A short film explaining democracy in the EU and the European Parliament and how your vote moves it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Written by European Constitutional Law Professor Tom Eijsbouts, animated & directed by Anna Eijsbouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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