Charles Henry Plumb, president of the European parliament between 1987 and 1989, says the low turnout in the UK is explained by the lack of understanding of the history of the European parliament.
Baron Crespo: Citizens Have Right Not to Vote
28 May 2009 By
Enrique Baron Crespo, one of the three former Spanish presidents of the European Parliament, says citizens are entitle to the right not to vote in the European elections. The EU is not a dictatorship, he says.
London: Will you vote in the European elections?
28 May 2009 By
People on the streets of London are asked if they are going to vote in the next week’s European elections. These interviews were made available to broadcasters by the European parliament.
Hix Predicts Historic Low Turnout in European Elections
28 May 2009 By
Simon Hix, a political scientist at the London School of Economics, predicts an historic low turnout in the 2009 European elections, of possibly below 40 percent.
FT: Covering EU parliament is “too expensive” for most news organizations
28 May 2009 By
George Parker, former Brussels correspondent for the Financial Times, says that covering the European Parliament is too expensive for most newspapers and other news organizations.
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28 May 2009 By
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First ever on-line vote cast in EU elections
28 May 2009 By
Estonia is the first country in the EU to have on-line voting for the European Parliament elections. Vahur Orrin from Tallinn took the chance to become the first man ever to vote on-line when he cast his vote in Brussels – one second after the the polling site went up on Thursday 28 May 2009.
Filmed by Lisbeth Kirk, EUobserver.com
