The elections were brought forward to provide more time for the election of a president of the European Commission, and because they would otherwise have coincided with the Pentecost weekend which falls during school holidays in many member states.
Valimised otsustati ettepoole tuua, et anda rohkem aega Euroopa Komisjoni presidendi valimisteks ning kuna need oleks muidu langenud nelipühade nädalavahetusele, mil mitmes liikmesriigis on koolivaheaeg.