In the European elections, people in the European Union vote for Members to represent them in the European Parliament. In 2024, 720 MEPs will be elected. Elections take place every five years. The next are held in the EU Member States from 6 to 9 June 2024.

EU elections take place today in Czechia and Ireland.

Election Days- 7/6/2024

This news item shows ambiance shots of Czech voters exercising their democratic right in the polling station at the wooden open-air museum in Krňovice (Czech Republic). The museum is a unique example in the Hradec Králové Region, because it rescues the vernacular sites at risk of extinction and presents the traditional way of life in the region. Czech citizens of the age 18 and over along with other EU citizens elect their representatives to the European Parliament during the European elections on 7th and 8th of June. The newly elected 21 Czech Members, representing its citizens until 2029, meet in July with other representatives to elect their President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors. They decide on the composition of Parliament's standing and sub committees - thereby launching the new legislative term.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling station at the Wooden Open-air museum in Krňovice (Czechia)

Focus Ireland is a nonprofit organisation based in Dublin, that provides services for people who are homeless and people at risk of homelessness in Ireland. Focus Ireland ran a Voter Registration Drive to register people who were homeless or who had ever experienced homelessness to vote. James, a 20-years-old man who had experienced homelessness, votes for the first time in the European Elections. This news item shows excerpts from James arriving at polling stations and casting their ballots, Irish citizens going to vote and street views of Dublin. In Ireland, voting for the European Parliament takes place on 7th June 2024. This election determines who will guide Europe's direction over the next five years, with Irish citizens electing 14 Members of the European Parliament in 2024, one more than in the 2019 elections.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of NGO helping former homeless in Dublin (Ireland)

This news item shows excerpts from views of hills in the outskirts of Dublin, farm animals grazing in the countryside, Irish voters going to the polling station - Glenasmole National School - to cast their ballots and signs indicating the polling station. In Ireland, voting for the European Parliament takes place on 7th June 2024. This election determines who will guide Europe's direction over the next five years, with Irish citizens electing 14 Members of the European Parliament in 2024, one more than in the 2019 elections. Across the European Union, citizens from 28 member states participate in the European elections held from 6 to 9 June, selecting their representatives for the European Parliament.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling station in the outskirts of Dublin (Ireland)

This news item shows voters exercising their democratic right in one of the halls of the Czech Academy of Sciences, in Prague (Czech Republic). Moreover, the video shows exterior shots of the peculiar locations of the city of Prague, including the Pražský hrad - "Prague Castle", St. Nicholas Church and St. Thomas Church, and the preparation of the polling station inside the Academy of Sciences with workers setting up the polling equipment and building up the polling booths. Czech citizens of the age 18 and over elect their representatives to the European Parliament during the European elections on 7th and 8th of June. The newly elected 21 Czech Members, representing its citizens until 2029, meet in July with other representatives to elect their President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors. They decide on the composition of Parliament's standing and sub committees - thereby launching the new legislative term.

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