High-level event on Elections

In 2024  European  citizens  will  be  called  to  elect  their  representatives  at  the  European Parliament. This is a key moment for the Union as it enables citizens to shape, in the most direct way, the Union’s future for the next 5 years.

As the European Union’s strength lies in its democratic  values,  all EU institutions share the aim of ensuring free, fair and  transparent elections and of promoting  the highest participation among citizens as candidates and voters.

To best prepare for the elections, as announced in the European Democracy Action Plan of December 2020, the  European Commission will “organise a high-level event bringing together various  authorities  to  address  the  challenges  related  to  electoral  processes  as well  as  empowering  citizens  to  participate  as  voters  and  candidates  in  the  democratic process”.

The High-Level event on elections took place on 23 and 24 October 2023.

It  allowed discussions  and  exchanges  of  best practices  to  support  turnout,  empower citizens  to  take  part  in  the  elections  in  an  inclusive  manner, as  well  as  other  measures ensuring  the  resilience  of  the  electoral  systems  and  the  fairness  and  transparency  of  the elections across the Union.

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