A recent 'Eurobarometer' survey reveals that while the majority of young EU citizens are eager to vote in the upcoming EU elections, Luxembourg has the lowest interest among its youth, with only 41% intending to participate despite compulsory voting laws.

According to a new 'Eurobarometer' survey, the majority of young EU citizens (64%) said that they are eligible and determined to vote in the upcoming EU elections. In contrast, 13% said they would not vote in June. According to survey, young Romanians (78%) and Portuguese (77%) seem most interested in the upcoming vote.

In the 'Youth and Democracy' survey, which targeted young people between the ages of 15 and 30, Luxembourg stands out in particular. Despite the Grand Duchy holding one of the four institutional seats of the EU, only 41% of young people indicated that they are eligible and interested in voting. This puts Luxembourg behind Latvia (46%) and at the very bottom of the list of EU countries.

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Although voting is compulsory in Luxembourg, which also applies to the European elections, 25% of eligible young voters said they did not intend to hand in their ballots. This rate was only higher in Malta (31%). In Belgium, on the other hand, where voting is also compulsory, only 12% said that they would not cast their ballot.

At the same time, Luxembourg has the highest number of young people (22%) saying that they are not allowed to vote in the elections.

When asked whether they had tried to change society in any way in the past year – for example by signing petitions or taking part in a demonstration – Luxembourg came in second-last place with 33%. Only in Cyprus fewer young people tried to actively participate in social change (31%), according to the survey. Once again, Romania is clearly above the EU average of 48% in first place with 57% and Ireland in second place with 54%.

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