Religion in the European Union A decrease in religiousness and church attendance in Western Europe (especially in the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Luxembourg and Czech Republic) has been noted and called "Post-Christian Europe". Also, in the most populous Eastern European country and EU Member State Poland there has been a sharp reduction in church attendance since 2005, although with 41.5% in 2009 it is still well above the single digit figures that are so typical for Sunday service attendance in other EU countries. The following is a list of European countries ranked by religiosity, based
Elections to the European Parliament give them individually, and the body as a whole, a democratic mandate. Each Member State has different rules determining who can vote for and run as the European Parliamentary candidates. In "Spain v United Kingdom", the European Court of Justice held that member states are permitted to extend the franchise to non-EU citizens. Every EU citizen residing in an EU country of which he/she is not a national has the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in European Parliamentary elections in his/her country of residence, under the same conditions as nationals of that country - this right