Why we should care about this week’s European Parliament elections
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Why we should care about this week’s European Parliament elections
https://theconversation.com/why-we-should-care-about-this-weeks-european-parliament-elections-231346 The European Parliament (EP) elections being held this week will likely alter the political orientation of the European Union’s main legislative and budgetary authority, the only directly elected EU body.