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To What Extent Does the EU Display a ‘Democratic Deficit’?
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To What Extent Does the EU Display a 'Democratic Deficit'? The EU is a supragovernmental organisation with significant powers over some areas of policy (such as trade and agriculture) in member states. In view of its considerable powers, many complain that the EU suffers from a democratic deficit, i.e., there are not enough democratically elected elements to the EU for its powers to be considered democratically legitimate. However, in order to determine if the EU has a democratic deficit, the term 'democratic' must be defined. 'Democracy' simply means rule by the people, and is in itself a vague term. However, in this context, the terminology is most likely referring to 'liberal democracy', the form of government widely used throughout the Western world. Several key points make up a liberal democracy; firstly, the government must be chosen as a result of regular, free, fair, competitive elections. The government (executive) should be accountable to...
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