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Use your vote! Voting and civic participation is an important part of being a Christian in society. Information from the Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches (CEC):

The next European Parliamentary elections take place (in the UK) on Thursday 4th June. The UK will have 72 MEPs (down from 78) - England will have 59 MEPs (voted for in nine electoral regions), Scotland will have 6, Wales 4 and Northern Ireland 3.

Websites of interest:

Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) election briefing paper.

European Parliament: UK office: www.europarl.org.uk

Current (Czech) presidency of the EU: www.eu2009.cz

European Union main website: www.europa.eu

BBC European news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/default.stm

Blog by Mark Mardell (BBC European news editor): http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/

UK Government: Europe: http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/fco-in-action/institutions/britain-in-the-european-union/

Scottish Government: Europe: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/International-Relations/Europe