| Term | Definition |
|---|
| June's European elections are being billed | as a chance |
| as a chance for the bloc's citizens | to make their choice |
| However, recent polls suggest up | to two thirds of the electorate |
| the electorate could choose | to give it a miss. |
| Some blame an | image problem, |
| others believe the apathy is more | deep-rooted. |
| An EOS Gallup poll predicts 66 percent of | eligible Europeans will not vote, |
| by far the lowest | turnout in the 30-year history of European elections. |
| For many MEPs like Alain Lamassoure, voters are being misled | about what exactly they're being asked to vote for. |
| "Political parties tend to | hijack the European elections |
| hijack the European elections to | push a national agenda |
| Yet for many political analysts, diminishing | interest in Brussels-based politics |
| interest in Brussels based politics is in | direct contrast to the growing role of the EU |
| direct contrast to the growing | role of the EU |
| As Pascal Delwit puts | it: |
| The Gallup poll goes on | to point out that the biggest issue about European efforts - to tackle the financial crisis. |
| National governments appear to be the ones taking either | the credit or the blame. |
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