elections 2009, youth, élections européennes, eudebate2009, european parliament, power
Joseph Daul: ‘when we get up and turn on the light, it’s the EU who decides what type of light bulb we can use’
If the European centre-right wins the European elections again between 4 - 7 June, they will be able to use the key political positions in order to advance the EU. Helping Europeans combat the crisis and involve them in the construction of a community project: those are two sizeable challenges. Interview
eudebate 2009, european elections 2009, european elections 2009, freedom of speech, parti populaire européen, josé manuel barroso, eudebate2009
Italy: to vote or not to vote in EU elections on 6-7 June?
But most importantly, why vote? The European elections between 4 and 7 June 2009 are victim to a changing and uncertain political landscape
eudebate 2009, italy, european elections 2009, eudebate2009, silvio berlusconi, power, citizens
Exclusive: Parlorama MEP ranking portal back onsite
The website which judges the activity of Euro MPs came back onsite on 14 May at 3pm – with a few modifications and the same desire to make some noise. It was forced to close for three weeks after officials objected to its content
eudebate 2009, parlomara.eu, élections européennes, eudebate2009, power
‘Vovis' versus ‘gorrillas’: tackling precarity in Seville
They’ll find you parking spots for a little loose change. This form of begging in disguise allows the poorest members of society to make themselves a few hundred euros a month. Despite its large-scale growth in the Andalusian capital, the phenomenon is becoming a headache for the authorities
eudebate 2009, europe on the ground, european elections 2009, seville, poverty, eudebate on the ground, spain
Why Austria might fall with central and eastern Europe
Will the European Union be under threat of the financial crisis that is eating away at its eastern members? A barrage of bad news suggests that it might. Solidarity may be the only way to come to eastern Europe’s aid and to save its member states from possible danger
eudebate 2009, crise financière, europe de l'est, enlargement, eudebate2009, economy, money
Europe’s liberals campaign for June elections
On 15 April 2009, the European liberal democrat and reform party (ELDR) launched their campaign for the European elections amidst sequins, sound effects and an eccentric presenter. Here are some visual and aural reminders of a large-scale seduction operation aimed at the media
eudebate 2009, liberalism, european elections 2009, common market, eudebate2009, power
Daniel Cohn-Bendit: 'converting back to ecological ways is the only way to save jobs'
The electoral campaign of the green party has been launched. Inspired by their Green New Deal, they want to transform industrial, housing and agricultural worlds in the short and the long term. For the French-German MEP, this will not be pleasurable
eudebate 2009, europe, european elections 2009, european elections 2009, josé manuel barroso, best of cafebabel.com, environment
A simple guide to the European elections
Seven out of ten young people didn’t vote in the 2004 European elections. Was this lack of interest due to a lack of understanding? It seems that a little clarification is needed, so here is something to whet your political appetite, two months out from polling day
eudebate 2009, vote, european elections 2009, european elections 2009, ideology, eurodéputés, parti socialiste européeen
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