EU is 27 different countries with different system. In some voting may be mandatory in other it isn’t

I believe that very few European countries have jury trial, and often it’s limited to some case/part of the trial. So definitely not a standard European experience

French people don’t know this, but Defense is one of the most important sector of the French economy, alongside tourism and luxury.

Many know, If you look at job opening in France, may-be would be more or less linked to the defence sector.