The IMF and the democratic deficit
An enquiry comes in, referring back to a letter published in the Guardian in 2002 (read it here) on the lack of democracy in the IMF. Is that still true […]
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The democratic deficit is the price Norway pays for being outside the EU
Some British Eurosceptics continually refer to the Norwegian model of being outside the EU but able to trade with it. As it happens, the Norwegian government has just published a
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Endgame?
There are two questions being asked here, writes Patrick Mc Nally from Ireland. Are we reaching the endgame of the eurozone crisis and the possible demise of Angela Merkel as
The difference that federalism makes to Europe
The European Union may not be the only factor that has brought peace to Europe, but it is certainly a major one. A set of international institutions founded on the
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How the EU can communicate better
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 4 October 2006 The European Commission’s consultation on its communication policy is a landmark event. No longer can the Commission be accused of being a
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A warped sense of priorities over EU
By Richard Laming Published in the Financial Times, 28 April 2003 Sir, Denis MacShane (“Europe should forget the federalist papers”, April 23) is performing the old vaudeville trick of accusing your
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Simplicity is a virtue
Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 5, 3 October 2002 Dear Members of the Convention In the European political process, simplicity is a virtue. Just because one
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The first use of the term “democratic deficit”
The JEF Manifesto was adopted by the JEF Congress in Berlin in 1977, and is believed to be the first recorded use of the phrase “democratic deficit”. The first chapter
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