We are a little less than a year away from the European elections, which will take place from 6 to 9 June 2024.

The European elections have a bit of bad reputation, with a recurring reproach being that they are untransparent or even undemocratic.

Today's fact-check looks into that very question - are the European elections democratic? Headline’s Researchers Liesa Pauwels and Margot Cassiers will discuss what the European elections are actually about and how they work.