Every 5 years we vote for our representatives in the European Parliament. That’s the place where our concerns and ideas are discussed and implemented into new EU legislation. The European elections...
#Discover EU
DiscoverEU is open exclusively to young people aged 18 years old. This means that young people born between 1 January 2005 (included) and 31 December 2005 (included) are eligible to apply. It is an...
Strasbourg
The Parliament is based in three different cities with numerous buildings. A protocol attached to the Treaty of Amsterdam requires that 12 plenary sessions be held in Strasbourg (none in August but...
The languages used in the EU Parliament
Actually just 24 official languages are spoken by our representatives in the Europarliament. If you want to discover the official EU languages, go to...
The EU institutions that undergoes direct elections
The EU treaties- the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union - provide the broad operational framework for the EU’s main institution and indicate that...
2024 EU Elections
Elections for the European Parliament take place 6-9 June 2024. To find out more information specific for your state visit: https://elections.europa.eu/en/
The European Council
The European Council brings together EU leaders to set the EU's political agenda. It represents the highest level of political cooperation between EU countries. Established as an informal summit in...
The turnouts of European Elections
Elections to the European Parliament saw declining voter turnout between 1979 and 2014. However, voter turnout in 2019 European elections increased by 8 points compared to 2014. In spite of this...
The president of the European Council
The president of the European Council is the person presiding over and driving forward the work of the European Council on the world stage. This institution comprises the college of the heads of state...
