Debating democracy, legitimacy and representation in the EU usually revolves around the European Parliament â a discourse that is not living up to the blocâs particular nature as a âpeople of peoplesâ. Contrary, our guest author Carsten Gerards (College of Europe) argues in this blog post, that member statesâ parliaments must become an integral part of the equation, both keeping their governments on a short(er) leash and counterbalancing the supranational institutions.
