European elections, national issues

The elections for the European Parliament started today and will be completed on Sunday. They will take place in all the 28 States of the European Union. Unfortunately, these elections are still about national issues and not the European ones. This is a major shortcoming that needs to be addressed in the future. There are enough transnational challenges and options that could be discussed during the process leading to elections day. Leaders cannot ignore the fact that votes motivated only on national concerns will not help Europe to grow.