In Sweden is on Sunday 26 may day of election. Polling stations are open 8-21. Different countries have different election days, but all falls on may 23-26. You can also vote in advance at special locations both in Sweden and abroad from Wednesday, 8 may. Brevröster from abroad can be sent from the 11th of april.
It is a single the possibility for you to directly influence who will receive the power to enact EU laws apply in Sweden and the other member states.
The age of 18 years no later than on the day of the election, is a Swedish citizen and is or has been registered in Sweden. Even citizens of other EU countries who are registered in Sweden can vote here. Swedish citizens who are registered in another EU country can vote there.
the Citizens of the member states to vote on which politicians from which parties should sit in the EUROPEAN parliament the next five years. The previous term of office, there have been a total of 751 members, of which 20 were from Sweden. Population size determines how many there are from each country. Germany is the largest has 96. The numbers, however, will change if or when the Uk leaves the union.
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the Parliament is one of three bodies for decision-making in the EU. The other two are the council of ministers and the commission. It is only the meps that are elected directly by the citizens of the member countries. The council comprises ministers from member state governments. Commissioners are appointed jointly by the parliament and the European council, the part of the council of ministers consists of the heads of state and government.
Together with the council of ministers enacts the parliament, laws which are then valid throughout the european union, including Sweden. It is the commission putting forward legislative proposals which parliament takes a position, often after the changes. For a law to be adopted, parliament and council of ministers agree. Another task for parliamentarians is to approve (or disapprove) of the council of ministers a proposal to the commissioners. The parliament also decides on the EU’s common budget, which in 2018 was at about 1,500 billion. The biggest items of expenditure for agriculture and regional aid. It is then the responsibility of parliament to make sure that the commission is using the money right.
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in Addition to the budget, it is the areas where member states have surrendered their legislative power to the EU. This includes everything that has to do with the free movement of goods, services, people and capital within the internal market. EU makes also laws on the climate and the environment, energy, consumer protection, police, food safety and much more.
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for Example school income taxes, health care and pensions.
Individual politicians can often play a greater role in the EU parliament than in the parliament, in particular those that concentrate on one particular issue and acquire influence when it is processed. Then it is to be the rapporteur, that is to say, responsible for the preparation of a legislative dossier. The personal ability to create alliances across party lines can play an important role when a majority must be won for a proposal. Personkryss is more common in the EUROPEAN elections than in parliamentary elections, and there are thus good reasons to not only choose which party, but also the politicians you vote on.
All Swedish parliamentary parties have representatives in the EU parliament. But the EUROPEAN elections have several times invited surprises. Most recently, it was the Feminist initiative managed to secure a mandate. Previously the Pirate party and the June list got into despite the fact that they lacked riksdagsplatser. In parliament, the Swedish parties in multinational groups. For example, sitting both the Moderates and the Christian democrats in the group of the EPP, the social democrats and the Feminist initiative is included in the S&D and The sweden democrats are sitting with, among others, Dansk Folkeparti in the ECR. But the parties are far from being always loyal with their group. Sometimes the vote in the Swedish members equally regardless of party.
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How Brexit ends is still unclear, but the relationship to the Uk would be a big issue. If the british leave, the union must either of the member states of the EU fee to be increased or the EU budget could be cut down. Climate change will continue to be big: what should the EU do together to bring down the emissions? The EU’s struggle with the american techjättarna on the power of the internet certainly continue. A conflict that just started regarding the EU social pillar: how much influence should the EU have over the countries ‘ social policy? Refugee policy, law enforcement and the EU’s economic competitiveness is the other sole areas.
The opinion polls made so far are very uncertain; the majority says more about the voters ‘ sympathies in the national policies than on how they intend to vote in the EUROPEAN elections. But it is clear that nationalist and right-wing populist parties are on the rise in Europe. Their position in the EUROPEAN parliament learn be strengthened. It can lead to the conservative EPP and the socialist S&D no longer form a majority together, which opens the door for new alliances. In the Swedish EU elections, for example, the Liberals and the Greens have often been better than in the parliamentary elections, while the Moderates and the social democrats tend to underprestera.
The last polling stations close in Italy at 23 on the evening of the 26th of may. Thereafter, the preliminary election results will be published during the night in Sweden and other countries. After adjustments, establishes the electoral authority, the final Swedish result about a week later.
In Brussels and Strasbourg. The so-called plenary sessions, when all the members gather to make decisions, are held in Strasbourg, France. In between working meps in Brussels, Belgium, where the commission has its headquarters and where the council of ministers holds its meetings. The division between Brussels and Strasbourg goes back to an old French requirements from the EUROPEAN union started. As long as there has been criticism of the merarbetet and the costs that this arrangement creates.
Plenary in the EU parliament in Strasbourg. Photo: Henrik Montghomery/TT
”Every citizen shall have the right to participate in the democratic life of the union. Decisions are taken as openly and as closely to citizens as possible.”
Out of the treaty of Lisbon, article 8
Sources: the Parliamentary committee on EU-enlightenment, the EUROPEAN parliament, The election authority, Today’s News