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The European Union (EU) has been enlarging its geographical borders in the last few years and it has been a challenge for the EU bodies to directly have an impact on the citizens of its member states
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The European Union (EU) has been enlarging its geographical borders in the last few years and it has been a challenge for the EU bodies to directly have an impact on the citizens of its member states. A need for a democratic legitimacy through a Constitutional platform was seen as a growing need in the European Courts of Justice (ECJ). The initial impacts in regards to a 'constitution in need' were feathered in the previous five treaties but were firmly supported with a treaty establishing the EU Constitution held on October 2004. It made a point to unite the separation between the Union and the citizens through the means of a valid constitution that could portray the democratic legitimacy of the Union. The EU over the years has come to an understanding that, it is only through the means of a constitution that the Parliament could have a direct impact...
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