EU voters voice their hopes and fears, from environment and agriculture to prices and patriotism

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EU voters voice their hopes and fears, from environment and agriculture to prices and patriotism  Hundreds of millions of European Union citizens will be able to vote on June 6-9 to choose the 720 members of the next European Parliament, which together with EU governments, it decides on laws that govern policies and the EU market.  A wide range of voters of different ages and backgrounds who spoke to Reuters in the weeks leading up to the election named the environment and climate change, the cost of living and poverty, and defense and security as their top concerns, as well as frustration with EU bureaucracy.    Video by REUTERS  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews  #europeanparliament  #europeanunion  #europe

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00:00 [ Background noise ]

00:09 [ Music ]

00:20 >> Hi, I am Ania Rakoczy, I'm 21 and I am an Erasmus student here in Madrid,

00:26 but I'm from Poland where I studied diplomacy, here I studied international relations.

00:30 The main topic I think is defense because nowadays we live in hard times,

00:37 we have a lot of military conflicts and I just want to feel safe in my own country

00:43 and in the whole world hopefully one day.

00:46 I just hope that they, that politics will be able to talk and they will remember

00:52 about the reason why they are politics, that they will know how to progress when it comes

01:01 to European Union extension of countries and yeah, hopefully we'll be able

01:09 to do another step further together.

01:13 >> I want to see more representatives, more MEPs who stand in the middle

01:20 of the road, not on the fringes.

01:22 If we want a stronger Europe, we need people who try to bring us together, not break us apart.

01:31 >> My name is Alexander McAuliffe, I am 16 years old,

01:38 this is my first time voting in the elections.

01:40 I feel like the current biggest issue in the EU would be homelessness and poverty,

01:50 it's getting bigger every day and I think we should implement a strategy

01:54 like the Canadians have with the Housing First strategy,

01:56 which is managing to end homelessness slowly, slowly,

01:58 but at least it's managing to do something about it.

02:01 I hope that the candidates elected have my concerns at heart and manage

02:05 to implement some bold moves like trying to provide some more investments

02:09 for housing and poverty.

02:15 >> My name is Laurence Chauvin-Buteau, I am a Franco-Cameroonian and I am the artistic director

02:22 of the brand Laurence Airline.

02:23 Today, regarding the European elections,

02:27 what seems to be a priority to me is the environment.

02:31 The environment is something essential to me.

02:36 We all know that today we are experiencing climate change,

02:40 and I think that beyond waiting for disasters to happen,

02:46 I think it is essential that governments from different countries

02:51 can come together and have collective actions.

02:54 >> We can't just live off climate change or that there could be other epidemics, but…

02:59 [Sounds of a water fountain]

03:14 >> And for me, the unity of Europe would really allow us to have

03:19 a collective intelligence and a collective action for the environment,

03:23 because in my opinion, it is the basis to preserve life on this planet.

03:27 [Sounds of a water fountain]

03:50 [Silence]

03:56 [Sounds of a button being pressed]

03:58 [Silence]

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