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You may have heard how large numbers of European Union citizens in Britain could not exercise their right to vote in the bloc\\u2019s elections. They were disenfranchised by British ineptitude and perhaps outright discrimination. But look beyond that group and there are 17.5 million more EU residents of voting age formally excluded because they lack a European passport. A significant number of them are in Berlin, where civil society groups are fed up that so many of the city\\u2019s residents are blocked from the ballot. This week we\\u2019re in the German capital to talk about these residents without voting rights with S\\xe9verine Lenglet of Citizens For Europe. We also cast a make-believe ballot in a symbolic EU election with James Rosalind of Demokratie in Der Mitte. We begin the show with Lucy Alice Thomas, the executive director of Give Something Back to Berlin, a group that brings together migrants, locals and refugees. Lucy spoke with us at Refugio, a venue where many old and new Berliners live and work together. Please visit our website for episode art and more EU Scream. \\u201cBeethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125\\u201d by Papalin is licensed under CC by 3.0. \\u201cAirside No. 9\\u201d is played by Lara Natale.