Election results published from 28 countries, in 24 languages, in under 10 minutes; more than 13 million visits to the official election results website within 12 hours of the closing of polls; second largest democratic elections in the world with over 400 million eligible voters

Economic crisis has increased hardship for children and young people in Europe. More than 58 million contacts made with child helplines in European countries indicate that abuse and violence against children has doubled since 2007.