This is EUX.TV’s analysis of the June 2009 EU summit in Brussels, where Jose Manuel Barroso was endorsed by EU government leaders for another five years as president of the European Commission.
European Parliament
This is EUX.TV’s curtainraiser on the eve of the 2009 European elections:
Between Thursday and Sunday of this week, some 378 million citizens of the 27 member states of the European Union are able to vote for the European Parliament.
For the past 30 years, turnout has fallen at every single election for the European parliament. Sunday night at 21.00 hours, turnout projections will be posted the vote that takes place across the EU. If it’s again below the level for the previous elections, the European Union project could be in danger of losing public support.
At stake is not just the 735 seats in the parliament, but also the democratic legitimacy of the European Union.
