Poll predicts low turnout in European elections

As the June European elections approach, a new Eurobarometer poll published by the European Commission today (7 May) shows that only half of Europeans surveyed are likely to vote.

Only one third of European citizens say they will "definitely" cast their vote, the survey says, ranging from 66 percent in Greece to 23 percent in the UK and Austria.

The survey is particularly worrying when compared to the Eurobarometer poll conducted just before the 1999 European elections.

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