Strengthening the role of citizens and national parliaments in decision-making is key to solving the EU’s democratic deficit

Terry, Chris (2014) Strengthening the role of citizens and national parliaments in decision-making is key to solving the EU’s democratic deficit. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (30 Apr 2014). Website.

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The European Union has often been accused of having a ‘democratic deficit’. Ahead of the European elections on 22-25 May, Chris Terry outlines proposals put forward by the Electoral Reform Society in the UK for improving EU democracy. Among other reforms, he suggests that improving the representativeness of MEPs by using open-list voting systems, increasing the accountability of the European Commission, and strengthening the role of EU citizens and national parliaments in decision-making would go some way toward solving the problem.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	03 Apr 2017 08:21
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 19:17
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71989

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