On Monday 19 April, the European Commission launched a public consultation with a view, in the last quarter of this year, to presenting a draft directive aimed at supporting EU citizens who reside in another EU Member State with the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in both municipal and European elections.
Indeed, as part of its roadmap, the Commission noted that while over 14 million mobile EU citizens are eligible to vote, “turnout rates and the number of mobile EU citizens...