The Committee on Constitutional Affairs has put forward a proposal to allow MEPs to vote in plenary by proxy during pregnancy and in the months following childbirth. The proposal, seeks to introduce a clearly defined exception to the current rule that all votes in Parliament’s plenary sessions must be cast personally. This would allow Members […]
European elections 2024: people eligible to vote
The 2024 elections for the European Parliament are set for 6-9 June 2024. Eurostat has asked the National Statistical Institutes of the EU Member States for a dedicated data collection on the number of people eligible to vote. National estimates show that, on the election dates, the highest numbers of eligible voters are expected in Germany […]
The European Union deploys an Election Observation Mission in Paraguay
In response to an invitation by the Superior Court of Electoral Justice (TSJE), the European Union has decided to deploy an EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to the general elections in Paraguay, scheduled for 30 April 2023. Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has appointed Mr Gabriel […]