by Karolina Krakowiak | 5 Jun 2024 | Europe, Poland, Politics, Wh-Y Vote
Young people in Poland know that European integration is important. But they struggle to connect to political bodies that seem far away. People wave both European and Polish flags at a rally conducted by opposition party ahead of the general election in Warsaw, Poland...
by Helen Womack | 4 Jun 2024 | Europe, Politics, Wh-Y Vote
Hungary’s current government distances itself from the European Union. But young people share a different mindset. A government billboard reading “Let’s not dance to their tune” is seen with portraits of Open Society Foundation Chair Alex Soros...
by Sabine Berzina | 3 Jun 2024 | Europe, Wh-Y Vote
Latvian youth are not accustomed to democratic participation. How can they be encouraged? A woman walks by the European Union House in Riga, Latvia 1 June 2024. In Latvian, the writing on the window says, “We put it here, you write it down in your calendar....
by Amina McCauley | 31 May 2024 | Environment, Europe, Government, Politics, Wh-Y Vote
With fjords dying and seas rising, Danish youth will go to the polls knowing the nation’s problems are transnational. People vote at the Groendal Center in Copenhagen during the European Parliament elections in 2019. (AP Photo/Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau...
by Alan Wheatley | 28 Feb 2024 | Decoder Replay, History, Nationalism, Politics
Citizens across Europe will vote this summer for members of the European Parliament. That gives them a right no one else in the world has. Flag of the European Parliament against the backdrop of the Paliament house. Editor’s Note: The plenary session — or general...