How can we get voters fired up about elections? Hey, how about a festival in near-zero temperatures on a North Sea island!
DEN BURG, Netherlands—The European Union wants to get people fired up about democracy. So it invited citizens from across the continent to a frigid North Sea island for what it called the political version of a music festival—a mix of impassioned speeches with comic-book readings, comedy shows and a nail-hammering contest.
With temperatures hovering near freezing, many attendees were fired up mostly about the festival’s outdoor fireplaces. “We’re all a little cold here,” said European competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager,...
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