Court politics
An interesting discussion this evening on the subject of sovereignty, a familiar theme to readers of this blog. The speaker was exploring the idea that sovereignty is slipping away from […]
accountability
Europe should trust its voters
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 3 June 2003 I was asked recently about a proposal that the European constitution should include a provision harmonising criminal penalties for domestic violence. What
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Parliament First – a lesson for Europe
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 20 May 2003 A new pressure group launched last week in London raises lots of important questions about the future of democracy, both in the
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The Global Accountability Project
What is the GAP report? The One World Trust’s Global Accountability Report examines the accountability of intergovernmental organisations (IGOs), providing scores for their performance in two aspects of accountability: member
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Europe needs an accountable president
A Federal Union paper for the European constitutional convention The European Commission should become the executive of the EU The European Parliament should elect the European Commission The presidency of
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Why the IMF remains undemocratic
Letter published in The Guardian, Thursday 18 July 2002 Most concepts of democratic accountability include answering before a parliament representing the citizens. There is no such role within the IMF,
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Representative democracy has not passed its sell-by date
A submission to the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee, 2 October 2001 1. This paper looks at the unpopularity of political institutions in general, the unpopularity of the European
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Controlling Europe’s “Ministocracy”
The Challenge for the 1996 IGC – a briefing from the European Movement The institutions of the European Union are in many ways well structured: designed to co-ordinate, propose, pass
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