1. Democratic Accountability in the European Union
The legitimacy of democracy, which defined by Abraham Lincoln as "government of the people, by the people, for the people", depends on political participation, citizen participation and effective government.3 However, in this essay, whether EU has sufficient democratic accountability will be determined only by focusing on whether there is an effective government. This essay will discuss whether there is sufficient democratic accountability in EU's legislative process by examining what kind of powers the EP has in practice and how the overall interaction of all bodies involved in m...
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