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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9916

9 June 2009
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Low voter turnout doesn't weaken support for united Europe but does suggest significant misunderstanding of European Parliament's role

Misinterpretation. The percentage of voters in the European Parliament elections remains low. In a few member states it has increased slightly and in others it has continued to fall. This is regrettable but I reject the idea that this means the public are disenchanted with the idea of European construction. This interpretation is, above all, the idea advocated by political forces whose voters did not support them as they expected. I think this is false.

Polls illustrating support for...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT