Heads of state from 21 EU countries have urged voters to reverse the downward trend in turnout in European Parliament (EP) elections.
The group, including Czech and Polish eurosceptics, also praised EU values and attacked nationalism.
"The 2019 elections are especially important," they said in an open letter published on Thursday (9 May).
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.