<p>From 23 to 26 May 2019, people in the EU voted for the next European Parliament.</p>

<p>This time more than 50% of EU citizens eligible to vote took part in the elections, the highest turnout in 20 years and the first time since the first direct elections in 1979 that turnout has increased.</p>

Europeans go to the polls

European elections - Sandro Gozi votes in Le Mans

European elections 2024  - Ambiance shots of polling stations in France

European elections - Manon Aubry votes in Paris

European elections 2019 - Counting of the ballots in a French polling station

European elections 2019 - Citizen voting

European elections 2019 -  Polling station. People voting in a small French village in Alsace

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European elections 2019 - counting Counting of the ballots.

European elections 2019 - Polling station in Khel-Neumuhl Germany.

European elections 2019 - Poling Station in KEHL-NEUMUHL, Germany

European Elections 2019 - Polling station in Ghent

European elections 2019 - polling station in Strasbourg

European Elections 2019 - Polling station in Copenhagen

European Elections 2019 - Polling stations, people voting, voting booth

European Elections 2019 - Election day: people voting in Germany

European Elections 2019 - Polling station in Sopot

European Elections 2019 - Polling station in Berlin

European elections 2019 - Polling Station 10 - Bonnevoie - Luxembourg

Election Day 2019. Citizens voting in EU Member States

European Elections 2019- Polling station in Fuiggi, Italy

This footage shows citizens voting in the European elections in Chartres, France, on 9 June 2024. Voters in France will elect 81 Members of the European Parliament in 2024, two more than in the 2019 elections. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. European Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union. Provisional results will be published on the evening of 9 June.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling stations in Chartres (France)

This news item shows citizens in Bulgaria voting in the European elections in the "Alexander S. Pushkin" Secondary School No 133 in Sofia on 9 June 2024. In addition, the item includes footage about the historical buildings of the Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the National Palace of Culture. Anyone aged 18 or over can cast a vote provided they have resided in Bulgaria or another EU country for at least three months prior to the elections. Voting is compulsory for Bulgarian citizens. Voters will elect 17 Members of the European Parliament from the Republic of Bulgaria in 2024. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. The Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling station located near the National Palace of Culture in Sofia (Bulgaria)

This news item shows citizens voting in the European elections in Rosu, Romania, on 9 June 2024. By voting in the European elections, citizens in Romania, and in all other EU Member States, elect their representatives to the European Parliament. In Romania, voters will elect 33 Members of the European Parliament in 2024. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. European Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union. Provisional results of the elections will be published on the evening of 9 June.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling stations in Rosu (Romania)

This footage shows citizens voting the European elections in Luxembourg city center on 9 June 2024. Any Luxembourger nationals or EU citizens residing in Luxembourg aged 18 or over can cast a vote. Voters in Luxembourg will elect 6 Members of the European Parliament in 2024. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. The European Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling stations in Luxembourg city center

This news item shows a first-time voter going to a polling station in Vienna, Austria, on 0 June 2024. In addition, the footage illustrates the capital city Vienna. A total of 720 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be elected (20 of them are elected in Austria) in the European Elections. The European Parliament is the world’s only directly elected transnational assembly. The MEPs represent the interests of EU citizens at the European level, and, together with representatives of the governments of EU countries, MEPs shape and decide on new laws that influence all aspects of lives across the European Union, from supporting the economy and the fight against poverty to climate change and security.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of a first-time-voter and beauty shots in Vienna (Austria)

This news item shows people going to a polling station in Munich (Germany). A total of 720 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be elected (96 of them are elected in Germany) during the European Elections which are held on 6-9 of June 2024. The European Parliament is the world’s only directly elected transnational assembly. The MEPs represent the interests of EU citizens at the European level and together with representatives of the governments of EU countries, MEPs shape and decide on new laws that influence all aspects of lives across the European Union, from supporting the economy and the fight against poverty to climate change and security.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling stations in Munich (Germany)

This footage shows citizens voting in the European elections in Rennes, France, on 9 June 2024. Voters in France will elect 81 Members of the European Parliament in 2024, two more than in the 2019 elections. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. European Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union. Provisional results of the elections will be published on the evening of 9 June.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling stations in Rennes (France)

This news item shows Ursula von der LEYEN, EC President and Lead candidate for the European People's Party, casting her vote in Lower Saxony region (Germany). A total of 720 MEPs are elected (96 of them are elected in Germany) during the European Elections which are held on 6-9 of June 2024. Ahead of the elections, the European Parliament confirmed the importance of applying the lead candidate mechanism (the “Spitzenkandidaten” process), in which European political parties designate their respective candidates for the post of EU Commission President. The aim is to allow citizens to influence directly, through their vote in the European elections, the choice of the head of the European executive.

