European elections: EU policies must be more visible

The EU concerns us all, writes Riikka Railimo, Finnish candidate in the European elections. In her article for the daily Savon Sanomat she tries to bring the EU closer to Finnish citizens: "It's a fact that the EU decides matters that affect our everyday lives. The EU level has influence over the quality of the air we breathe, the safety of our children's toys, and even road taxes. These are definitely topics that are of interest for the majority of Finns. And these are also the problems and challenges that are fitting and make sense to tackle together with other countries. … If the EU is concerned with such everyday things, why is it so terribly alien to so many people? Wouldn't it be a good idea to make the direct impact of the EU more visible?"

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