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Category: Democratic Deficit

They lied – why Europe is where it is today
Democratic Deficit · Euroscepticism

They lied – why Europe is where it is today

25/06/201616/09/2018 kingsstudent97Leave a comment

The Union is incomplete – it is half-baked and poorly constructed. But worse, it is built upon deceit and the misleading of Europe’s peoples.

A Democratic Deficit
Democratic Deficit · Integration

A Democratic Deficit

27/10/201507/11/2015 kingsstudent97Leave a comment

It is certainly true that the EU has a democratic deficit in comparison to the established national democracies of Europe. Here’s my take on the causes and how to fix them

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