European elections: Cycling for the European elections

On April 27 as part of a cross-party initiative ten Europe enthusiasts set off from Brussels on their bikes on a journey to the EU's outer borders in a bid to mobilise citizens for the elections in areas with low voter turnout: "This campaign seems apolitical and somewhat absurd," writes the left-wing Greek daily Avgi. "The cyclists say they bear the happy news of the coming elections, but there are only few citizens in Europe who see this news as happy. The polls in most EU countries show that the intention of abstaining from voting prevails. However, in response to the question: 'Why aren't you going to vote?' a minority says: 'Because I'm not interested'. This is why the cyclists' initiative remains nothing but a failed attempt."

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