European elections 2024 in Germany and across the EU | Dates and information
European elections 2024 in Germany and across the EU | Dates and information
The European elections take place from June 6th to 9th, 2024 and affect all 27 Member States of the European Union. The elections offer citizens the opportunity to choose their representatives in the European Parliament and thus help shape the direction of EU policy. The European elections take place in Germany on Sunday, June 9, 2024. German citizens and EU citizens have the right to make their vote if they are at least 16 years old and are entered in the electoral register. It is also possible to choose by postal voting or from abroad. The European elections in Germany are carried out according to the ratio electoral system, in which parties send MEPs to the European Parliament based on their number of votes. A total of 96 MEPs are elected in Germany.
The European elections also have an impact on EU institutions. After the elections, the European Parliament coordinates the new chair of the European Commission and the entire college of the commission members. The new European Commission will then be appointed by the European Council.
In addition, there are several events in Berlin in connection with the European elections. Maros Sefcovic, executive vice president of the European Commission with responsibility for the Green Deal, visits Berlin and takes part in discussions on the subject of hydrogen. On Monday, he visits Siemens Energy and Air Liquide electrolysur production and meets with Anne-Laure de Chammard, board member of Siemens Energy AG. On Tuesday, he takes part in a round table with companies as part of the hydrogen Council and, together with Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economics and Climate Protection, publishes press statements.
At the same time, Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive President of the European Commission, is responsible for economy and trade in Berlin and takes part in a discussion on German Ukraine policy.
Furthermore, a panel discussion with the title "Europe has chosen - what now?" instead of. Barbara Gessler, representative of the European Commission, discusses the challenges that Europe faces and how the results of the European election can influence the reaction to these challenges.
also takes place in Munich in which the head of the regional representative of the European Commission in Munich, Wolfgang Bücherl, takes a balance sheet of the European elections and talks about the future of the new Parliament.
On Tuesday, June 11th, the Ukraine Raporative Conference will take place in Berlin, and take part in the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Commission members and political representatives. The aim of the conference is to mobilize international support for the reconstruction, the reform and modernization of Ukraine.
On Wednesday, June 12, the weekly commission meeting takes place in Brussels, in which various topics are discussed, including the joint implementation of the asylum and migration package. In Luxembourg, the European Court of Justice announced a judgment on default interest in the event of a wrongly imposed fine against Deutsche Telekom.
In the coming days, there are also other events and meetings at European level, including high -ranking conferences for peace in Ukraine and a meeting of the Council for Justice and Interior.
It is expected that the European elections and the subsequent developments in the EU institutions are of great interest and importance for the citizens and the political landscape in Berlin. The results of the elections can have a significant impact on the future direction of EU policy, especially with regard to topics such as climate change, energy transition and relationships with Ukraine.
Table: Results of the European elections in Germany 2019
Party | Percentage of the votes
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CDU/CSU | 28.9%
SPD | 15.8%
B90/Greens | 20.5%
AfD | 11.0%
The left | 5.5%
FDP | 5.4%
Other | 13.9%
Source: bundeswahlleiter.de
Source: European commission/ots