tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post8437940903997643879..comments2023-09-28T12:28:57.598+03:00Comments on Grahnlaw: European demosRalf Grahn http://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-500102209448855462008-06-25T05:13:00.000+03:002008-06-25T05:13:00.000+03:00Jon Bright, I am really worried about the future o...Jon Bright, <BR/><BR/>I am really worried about the future of the European Union. Popular rejection and pro-European disillusionment are actually turning the European Union into the 'elitist project' it has been accused of being, if our leaders don't heed the calls. <BR/><BR/>This is, in the end, even more serious than the stalled and perhaps unraveling Lisbon ratification process.Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-42517531102275872972008-06-24T13:07:00.000+03:002008-06-24T13:07:00.000+03:00I agree Ralf! I think the anti-EU bloc are disinge...I agree Ralf! I think the anti-EU bloc are disingenuous here. It is true that there is a lack of EU democracy, but one thing the EU needs to become more democratic is a representative chamber with true decision making powers. These are powers which the anti-EU crowd would never surrender from national parliaments. But without this surrender it is difficult to see how democracy can flourish, as the national vote will always be the most important part of the EU decision making process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com