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Voting Rights: How to raise awareness

12 August 2024
All EU citizens of voting age benefit from the right to vote and stand as candidates both in the municipal and European elections of their country of residence. Yet, although precise data on turnout is missing, studies have shown that there is an apparent lack of interest in the political landscape of the host country.

To understand this absence of involvement and try to see what solutions can be implemented to foster political rights of EU mobile citizens, ECAS has organised a series of focus groups in Member States holding municipal elections.

Read our publication with recommendations on how to raise awareness and foster political participation in European and municipal elections.