European Elections 2024 - Ursula von der LEYEN, EC President and Lead candidate for the European People's Party voting in Lower Saxony (Germany)

This news item shows excerpts from Polish voters casting their ballots and engaging in civic duty at the polling station at the Wedding Palace in Warsaw (Poland). Moreover, this news includes exterior shots of the city of Warsaw. Polish citizens along with other citizens of every EU Member State elect their representatives to the European Parliament during the European elections, in Poland on 9th of June. The newly elected 53 Polish Members, representing EU 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 Wedding Palace in Warsaw (Poland)

This news item shows excerpts from street views of Vilnius's Financial District and Lithuanian voters arriving at the polling stations, casting their ballots, and engaging in civic duty in in the Financial District of Vilnius. In Lithuania, voting for the European Parliament takes place on 9th June 2024. This election determines who will guide Europe's direction over the next five years, with Lithuanian citizens electing 11 Members of the European Parliament in 2024, the same as in the 2019 elections. In Lithuania, you have to be at least 18 to vote in the European elections. On the election day, Lithuanian citizens can also vote in another polling station - usually they are allocated a polling station based on their home address -, provided the polling station is connected to the central database to ensure that the voter only casts one ballot.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling stations in the Financial District of Vilnius (Lithuania)

This news item shows excerpts from Hungarian voters arriving at polling stations, casting their ballots, and engaging in civic duty in Szentendre (Hungary). Hungarian citizens, and citizens of every EU Member State, elect their representatives to the European Parliament during the European elections, in Hungary on 9th of June. The newly elected 21 Hungarian Members, representing EU 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 stations in Szentendre (Hungary)

This news item shows excerpts from the city of Paris - the Seine river, boats sailing, people walking at the Seine riverside promenade - and French voters arriving at the Quartier Jeunes polling station, casting their ballots, and engaging in civic duty near the Louvre Museum in Paris. In France, voting for the European Parliament takes place on 8 June 2024 - in the overseas departments of Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guyana, the overseas territories of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Barthélémy, Saint-Martin and French Polynesia, as well as in the polling stations open in the French embassies and consulates on the American continent - and on 9 June 2024 in the rest of France. This election determines who will guide Europe's direction over the next five years, with French citizens electing 81 Members of the European Parliament in 2024, two more than in the 2019 elections.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling stations near the Louvre Museum in Paris (France)

This news item shows excerpts from Madrid city center - Puerta de Alcalá, Fountain of Cybele, Town Hall of Madrid -, and Spanish first voter and his grandparents arriving at the polling station, casting their ballots, and engaging in civic duty in Madrid. In Spain, voting for the European Parliament takes place on 9th June 2024. This election determines who will guide Europe's direction over the next five years, with Spanish citizens electing 61 Members of the European Parliament in 2024. This is two more Members of the European Parliament than in 2019. As a Spanish or EU citizen voting in Spain, they can cast their vote by post (upon request), or in person at the polling station that corresponds to you according to the electoral roll, which is based on your place of registration.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of two generations voting in Madrid (Spain)

This news item shows voters arriving at polling stations and engaging in civic duty in polling stations in Nicosia (Cyprus). It also includes exterior shots of the city of Nicosia. The European elections in Cyprus are held on 9 June, 2024. Voters will elect six Members of the European Parliament in 2024, the same number as in the 2019 elections. Cyprus uses preferential voting, which gives the voters the option to indicate their preferences within the coalition of political parties or independents list they choose. Citizens in the EU Member States elect their representatives to the European Parliament during the European elections of 6 to 9 June. The newly elected Members, representing EU citizens until 2029, meet in July 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 stations in Nicosia (Cyprus)

This news item shows French voters arriving at polling stations, casting their ballots, and engaging in civic duty in Rennes (France). In addition, it shows exterior shots of the city of Rennes. Voters in France will elect 81 Members of the European Parliament in 2024, two more than in the 2019 elections. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. European Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union. Provisional results will be published on the evening of 9 June.

This footage shows Greek voters arriving at polling stations in Athens (Greece) and casting their ballots. It also includes exterior shots of the city of Athens, such as the Acropolis, the Parthenon, Syntagma Square, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The European elections in Greece are held on the 9th of June and the polling stations will be open, from 7.00 to 19.00.Voters will elect 21 Members of the European Parliament in 2024, same number as in 2019. Preference-based voting system is used,which gives voters the opportunity to choose specific candidates. Those who turn 17 during the year of the elections, have the right to vote. Citizens in the EU Member States elect their representatives to the European Parliament during the European elections of 6 to 9 June. The newly elected Members, representing EU citizens until 2029, meet in July to elect their President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors.

European elections 2024 - Ambiance shots of polling stations in Athens (Greece)

This news item shows excerpts from Croatian voters arriving at polling stations, casting their ballots, and engaging in civic duty in a wine cellar in Dvorac Pongratz (Croatia). Citizens of Croatia elect their 12 representatives to the European Parliament during the European elections on 9th of June. The newly elected Members, representing all EU citizens until 2029, meet in July 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 in a wine cellar in Dvorac Pongratz (Croatia)

This footage shows citizens voting the European elections in Berdorf, Luxembourg, on 9 June 2024. Any Luxembourgish nationals or EU citizens residing in Luxembourg aged 18 or over can cast a vote. Voters in Luxembourg will elect 6 Members of the European Parliament in 2024. In total, the European Parliament will have 720 members, compared to 705 currently. The European Parliament decides on new laws that influence all aspects of life across the European Union.

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