In a novel experiment, around 270,000 teenagers in Belgium will be able to vote for the first time in the EU elections in June, in an innovative attempt by one of the 27 member states to give 16- and 17-year-olds a say.
At the most recent 2019 elections, the bloc saw a historically impressive turnout, with 50.6 percent of eligible citizens going to the polls.<...
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Paula joined EUobserver in January 2023 and left for Euronews in 2024. Previously she worked for the Spanish online newspaper El Confidencial, where she covered mainly economic and financial affairs.