Democratic legitimacy of the European Union
The question of whether the governance of the European Union (EU) lacks democratic legitimacy has been debated since the time of the European Economic Community in the late 1970s. This led in part to an elected European Parliament being created in 1979 and given the power to approve or reject EU legislation. Since then, usage of the term has broadened to describe newer issues facing the European Union. Voter turnout at Elections to the European Parliament fell consecutively at every election from the first in 1979 up to 2014, when it hit a low of 42.54% before finally rising in 2019. The 2014 turnout figure is lower than that of any national election in the 27 countries of the European Union, where turnout at national elections averages 68% across the EU.
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Democratic legitimacy of the European Union
The question of whether the governance of the European Union (EU) lacks democratic legitimacy has been debated since the time of the European Economic Community in the late 1970s. This led in part to an elected European Parliament being created in 1979 and given the power to approve or reject EU legislation. Since then, usage of the term has broadened to describe newer issues facing the European Union. Voter turnout at Elections to the European Parliament fell consecutively at every election from the first in 1979 up to 2014, when it hit a low of 42.54% before finally rising in 2019. The 2014 turnout figure is lower than that of any national election in the 27 countries of the European Union, where turnout at national elections averages 68% across the EU.
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Demokratický deficit v Evropsk ...... státech rozhodují v referendu.
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El concepto de déficit democrá ...... or los ‘europeos convencidos’.
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La questione della legittimazi ...... ioni privi di natura elettiva.
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The question of whether the go ...... gn for withdrawal from the EU.
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Demokratický deficit v Evropsk ...... ebo prosazují vystoupení z EU.
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El concepto de déficit democrá ...... s instituciones comunitarias.
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La questione della legittimazi ...... i che partecipano in modo dire
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The question of whether the go ...... ns averages 68% across the EU.
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Democratic legitimacy of the European Union
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Demokratický deficit v Evropské unii
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Demokratiedefizit der Europäischen Union
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Déficit democrático en la Unión Europea
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Legittimazione democratica dell'Unione europea
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