Welcome to the second part in my series examing democracy in the EU. Last time, I attempted to define the “democratic deficit” – and looked a bit at the history of the phrase. In this post I will continue by exploring the two pillars of democracy: popular and constitutional. Again, apologies for the “dry” nature…
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Democracy in the EU – Part One: The Problem
So just what is this term “democratic deficit” that everyone uses when they talk about the EU? I’m going to publish a series of posts examining democracy in the EU – starting with a look at the term itself. The content will mostly come from an essay I’m working on, so apologies if the material…
A Remarkable Weekend
What an exhausting, confusing, chaotic, exciting, unexpected, depressing, remarkable weekend. For the last several weeks, EU leaders have been struggling to get ahead of the story. Instead of leading, they have been reacting to events in the financial markets (and reacting slowly). Every time they thought they had put enough money on the table to…
My Europe
My Europe is a compromise. Politics at the EU level is consensus politics, done through bargaining, horse-trading, lowest-common-demoninator agreements and backroom deals. That is why there can never be a “United States of Europe” and why federalism in Europe will never work; without a common “European nation,” political leaders are forced to struggle for compromises…