Although the European Parliament is now much more powerful than when it was first directly elected in 1979, voter turnout for elections has declined steadily, reaching a new low in 2004.
Eiropas Parlamenta pilnvaras gadu gaitā ir arvien pieaugušas, taču to eiropiešu skaits, kas dodas pie Parlamenta vēlēšanu urnām, pastāvīgi rūk.