At a plenary session debate held on Tuesday 2 October, several MEPs deeply regretted the fact that it is impossible for certain European citizens living elsewhere in the EU to vote in national and European elections in their home countries.
“Six member states – Denmark, the United Kingdom, Malta, Cyprus, Germany and Ireland – deny their nationals the right to vote in national and European elections if they live abroad”, said the initiator of the debate, Cecilia Wikström (ALDE,...