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"European constitutional settlement", an ever-closer union, and the Treaty of Lisbon: democracy or relevance?

Jukka Snell

European Law Review, Volume: 33, Issue: 5, Pages: 619 - 642

Swansea University Author: Jukka Snell

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<p>This article investigates and challenges the claims of Majone and Moravcsik that the European Union does not suffer from a democratic deficit due to its powers being limited to efficiency-oriented or  non-salient matters. It is argued that the extent, the exercise, and the impact of EU powe...

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Published in: European Law Review
ISSN: 0307-5400
Published: (2008) 33 European Law Review 2008
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