The European Parliament's misguided ambitions
Giving the European Parliament more authority, at the expense of the council and particularly the commission, will only weaken further the EU’s capacity to develop and implement policy
In moments of political transition, initial signals make all the difference, because they set the tone for the process that follows. As new leaders take over the European Union’s core institutions, the first signs are not promising – and in particular those coming from the European Parliament.
The EU is undergoing this succession process while besieged by well-known internal and external challenges: demographic, social, and economic pressures abound, while Europe is more a ...
