“The elections are coming” an activist cheerily reminds an older woman passing by as she hands her a leaflet. It’s a balmy spring day in Brussels and the city’s Extinction Rebellion branch is staging a protest at Place Jean Rey, a stone’s throw away from the European Parliament. In less than two months over 400 million people will have the opportunity to go to the polls and decide who will fill that parliament. The 100 or so demonstrators block a road under the watchful eye of multiple police officers. “Our demand is to stop fossil [fuel] subsidies immediately, as the least that Europe can do …