:00:00. > :00:00.Good afternoon, I'm Jenny and we've got a full studio today,
:00:07. > :00:08.to answer your questions about the European Union vote.
:00:09. > :00:23.Today is all about a vote which takes place on the 23rd
:00:24. > :00:27.of June, to decide whether the UK should stay in, or leave a club
:00:28. > :00:31.of 28 countries in Europe, called the European Union.
:00:32. > :00:34.Prime Minster, David Cameron, has asked all adults in the UK
:00:35. > :00:36.to make the decision next month, but it will
:00:37. > :00:40.So we thought we'd better answer some of your questions.
:00:41. > :00:44.In the studio we've got Leo, Sian, Megan and Lois.
:00:45. > :00:49.Hi guys, and we're excited to have a very special guest here too -
:00:50. > :01:10.One of the main things I give the BBC is not stay in one place for
:01:11. > :01:15.long time. I'd travel all around Europe, the big stories. The migrant
:01:16. > :01:16.crisis, the terror attacks in Paris and Brussels. That's the kind of
:01:17. > :01:17.thing I cover. Well before we get started
:01:18. > :01:19.on questions for you Katya, here is a Newsround guide
:01:20. > :01:23.to what the EU is and what it does. Slade ruled the charts,
:01:24. > :01:28.and Newsround was only one year old. And that's when the UK joined
:01:29. > :01:31.what is now known as It's a club of 28 countries
:01:32. > :01:34.from around Europe It has its own parliament,
:01:35. > :01:41.its own anthem and its own money, the euro, used by most
:01:42. > :01:44.of its members but not the UK. Countries joined the EU
:01:45. > :01:47.because they think it will help But now British Prime Minister David
:01:48. > :01:53.Cameron has promised to hold a vote on whether or not the UK should
:01:54. > :01:57.stay in or leave the EU. Supporters of the EU think the UK
:01:58. > :02:01.is stronger as part of it. That's because we buy
:02:02. > :02:04.and sell lots of things People who want to leave the EU say
:02:05. > :02:09.it forces too many rules on Britain. They say leaving would give British
:02:10. > :02:12.people more control over It'll be up to adults around the UK
:02:13. > :02:17.to decide what's best Well that's what the European Union
:02:18. > :02:24.is all about, let's get started Sian you're up first,
:02:25. > :02:43.your question has been sent Why do need to make this decision.
:02:44. > :02:45.The Prime Minister said in the last election that he will give the
:02:46. > :02:49.adults in Britain at the choice, should we stay or should we leave?
:02:50. > :02:57.They haven't had a chance to vote on it in 40 years, and the EE has
:02:58. > :03:01.Megan, what's her question for Katya?
:03:02. > :03:13.The Prime Minister of the UK at the time thought we would be stronger
:03:14. > :03:15.together with other countries, so we joined the club, which was then
:03:16. > :03:20.joined the club, which was then called the EEC.
:03:21. > :03:22.We've had one question in from some Year Sixers in Huddersfield.
:03:23. > :03:27.How will leaving or staying affect the life of children?
:03:28. > :03:32.The adults can't agree on this, they're arguing about what's going
:03:33. > :03:39.to happen, is it better for the UK to stay in the EU, or is it better
:03:40. > :03:42.to stay in? -- to leave? One of the key questions is, will the
:03:43. > :03:49.government have more money? If it has more money, we can invest in
:03:50. > :03:53.education. If it has less money, it can invest less in things like
:03:54. > :03:58.health or education. If we are in the EU, you could go to school
:03:59. > :03:59.university in any of those countries without filling out lots of
:04:00. > :04:01.paperwork. Now this question is from
:04:02. > :04:03.you Leo, take it away. Why can't children vote,
:04:04. > :04:10.as it's their future being decided? It's really frustrating when big
:04:11. > :04:14.decisions like this are made without you. It's the same at general
:04:15. > :04:19.election time, and whether you can have a beer in a pub, or get
:04:20. > :04:26.married. There is a legal age when you can do something like that. But
:04:27. > :04:34.you can write to politicians, and you can talk to your mum and dad,
:04:35. > :04:41.maybe you can change their minds. Max from year four asks whether any
:04:42. > :04:49.other countries will ask, if we leave, will they also? It'll be like
:04:50. > :04:54.a domino. At the moment, everybody is complaining about the EU, but so
:04:55. > :04:55.far, not many people are at calling to leave, but they want things
:04:56. > :04:58.different. That's just about all we have time
:04:59. > :05:01.for today but if this discussion has got you interested in what's
:05:02. > :05:03.happening, head online. Where you can find out loads
:05:04. > :05:06.more about the EU vote, along with all of today's other top
:05:07. > :05:08.stories, including Winnie the Pooh meeting the Queen,
:05:09. > :05:13.how Pep Guardiola and Jose Morinho could go head to head in Manchester,
:05:14. > :05:16.and the bats that have taken over That's it from all of us here today,
:05:17. > :05:22.thank you to everyone who's taken part, in the studio and online,
:05:23. > :05:26.and Newsround will be back