Opinion
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Jul 27, 2018
Should the rest of the EU follow Austria in reducing the voting age to 16? (Paul Schmidt, EUROPP Blog, London School of Economics and Political Science)
For the last decade, Austria has been the only country in the EU that allows voting at the age of 16 at all political levels. Paul Schmidt assesses whether this could offer a future model for the EU, and the possible lessons that can be learned from the Austrian experience.