European elections: How will the vote work and what’s at stake?

The EPP, led by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, could deepen its collaboration with the ECR group dominated by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni [File: Virginia Mayo/AP]

Elections are set to take place across the European Union from June 6 to June 9, in a vote likely to have significant consequences for the 27-member bloc’s policies.

Almost 370 million Europeans will elect members of the European Parliament, the only directly elected institution of the EU which has the power to block legislation.