Direct Elections to the European Parliament [electronic resource] : A Community Perspective

Preface in answering our questions, supplying us with documentation and giving us access to confidential material. The majority must remain anonymous but we are none the less most grateful to them for their help. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction: the Background to Direct Elections....Pages 1-23 Front Matter....Pages 25-25 The Background to the Institutions’ Information Programmes....Pages 27-44 The 1977, 1978 and 1979 Information Programmes....Pages 45-61 The Implementation of the European Elections Information Programmes in the Member States....Pages 62-82 The European Elections Information Programmes in the Netherlands and the Federal Republic of Germany....Pages 83-110 The European Elections Information Programme in the United Kingdom....Pages 111-127 Front Matter....Pages 129-129 The Confederation of Socialist Parties of the European Community....Pages 131-152 The European People’s Party and the European Democratic Union....Pages 153-188 The Federation of European Liberals and Democrats....Pages 189-209 Front Matter....Pages 211-211 The Role of the European Broadcasting Union....Pages 213-231 The Results....Pages 232-263 Conclusion....Pages 264-301 Back Matter....Pages 302-322