In this opinion piece for the Süddeutsche Zeitung,Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf,co-founder of Democracy Reporting Inteational,argues that democracy problems in EU Member States are not an inteal affair but an issue that affects all Member States – for three reasons: First,EU law prevails over national law and often affects citizens directly. For this reason,EU law must be adopted in a democratic process – among other by the EU Council composed of democratic govements. Second,the inteal market can only function if its rules are democratically legitimate. Third,enforcement of EU law rests on independent national courts. Until now the public in Member States has voiced conces in general terms but concrete action is missing. This is a problem.
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