Many on the Greek island Milos say they don't care about upcoming European elections as they feel it will have little impact on their daily life, but others want EU officials to do more.
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00:00 European elections are just around the corner and millions are getting ready to vote.
00:06 Among them, islanders in Greece.
00:09 In the island of Mylos, locals say that not many people really care about the elections
00:15 because they are not aware of how it can impact their daily life.
00:19 People are not concerned about the elections because they don't understand what they mean.
00:26 They don't understand that most of the decisions are made by the EU and concern all member states.
00:37 So, they don't think that it is important to participate or to be represented.
00:46 Voters that care are disappointed and they say that the EU must take action to help the islanders.
00:54 The EU can and must do a lot for the islanders.
00:58 I don't mean that it is a must, but we feel disappointed and we feel second-class
01:09 when it comes to our taxes, the transportation costs and the cost of the products and transportation.
01:18 Fishermen worry about the fish and stocks, their livelihood and are asking the EU to take measures.
01:25 There is a problem with the taxation, but they don't take any measures to fix it.
01:37 Farmers, on the other hand, demand action and European policies that will allow them to have profits.
01:44 In the past, we used to plant seeds and we had a lot of land, so we were able to grow them.
01:52 Now, we are reducing the production and we have the plants that grow in the thermos, the stone plants.
01:59 Hope and disappointment. These two feelings express the Greek islanders in the face of the European elections.
02:09 On the one hand, they hope that the EU will help them to overcome their problems, such as the poverty and the difficulties of life on the island.
02:19 On the other hand, they believe that Europe has forgotten them.
02:23 Many even say that they consider them to be second-class citizens.
02:28 From Milo for Euronews, Giannis Karagiorgas.
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