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Coded version of election programs. Manifestos issued ahead of the European elections 2014. Euromanifestos coded by 30 coders from all member states of the European Union using a hierarchical classification scheme containing nine domains subdivided into different categories and subcategories: Domain 1: External relations Foreign Special Relationships: FSR general, FSR to Eastern European countries of the EU; FSR to Eastern European countries not in the EU (except Ukraine); FSR to Russia, to USA, to Ukraine, to Syria; anti-imperialism; military: military general, Ukraine, Syria; peace: peace general, peace Ukraine, Syria; internationalism; Europe, European Community/Union: Europe, European Community/Union: general; financing the EC/EU; EU Exit. Domain 2: Freedom and democracy Freedom and human rights: freedom, human rights, human rights: refugees; democracy; constitutionalism. Domain 3: Political system (in general) Decentralization: cecentralization: general; transfer of power to the EC/EU; Executive and Administrative Efficiency: political corruption and political authority. Domain 4: Political system of the European Union Competences of the European Parliament; competences of the European Commission; competences of the European Council/Council of Ministers: competences of the European Council/Council of Ministers: general; voting procedures in the (European) Council; competences of the European Court of Justice; competences of other EC/EU institutions: competences of other EC/EU institutions: general; mentions of the European Central Bank; EC/EU enlargement: EC/EU enlargement: general; membership in the EU of East European countries currently not in the EU; membership in the EU of Balkan countries currently not in the EU; membership of Turkey in the EU; complexity of the EC/EU political system; Spitzenkandidaten: Spitzenkandidaten: Ggeneral and specific. Domain 5: Economic Structure Free enterprise: free enterprise: general; property restitution;...