There will be a meeting for members and guests of Ciudadanos Europeos de Mojácar at the Hotel Continental on Mojácar playa at 11.00am on Saturday 21st March to discuss the current state of Mojácar’s town hall and the local politics of the municipality.
We shall also be looking at the Junta de Andalucía’s ambitious plans for the Levante Almeriense with its ‘POTALA’ project.
Questions and suggestions will, as always, be welcome.
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The European Elections - June 2009
TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO REGISTER FOR YOUR EUROPEAN VOTE
ONLY 10% OF EU RESIDENTS IN SPAIN ARE NOW REGISTERED TO VOTE IN EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
Figures were released this past week by the Electoral Census office detailing the number of European residents in Spain who are registered to vote in the upcoming European elections in June.
In Spain there are 1,905,340 non Spanish European residents of voting age, otherwise qualified to do so, of whom only 200,100 have declared their intention to vote in the elections, a shockingly low percentage of just 10.5%.
The European elections offer European residents in Spain, the majority population still being British, followed by German and other northern Europeans, the opportunity to have a voice in the European Parliament. Residents from all EU countries should directly benefit from the right enshrined in the EU charter to freedom of movement, the freedom to live, work and study in any EU country.
Even more so than in ones’ home country, British and other EU residents in Spain need the guarantees offered by the European Community regarding citizens rights, property rights, access to health and education, environmental protection, freedom to work and study.
This has been demonstrated on several occasions by the intervention of the European Parliament and Commission in the defence of the many thousands of petitions received from British, Spanish, German, Dutch and other EU residents relating to the disastrous ‘land grab’ laws and the numerous scandals relating to property rights and destruction of the environment. This has given impetus to the European Courts of Justice and Human Rights to commence legal actions designed to ensure compliance with EU law and full respect for the fundamental rights of EU citizens living in this country.
The opportunity to vote for representation in the European Parliament therefore is vital and carries the responsibility for all EU residents in Spain to exercise that right.
THERE IS LIMITED TIME ONLY TO REGISTER FOR YOUR VOTE
If you are registered on the padrón of your municipality you need to go to the Town Hall and ask to fill in the intent to vote, ie. ‘declaracion de intento de voto’ form.
Even if you are not registered on the padrón you should go to the Town Hall to do so and also demand the right to fill in the intent to vote form.
You are able to be registered on the padrón even without the ‘certificate de extranjeria’ or ‘residencia’ card. As regards identity, a valid EU passport should, under EU law, be sufficient.
If the Town Hall questions this right demand they phone the census office for instruction where this will be confirmed.
PLEASE EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE AND HAVE YOUR SAY IN WHO BEST REPRESENTS YOUR INTERESTS IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
ONLY 10% OF EU RESIDENTS IN SPAIN ARE NOW REGISTERED TO VOTE IN EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
Figures were released this past week by the Electoral Census office detailing the number of European residents in Spain who are registered to vote in the upcoming European elections in June.
In Spain there are 1,905,340 non Spanish European residents of voting age, otherwise qualified to do so, of whom only 200,100 have declared their intention to vote in the elections, a shockingly low percentage of just 10.5%.
The European elections offer European residents in Spain, the majority population still being British, followed by German and other northern Europeans, the opportunity to have a voice in the European Parliament. Residents from all EU countries should directly benefit from the right enshrined in the EU charter to freedom of movement, the freedom to live, work and study in any EU country.
Even more so than in ones’ home country, British and other EU residents in Spain need the guarantees offered by the European Community regarding citizens rights, property rights, access to health and education, environmental protection, freedom to work and study.
This has been demonstrated on several occasions by the intervention of the European Parliament and Commission in the defence of the many thousands of petitions received from British, Spanish, German, Dutch and other EU residents relating to the disastrous ‘land grab’ laws and the numerous scandals relating to property rights and destruction of the environment. This has given impetus to the European Courts of Justice and Human Rights to commence legal actions designed to ensure compliance with EU law and full respect for the fundamental rights of EU citizens living in this country.
The opportunity to vote for representation in the European Parliament therefore is vital and carries the responsibility for all EU residents in Spain to exercise that right.
THERE IS LIMITED TIME ONLY TO REGISTER FOR YOUR VOTE
If you are registered on the padrón of your municipality you need to go to the Town Hall and ask to fill in the intent to vote, ie. ‘declaracion de intento de voto’ form.
Even if you are not registered on the padrón you should go to the Town Hall to do so and also demand the right to fill in the intent to vote form.
You are able to be registered on the padrón even without the ‘certificate de extranjeria’ or ‘residencia’ card. As regards identity, a valid EU passport should, under EU law, be sufficient.
If the Town Hall questions this right demand they phone the census office for instruction where this will be confirmed.
PLEASE EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE AND HAVE YOUR SAY IN WHO BEST REPRESENTS YOUR INTERESTS IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
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