EU elections to be held in May next year

Diplomats in the EU Council's so-called working party on general affairs agreed on the 8 March 2013 to move the European Parliament vote from 5-8 June 2014 to a day between 22-25 May instead.

EU countries have agreed to change the date of the EU elections in 2014 in order to increase turnout.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: MEPs demand moving EU elections to May 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/meps-demand-moving-eu-elections-to-may-2014/

EurActiv, 13.03.13: Brussels seeks faces for next European elections http://www.euractiv.com/elections/faces-sought-european-election-c-news-518453

ESO: Background information: 2014 European Parliament Elections: Commission recommends that political parties nominate candidate for Commission President http://www.europeansources.info/record/2014-european-parliament-elections-commission-recommends-that-political-parties-nominate-candidate-for-commission-president/

EUObserver, 13.03.13: Commission unveils plans for noisier EU elections http://euobserver.com/political/119389

BBC Mews, 13.03.13: EU elections: Polling day will stay on Thursday, insists government http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21764632

EurActiv, 22.05.13: MEPs pencil in May 2014 for European elections http://www.euractiv.com/priorities/meps-want-pencil-may-2014-date-e-news-519890

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