A man is seen beside an European Union flag ahead the upcoming EU Elections, at the European Parliament near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, May 21, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU commission has carefully avoided some controversial decisions in the run-up to this week's European elections, in what could be seen as a way of avoiding interfering in the votes but which has also drawn criticism for inaction.
Europeans who go to the polls on May 23-26 to elect members of the European Parliament will likely do it without knowing what the EU executive has decided over long-standing cases of alleged abuses of EU funds by Eastern European leaders, over Western countries' compliance with fiscal rules and a crucial reform of bank rescue rules.
