It has long been a myth that increasing centralisation is largely attributable to over-zealous Eurocrats in Brussels, Luxembourg and elsewhere. But it’s also due nowadays to officials and ministers in London, Bonn, Dublin and the other capitals. The real democratic challenge is the lack of democratic accountability of national prime ministers in the European Council and other ad hoc summits. National parliaments are increasingly eclipsed by powers assumed by national executives at European level.
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