There is a big issue when it comes to security and when it comes to keeping track of all the people that come in. i think that europe doesn't have the capacity to receive that many people. for more on this, i spoke to lucinda creighton, ireland's former minister for european affairs, and senior fellow at the centre for european policy analysis. for our viewers around the world, lucinda, put into context for how important the eu parliament elections are. over 370 million people are eligible to vote. what sort of significance or power do meps have? quite a lot, actually. in the early days of the european parliament, it wasn't a powerful legislature, but over various treaty changes and constitutional change in europe, over the decades, it has become extremely powerful. it is basically the co—decision—maker now for almost all aspects of legislation.