Webinar: Enhancing participation of mobile EU citizens in the European Parliament Elections

(March 4, 2024)

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We kindly invite you to the first webinar of the project “Supporting Engagement in European Elections and Democratic Societies” (SEEEDS) in 2024, which will take place on March 19, 2024 at 4 pm. This year’s topic is the participation of mobile EU citizens in the European Elections 2024.

EU mobile citizens are EU citizens living in another Member State. They are estimated at 13.7 million, among whom some 11 million are considered to be of voting age. Mobile EU citizens can also stand as candidates but in the 2019 European Elections, only 168 decided to do so.

Civil Society Organisations reported several problems of mobile EU citizens when exercising their political rights in their MS of residence.

What are the alternative voting possibilities in the Member States?
What are the different requirements for mobile citizens to register and vote in their host countries?

Please register using this link.

Webinar details

Time: 4pm-5.15pm (CET)
Date: Tuesday 19 March
Format: Online (Zoom webinar)
In partnership with: European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), , and Democracy Reporting International (DRI)

Agenda

16.00 Welcome and introduction

Mr. Armin Rabitsch, Chairperson Election-Watch.EU

16.10 -16:20 Input Statements on mobile EU citizens’ participation in European elections

Mr. Damian Boeselager, Member of the European Parliament, Volt party, Greens/EFA group, Rapporteur of the EP Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) on the proposal for a Council directive on mobile EU citizens
Mr. David de Groot, European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), Author of Electoral rights of mobile EU citizens in European Parliament elections

16:20 – 16:50 Questions and Answers

17.00 Closing remarks

Amb. Urszula Gacek, Advisory Board Member Election-Watch.EU

Moderators: Armin Rabitsch & Tatyana Hilscher-Bogussevich, Election-Watch.EU

Upcoming webinars

Webinar 2: Participation of youth in elections
Date: to be confirmed

To find out more, follow this link.

The webinar series is part of the “Supporting Engagement in European Elections and Democratic Societies” (SEEEDS) project co-funded by the European Union and implemented by the following organisations: