She has written a report which deals with the "new Europe" after 2004, when 10 new countries, mainly from central and eastern Europe, joined the Union.
Iepriekšējās Eiropas Parlamenta vēlēšanas turklāt tikai 12% eiropiešu izmantojas savas tiesības vēlēt ārzemēs, paskaidroja eirokomisārs Žaks Barro.