Activities by VIPs and influencers
This is a non-exhaustive list of activities all over Europe.
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What |
Multimedia Material |
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Pan-EU |
12 February |
Kick and vote. EP President Antonio Tajani and Secretary General of footballers’ federation FIFPro Europe Jonas Baer-Hoffmann signed an agreement to mobilise voters ahead of the 2019 EP elections. |
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Pan-EU |
14 April |
Wolfgang Tillmans, known for his photography work, launched a campaign called “Vote together”. The initiative aims to raise awareness about the importance of voting in the next European Elections. |
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Pan-EU |
7 May |
Conchita Wurst. The Austrian singer recorded a video for the EP, encouraging people to go to vote. |
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Pan-EU |
13 May |
Xenia Adonts. German model and influencer Xenia Adonts (1.3M followers) made a permanent Instagram story, inviting her followers to join thistimeimvoting and register on the website. |
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Italy |
15 May |
Myss Keta. The Italian rapper showed her support to the campaign, which was immediately picked up by news outlets and is continuously gaining significant coverage. |
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France |
As of 7 May |
Hugo Decrypte - explains EU elections and present one by one the different lists |
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Germany |
15 January - present |
Diana Zurloewen. Instagram influencer (707k followers) and YouTuber Diana Zurloewen has been creating content and posts about the elections campaign. |
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Spain |
24 January |
Jaime Altozano. Spanish YouTuber Jaime Altozano (1.1M subscribers) involved his audience for the elections by challenging them to produce different acoustic versions of the European anthem. |
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Spain |
21 November |
Iris Awards. The celebrities (actors, comedians, influencers etc.) in the video promoting the elections are big stars among young people in Spain. |