Making Democracy the Priority in EU Economic Governance: Four Theses on the Foundations of the T-Dem Project

European Papers

Ben Crum¹ 

[1] Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam;

关键词: democratic deficit;    eu economic governance;    european parliament;    eurozone crisis;    interparliamentary coordination;    national parliaments;   

DOI  :  10.15166/2499-8249/188

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

(Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2018 3(1), 59-65 | Overview | (Table of Contents) I. Introduction. - II. Democracy and economic reforms. - II.1. Democracy needs to take priority over effectiveness in Eurozone governance. - II.2. Disentangle democratization of the Eurozone from any particular policy program. - III. What kind of parliamentarization? - III.1. The parliamentarization of Eurozone governance requires an integrated approach. - III.2. Empower and refocus existing parliamentary institutions instead of creating new ones. | (Abstract) The T-Dem project of Hennette, Piketty, Sacriste and Vauchez puts the spotlight on, possibly, the main shortcoming of the flurry of recent Eurozone reforms: the lack of effective democratic controls. I offer a sympathetic comment on the initiative that goes to endorse and reinforce much of its intentions. However, I also raise two criticisms as I insist on the need to disentangle democratic reforms from any substantial policy proposals and advocate strengthening accountability relations between the present institutions rather than establishing a new Parliamentary Assembly for the Eurozone.

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