What is the European Parliament?

What is the European Parliament?  This week European citizens are going to decide on Europe’s course for the next five years. Especially young people have their reasons to vote, considering for example the high unemployment rates all across the continent. To get everyone ready and informed, SeaMedia will present a…

Turnout in European elections

[caption id="attachment_998" align="alignright" width="150"] UEA journalism student Philip Turtle[/caption] Next Thursday the UK will take to the polling stations to cast their votes in the European and local elections. Yet when the last Euro elections were held in 2009, only 38% of those eligible actually did cast a vote. UEA…