Democracy

17 April 2019

Integration-through-crisis: The triumph of expediency over democratic legitimacy?

By Nicole Scicluna

Over the past decade, the response given by Member States to the multidimensional European crisis has given rise to a distinct integrative mode, namely ‘integration through crisis’, which may be contrasted with the integration through law that characterised the pre-Maastricht development of the European integration project.

18 March 2018

Four options for the democratic future of the EU

By Jan Pieter Beetz

The Euro-crisis, migration crisis and the Brexit have been catalysts for a vibrant debate on a democratic future of the EU. Politicians and academics have contributed to this debate defending blueprints for democratizing Europe. I propose that we can broadly distinguish four proposals.

«In the last months, members of the ENF such as the Italian League and the French National Rally expressed their desire to create a unique group, which would include all the nationalist parties across Europe, in the runup to the EP elections. However, their communication does not clearly reflect this intent.»

Democracy

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Integration-through-crisis: The triumph of expediency over democratic legitimacy?

Four options for the democratic future of the EU

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