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When I worked in France I used to confuse my colleagues whenever I mentioned Europe. I used to blather on, 'now that I live and work in Europe'.
Of course, their inevitable response would be: 'but you lived in Europe before, when you were in the UK. The UK is part of the Europe you know'.
Quite.
Only the British could say, as they did in a famous newspaper headline in the 1950s, 'fog in Channel, Continent cut off.' It is any wonder that we don't know as much as we ought to about European politics? (In fairness, the Channel is very foggy-see above).
So today, the day of the elections to the European Parliament, we have produced a quick 'cheat sheet' on them.
Here's what you need to know:
Moreover, the 2014 elections are the first to be held under the Lisbon Treaty which gave the European Parliament greater influence over the choice of President of the European Commission.
(If you want to know more about how this new process will work (or won't work-it isn't exactly clear at the time of writing), the BBC's Gavin Hewitt has written a blog piece on this; and on the debate held recently by the candidates for this position.)
The theory is that these elections are moving us towards a more democratic EU.
The current candidates for the President of the European Commission are:
As Gavin Hewitt dryly observes, 'it is fair to say that none of them would turn heads in a Manchester shopping mall.'
For me, it is also interesting to note that:
In any event, by August we should know who the candidate will be, all being well.
So at this stage, you are champing at the bit to vote?
No, not yet?
Oh well, below are links to some of the main party's manifestos for you to muse over whilst you decide whether to head to the polling station in today's stormy weather (well, in some parts of the country).
WOW - Check out what we just saw from the station #lighting #London pic.twitter.com/zO3GuLOktx — Tower RNLI (@TowerRNLI) May 22, 2014
WOW - Check out what we just saw from the station #lighting #London pic.twitter.com/zO3GuLOktx
— Tower RNLI (@TowerRNLI) May 22, 2014
Oh My God… Hang on a sec...RT @Boy_Hughes: You should have seen Tower Bridge!! pic.twitter.com/5cWrd4jJHr — Dara Ó Briain (@daraobriain) May 22, 2014
Oh My God… Hang on a sec...RT @Boy_Hughes: You should have seen Tower Bridge!! pic.twitter.com/5cWrd4jJHr
— Dara Ó Briain (@daraobriain) May 22, 2014
There are other parties of course. Anyhow, that'll do for now. Whatever you do, don't take a selfie with your duly completed voted slip as according to the Electoral Commission you could face a £5,000 fine or six months in prison. That's one selfie worth avoiding...
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