Information on the 2024 European Parliament elections:
When will the election take place?
The European Parliament election will take place in Germany on Sunday, June 9, 2024 . Some EU countries will vote on a different day of the week. Overall, the election will take place between June 6 and June 9.
Who is eligible to vote?
Approximately 350 million people in the 27 EU member states are eligible to vote. In Germany, 16- and 17-year-olds will be allowed to vote in the European elections for the first time. Only those who hold citizenship of an EU member state may participate in the election.
What is being elected?
A total of 720 members of the European Parliament will be elected. Germany is represented in the European Parliament by a total of 96 members.
Which parties and candidates are running?
Parties are running with their respective electoral lists. The more votes a party receives, the more candidates it can send to the European Parliament.
An overview of the candidates is available here.
What does the European Parliament do?
The European Parliament drafts and adopts EU laws— together with the governments of the EU member states.
The Parliament scrutinizes EU spending and approves the EU budget. It elects the members of the European Commission and its President.
The European Parliament is the only transnational assembly in the world that is directly elected.
Absentee voting or polling place?
Eligible voters can cast their ballots in person at a polling place or by mail . Online voting is not available in Germany.
What is IG Metall calling for in the European elections?
IG Metall stands for a Europe based on solidarity. The following is particularly important to us:
- Ensuring decent work for workers and sustainable prosperity for all citizens
- Preserving jobs in Europe’s industrial sector and overcoming social divisions in Europe
- Protecting the right to strike and collective bargaining as fundamental rights through the EU
- Effectively ban “union busting”—that is, employers’ efforts to undermine unions—in Europe
- Further expand the rights of European Works Councils. Strengthen the role of unions in European Works Councils.
- Robust social systems, high collective bargaining coverage, and good working conditions for workers
- Protect cross-border workers through fair working conditions
- Involve workers across Europe through strong co-determination
- Prevent subsidies for wage dumping and the relocation of jobs
- Link EU funding to criteria for decent work, such as collective bargaining coverage
- Implement the Minimum Wage Directive in member states.
- Protect energy-intensive industries such as foundries and steel and aluminum production in Europe
- Preserve Europe as an industrial hub and invest more in a just industrial transition.
- Shape the transition in the automotive industry fairly and set the right course for the future of good jobs in the sector.
- Secure the future of the steel industry and its workers with a European industrial strategy for green steel produced in the EU.
What does the EU have to do with my everyday life?
The EU passes laws. But what exactly does the EU do for me? How does it affect my daily work life? If you’re asking yourself these questions, you’ll find answers for various areas of life, groups of people, and regions here: What the EU Does for Me
Voting Assistant for the 2024 European Elections:
For the 2024 European elections, the Federal Agency for Civic Education offers the Wahl-O-Mat .
What’s at stake for workers in the European elections
