The (non)sense of eurozone level democracy
Many advocate increasing the legitimacy of the eurozone, yet practical measures remain scarce. This Egmont paper discusses one of the few concrete proposals: the creation of eurozone level democracy.
EU institutional affairs
Publications
The European semester in Belgium: A state of play
After four rounds of the European Semester process of EU economic coordination, Belgium has done relatively little to comply with EU recommendations. This brief substantiates and confirms this claim after […]
Commentaries
Cameron’s logic calls for eurozone democracy
This commentary argues that the Scottish referendum is likely to have consequences beyond the United Kingdom. In line with David Cameron’s plea for ‘English votes for English laws,’ eurozone votes on […]
A Eurozone Subcommittee in the European Parliament: high hopes, low results?
The task of ensuring the democratic legitimacy of the euro has been placed high on the agenda. A eurozone subcommittee in the European Parliament is one of the rare concrete […]
Commentaries
Must Juncker be appointed as the next President of the European commission?
Following the electoral campaign for the European Parliament, there is no easy way to resolve the nomination of the next Commission’s president. The European Council’s proposition needs a very careful […]
Commentaries
Hopefully Eurosceptics will work hard
What the polls already indicated long in advance has turned out to become reality: the number of eursceptic MEPs has grown significantly following the European elections. While this rise of […]