People & Politics | European Elections

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Channel: DW News · 2009 · News & Politics

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As the European elections approach,it seems that the EU's citizens have little interest in what goes on in Brussels.Nearly 70 percent of German laws were originally passed by EU legislators,but polls show that less than 50 percent of Germans are planning to vote in the upcoming European elections on June 7. Why are they so uninterested? And what are the candidates doing to drum up more support? People & Politics talks to EU citizens,politicians and experts to find out.

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