Helping people navigate the EU elections ecosystem

The multilingual Voting Advice Application built by academics to help citizens make an informed choice in the 2024 European Parliament elections. Your vision, our science.

Launching 9 May 2024

Helping people navigate the EU elections ecosystem

What is a Voting Advice Application, and why is it important?

A Voting Advice Application (VAA) is a tool designed to guide voters in identifying parties that align with their personal beliefs and preferences. Its importance lies in providing clarity on where parties stand on crucial issues, empowering voters to make more informed and confident decisions when casting their ballots.

How can I be sure that my personal preferences will stay anonymous?

The EU&I's legal team has formulated a specific Privacy Statement to safeguard the privacy of the users. In this way, the confidentiality of personal preferences is ensured.

How is independence from funding institutions ensured when developing EU&I?

EU&I employs a reliable, non-partisan methodology, developed by the European University Institute in 2009, based on 1) a very careful selection of statements, 2) an inclusive approach to party selection, and 3) a combination of party self-placement and expert judgement.

Are the questions different depending on the country?

No, the questionnaire presents the same set of questions across all EU countries.

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We offer the EU&I tool to media partners across the EU in all European languages , completely free of charge .

Why trust us?

Our team has meticulously researched the political programmes of all major EU parties

Over 130 researchers contribute to the project, representing their respective country

We have a solid scientific methodology, ensuring the reliability of our results

We are a non-political and unbiased entity

The project is led by an outstanding academic team, ensuring the highest standards of credibility

The tool is designed to be straightforward and easy to navigate

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TEAM

Meet the specialists

Lorenzo Cicchi

Project co-leader

Lorenzo

Andres Reiljan

Project co-leader

Andres

Martina Popova

Communications coordinator

Martina

Angeliki Xafi

Communications assistant

Angeliki

Joanna Zofia Wielgo

Project manager

Joanna Zofia

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